Biggfoot44
Active Member
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2019
- Messages
- 110
- Reaction score
- 42
- Points
- 28
- Location
- USA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ranger 2wd
- Transmission
- Automatic
Finally , my 1994 Ranger std cab is ready to paint . I had a moonlighting indirect co- worker do all the bodywork exceeding my expectations , and it's ready to shoot .
I'm looking for a basic paint job that doesn't suck . I don't want to fall any farther down the rabbit hole than I have to , having spent exactly the same on preparatory body work , as I did on the truck . And no , as interesting a separate hobby as it may be , I don't have the time , or workspace to paint myself presently .
I'm dating myself , but back in the tail end of the Carburetor Era , I has helping out on a couple of hobbyist paint jobs with Acrylic Enamel . Back then it was well regarded for its intended purpose . Not daunting to get a decent finish , looked good , and much more durable than the old school lacquer of the era .
Were we deluded not knowing better ? Does it still work as well today ?
Yeah, yeah . The "good- ish" answer is two coats of Urathane color , plus clear coat . But my present selection is between a single coat of all in one Urathane vs AE . One of them costs 25% more .
In short words and sentences , can y'all convince me AE sucks , and/ or that single coat poly is unequivocally worth more than 25% additional cost ?
I'm looking for a basic paint job that doesn't suck . I don't want to fall any farther down the rabbit hole than I have to , having spent exactly the same on preparatory body work , as I did on the truck . And no , as interesting a separate hobby as it may be , I don't have the time , or workspace to paint myself presently .
I'm dating myself , but back in the tail end of the Carburetor Era , I has helping out on a couple of hobbyist paint jobs with Acrylic Enamel . Back then it was well regarded for its intended purpose . Not daunting to get a decent finish , looked good , and much more durable than the old school lacquer of the era .
Were we deluded not knowing better ? Does it still work as well today ?
Yeah, yeah . The "good- ish" answer is two coats of Urathane color , plus clear coat . But my present selection is between a single coat of all in one Urathane vs AE . One of them costs 25% more .
In short words and sentences , can y'all convince me AE sucks , and/ or that single coat poly is unequivocally worth more than 25% additional cost ?