Re: [Chrysler300] paint

Ron, that link pertains to "customizers and aftermarket manufacturers" and shops in the "repair and refinish segment" (hi Mike!) who have to be "fast" and "economical." This does not address what paint is appropriate for a 50s/60s Chrysler. Obviously 100% of working body shops today have been working with modern two-stage paints for 20+ years. Every day. Hopefully they are good at it. Most are probably not even set up for single stage paint anymore. And if they are not then they are out of practice shooting it and may not have the supporting chemicals on hand. In which case shooting a car in a single stage is going to be extra expense and hassle for them. So if you bring your 50s/60s Chrysler to a shop like that they are going to try to talk you into the modern paint they are using. I'm with Jett here. Go with an appropriate paint type that looks right. One suggestion: try a shop that also paints commercial trucks, they should be set up for and be practiced with single stage.

Andy M

300 editor

In frosty Chicago

On Dec 12, 2013, at 6:25 PM, "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>My friend did not store his car the first winter in a "temperature controlled environment" as he did not know he was supposed to.

>He was told that the freezing and thawing temperatures during the winter here in Pennsylvania caused condensation under the paint.

IMHO, this is pure BS.

Paint delamination can be caused by such factors as incompatible base coat/clear coat, insufficient dry times (probably what happened here) or lack of knowledge of how to work with the new technology. It is NOT caused by storing a car outside or by freezing/thawing temps.

Instead of blaming 'wacko-environmentalists', it may be worth reading up on the subject. Here's a good place to start:

http://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2012/14/how-waterborne-paint-is-changing-the-auto-industry

Ron

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From: Miklas

To: LUCKYL46@xxxxxxx ; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:58 PM

Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] paint

A friend of mine had his 1965 "A990" Plymouth restored in California 2 years ago. This last year he had to have all the paint stripped off and the car repainted. The car had been painted with the California "eco-paint"/water-paint. My friend did not store his car the first winter in a "temperature controlled environment" as he did not know he was supposed to. The California paint lifted off in chunks over the whole car. He was told that the freezing and thawing temperatures during the winter here in Pennsylvania caused condensation under the paint. The car had to be stripped to bare metal. To add insult to injury, Pennsylvania has adopted this same California enviro-nonsense. My friend had to ship his car to North Carolina to have it re-done with real paint.

I'm no expert - just relaying an incidence. Two different body shops concurred that this problem was "possible". I see you are in New York which has the same weather conditions.

Jeff Miklas

From: LUCKYL46@xxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 7:35 AM

To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: [Chrysler300] paint

HI GANG. BEEN THINKING OF GETING MY 62 SPORT CONVT. PAINTED, ANYONE KNOW ABOUT WATER BASE PAINT. ITS NOT A LAW YET IN NY SO I DONT HAVE TO USE IT. ANY PROWS OR CONS. THANKS JOE LUCIANO HOWARD BEACH NY

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