Do any car/truck companies still use single stage paint?

[imported_detail1]

When did clear cote paint become popular?



When did car companies switch from ss to clear cote?

[Holden_C04]

Clear Coat, Base Coat technology became available first in the 1980`s. It`s grown in popularity ever since. I think around the year 2000, about 90-95% of cars used this method of painting.



Some companies still use single stage, however. This is particularly true for solid colours like Black and Red where there are no metallic flakes.

[audiguy69]

Anyone know if Porsche uses a clearcoat on their Boxster in Black?

[bwalker25]

I would imagine yes they do....toyota white cars on the other hand are mostly single stage IME.....just baffles me that there are still SS painted cars that come from a factory in 2008.....strange if you ask me....

[FASTPACE]

Black Lexus vehicles are still single stage, I never understood why they`re still using SS on them.

[SpoiledMan]

Honda Taffeta White is SS.



Careful on the Lexus/Toyota black as not *all* of it is SS.

[Scottwax]

`08 white Accord I washed and waxed a couple weeks ago was single stage. Someone at Honda needs a beating for that idiotic decision.

[Holden_C04]

I prefer single stage, myself. You can`t get CC to shine like SS.

[imported_shine]

Honda Taffeta White is SS.



Careful on the Lexus/Toyota black as not *all* of it is SS.

Are you saying that part of one car could be CC and the other SS? That could potentially scare some people... buffing along, all of a sudden "what the! there`s black on my pad! omgosh I went through the clear!"

[SpoiledMan]

Are you saying that part of one car could be CC and the other SS? That could potentially scare some people... buffing along, all of a sudden "what the! there`s black on my pad! omgosh I went through the clear!"

Saying "them" would have made it more clear but didn`t sound right to me. Some of the cars are SS and some of them are BC. That more clear?

[twitch]

Is there a good way to tell when inspecting if the paint is SS or not? Any tell tale signs??

[BigJimZ28]

I prefer single stage, myself. You can`t get CC to shine like SS.

2X

polishing SS is polishing paint

polishing CC is like polishing plastic

[imported_sal329]

I have read you can use a product like Meg scratch x and white pad on a small area, if the pad gets the color of the car on it, it is SS. Please correct me if this is wrong

[motobuild]

You`re right. If paint transfers to your pad you either A) experienced strike-through or have single-stage paint.

[Holden_C04]

I have read you can use a product like Meg scratch x and white pad on a small area, if the pad gets the color of the car on it, it is SS. Please correct me if this is wrong

That`s a good way to test. :xyxthumbs