Clear Coat vs Single Stage

[imported_Malachi]

I have learned reading through this board that you can tell if you have clear coat finish or single stage by using a cleaner (AIO?) and wiping an area and if you see color on the rag you have a single stage paint.



My question is, how does that make a difference of how one details the car? Do you use different products or different techniques?

[togwt]

Quote: Clear Coat vs Single Stage



~One mans opinion / observation~



I think the difference is too ’tread softly’, a single stage has 2-4 Mil colour coat, and two stage has a clear

of 1-3Mils and a colour coat of 1-2Mils.



Techniques: ‘tread very softly’, using the least abrasive product that will accomplish the desired end result (something we all should be doing)



What colour is the paint (most single coat paint systems are very soft with white (very hard) being the exception)?





~Hope this helps~





Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/



justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*

[Accumulator]

I`ve found that ss isn`t as particular about what abrasives I use on it. Sorta like why Meguiar`s came out with their "80"s line (like #82, #83). Different consistency of abrasives, more uniform to work better with basecoat/clears. The new products work fine on SS, but the older Mirror Glaze line, (#1, #2, #9) that was MADE for SS, doesn`t work as well on basecoat/clear.



OK for B/C= OK for SS, just not always the other way around.



I`m not wording this very well...

[everner]

Malachi, When I do my SS cars, I end up using more product than 2S cars. Reason: I keep changing the applicator surface,(Folded Terrycloth), so that I don`t rub in the "Lifted" paint residue. For me, it`s usually Terry on SS paint, and sometimes foam on 2S paint. After I have the SS "Sealed" the residue is less of an issue, but I still prefer to use Terry.