New paint 2 different cars 2 diff kinds of paint

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G1_integra

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Ok both my 89 integra and my 64 new yorker are getting sprayed in the next few weeks.





On the Integra it will be a clearcoat paintjobbut im undecieded on the color , but on the new yorker we are going to shoot enamel in the original dark blue color.



I live on a dirt road and I do not have a shed or garage.I will be buying a cover for both though to help with the pollen and leaves and such.



I want both of them to look thier best! I have not done much detailing on enamels before but I have been told it is alot easier.



The integra is now the daily driver and the new yorker is the show car untill I sell it.



What products and methods do you guys recommend for new paint ?
 
Until the paint cures all you should do is use a fresh-paint-friendly product such as:



3M IHG, Mother's Glaze, Meg's #3/#5/#7/#81. There are others I'm not thinking of, but I prefer the Meg's #5.



I never found single stage "easier" to work with than b/c. Some dark ss is soft, white ss is very hard, but generally I treat today's modern ss about the same as b/c.



I do like the *look* of certain single stages better than b/c, but it's hard to generalize. Watch that they don't use something cheap on the Chrysler, there are some really crappy single stage enamels out there.
 
well my dad and I will be doing the spraying and prep .. ect . SO we will not be going with anything generic.







So I should just use one of those products by itself? After wash or course. I know not to wax untill it finishes gassing , just not sure on the care untill then .
 
OK, gotcha on the good enamel :xyxthumbs I'll be looking forward to picks of that when it's done! I have a long history with MOPAR "B" and "C" bodies and I especially like the latter.



Yeah, as long as you don't need to do any correction (marring/other problems requiring abrasives) you can just use the #5/etc. on it after every wash until the pain finishes outgassing. #5 is really nice on fresh paint, user-friendly too. I'm using some 3m IHG on my wife's car (reshot front bumper cover) and I'm reminded how much better the #5 is. The IHG is pretty crappy by comparison.



Heh heh, back when the New Yorker was new, people in my family used #5 on the (old-school) Chrylser factory paint, which wasn't heat-cured like it is today. That car's gonna think it's been reincarnated and it's 1964 all over again :D



If you *do* need to do some correction, remember to use a polish/compound that won't leave "wax" behind (use something like Meg's #80, 3M's recently dicontinued PI-III RC and MG, etc.). And remember that the paint will be a bit soft for the first few weeks. I generally like to leave most correction go until the paint is pretty well cured. Othewise you can end up dong correctionn over and over again until it's as hard as it's gonna get. I'd usually rather just do it once after the paint is cured.
 
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