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Has anybody used the acrilic enamel interior paints from Chevy duty etc. for A/D trucks? Nobody out there has a modern base/clear or single stage product, so I think I will go that route. My question is, what kind of guns work best with acrilic enamel? I've got two gravity feed guns, one is a 2.0 orifice, the other is a 1.4. Would one of them be a better choice, or would something else be better? Does this stuff need hardener or reducer, etc?

I should also ask the same questions, but applied to the hammered finish for the heater. I have the paint ready to go, just curious about gun suggestions.

Thanks!

I've just started a business called M.A.R.S. (Mobile Appearance Reconditioning Service) in my area and one of our specialties is painting small areas or spot blends. I'm contemplating starting on my 54's interior myself. I'm not familiar with the Chevy Duty paints you refer to.

I use the Sherwin Williams auto paint toners and the Miracle reducers, hardeners, etc. We do have single stage paint formulas. I would suggest contacting the MARS rep in your area and asking him or her about it. They could probably set you up with your paints cheaply and easily. But, I know Sherwin Williams has single stage because we use them so however you do it you might check on that.

Also, I'm using both a 1.4 tip on a gravity feed gun and a 1.0 tip on a SATA. Both work well. Shooting a metallic might be easier with a larger tip like the 1.4; however, with practice you can get the metallic to lay right with the smaller gun. I like the smaller one because it's an HVLP (high volume low pressure) gun and it has a LOT less over spray and more control for tighter places. I've not used a tip as large as 2.0 so I'm not familiar with that. I know the difference between the volume between a 1.0 and 1.4 seems like a lot so I imagine a 2.0 would really lay down a lot of paint.

Call 800-909-6277 and tell them where you're located and they'll tell you where your nearest MARS rep is.

Jake, what is the name of the interior color?

Did you try calling PPG Color Library for a match? They had all interior and exterior colors for my 1954 in all their paint lines.

Tim

My 53 would have come in Champagne grey. I've been told the original colors have long been lost. Chevy duty's color is supposed to be a good match though or so I'm told.

I think it is a Sherwin williams product. Jim Carter has it as well, but in Lacquer. I'd like to do acrylic enamel instead, so I'm probably going with the Chevy Duty stuff. I just don't know if it is pre mixed to just "dump in and blow" or if additional additives are needed. I suppose a primer would also be needed.

I got a lead on a PPG color here some time ago, but someone else said it was a poor match. It was 3613 or something like that. It was a metalic grey. I almost had it made up, but backed off when the other guy said it didn't match.

I've talked to a couple different people about formulizing it in DCC, but I don't have a good sample to match.