| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
7 members (mick53, Shaffer's1950, klhansen, TooMany2count, Peggy M, Hotrod Lincoln, 1 invisible),
73
guests, and
2
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,132 Posts1,056,388 Members48,441 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 29 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 29 | Hi there
I'm planning on painting my truck, and have seen how nice and how durable acrylic urethane paint is. I'm planning on using PPG Omni Acrylic Urethane.
I've shot acrylic enamel before. Is there anything special that shooting acrylic urethane requires?
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Not really, just mix it exactly to the proportions it says on the spec sheet. If you are doing a base/clear you may notice that the clear coat flashes pretty slowly, meaning you need to allow for the full flash time (20 minutes on the last stuff I used from Valspar) and be very careful to avoid runs. It flows out really nicely though.
Paint & Body Shop moderator
A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 179 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 179 | Omni is PPGs low end paints. The price difference may be negated by the number of coats you need to use. It took us 6 coats to get full and even coverage with Omni. Make that 2.5 with regular PPG.
Just a thought.
- Ryan
59 Apache Step
78 El Camino
http://www.wsu.edu/~rsain
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Tight66Flareside,
My limited experience matches Ryan's. I think that PPGs DCC line is the higher-priced/higher-quality line of Urethane. Fewer coats of it are needed in comparison to the PPG Omni line (I used Omni expoxy primer on my last job but will use the higher line in the future - yes, the cost is different but why take a chance on failure or poorer performance on a paint jon you want to last?
Also, I have found that the DCC top coat buffs to a hard and very shiny surface (no clear coat). I think it is recommended to color sand and buff it the next day - it gets quite hard if you wait longer to sand/buff (get a directions sheet and follow it carefully).
Good luck,
Tim | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 | iv used omni its nice the guy at the store gave me so advise dont thin it its already thin just add hardner and fisheye remover i put on over 20 coats over a 4 hr time its a show car finish on a 67 chevelle its good stuff | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 | omni has a built in clear its a one part paint it is thin but the finish is top notch a gallon goes forever with a smooth finish id use it again theres no color coat then clear its just one part like the old paints then you can clear if you want | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 179 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 179 | 32 - you can get omni in a single stage or a base clear. I've used the base clear (ppg 2021) and was not happy with coverage but this may be due to what you mentioned - it already being very thin.
- Ryan
59 Apache Step
78 El Camino
http://www.wsu.edu/~rsain
| | |
|
|
| |
