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Just recently found out that summit now has their own line of automotive paint. A single stage acrylic urethane paint system. Seems like a good deal. Its a 4:1 sytems so 1 gallon of color to 1 quart of activator. Prices range from $80-90 a gallon depending on color choice and activator is $20 a quart. And a decent selection of colors.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=400304+330856+115&autoview=sku

Thoughts....

I bought their epoxy primer and will be testing it out in a few weeks. Need to paint the fenders and hood before they rust out on me over the winter. Thinking maybe I will try their paint as well. Might look at spraying clear for added protection. One thing they will have to work on is making sure it gets to their customers in one piece. When I ordered the epoxy primer it took a third try to get it to me without any damage and paint spills.

But unfortunately they don't seem to offer a sheet of paint chips, but THESE GUYS do... and their paint is about the same price, and paint is all they do.

Haven't seen that one before Woody. I'm always leery about a business that makes it difficult or imposable to find out where they are located. It might be there but I couldn’t find it after looking for 5 min. That's the first thing I look for no matter what I'm buying. I want to know if they are a legitimate store or just operating out of a rented storage unit with an Internet link.
I'll bet if you took a survey there are a lot of guys that think like I do and just pass up an online business for the same reasons. Little things like this could mean a lot of money in their pockets. I've never understood why the guys that go through all the work of starting a business couldn't see something as simple and basic as introducing themselves to their clients. Maybe they never bothered to look at their own website, or maybe they should have hired a web designer instead of having their kid design it for them.

Oh, and about the paint Chris, I'd have to agree with woody there, I would stick to a paint supplier. Summit and all the other vendors that sell paint in most cases are just a middle man between you and a paint supplier. That can only drive the price up and cause lots of problems if something isn't right with the procuct.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

They're in New Jersey. Just click Contact Paint For Cars and their address is there.

I used Trinity a few years ago on my daily driver. See thread here. I don't know what happened with that paint but I wasn't happy. Good luck and have fun.
Dan

Well tks Woodsman, that's about as clear as mud. Even after your telling me I still had a hard time finding it.
No matter, starting to see some bad returns trickle in already.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Denny, There is a list of llinks on the left side of the home page. The second to last is named "Contact Paint for Cars". If you click that link you are taken to the page with the addresses and other Contact information.

Oh, and remember that one swallow does not a summer make.

Think I'll just stick with my tried and true PPG. I like sitting on a stool and looking across the counter while I watching the guy mix it. He even brings some over on a spoon and lets me taste it just like mom did with her Irish stew.
No Woody, one shot taken at them don't make them all bad, but it do make you wonder and sets up your guard. I've had real bad luck with all the mail order paint that I've used, cept of course, the "PERIOD CORRECT GRAY" engine paint from The Filling Station!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Denny, I've decided to go with Seacrest Green on mine and will be sitting at the DuPont counter while they mix it. Just WAY too much work going into this pig to scrimp on paint.

Glad to hear that Woody, with your back ground I knew you'd come to your senses. Ya might even decide one day to paint that purty engine the right gray color, tisk, tisk!!!!
Now all we gotta do is convince Chris not to bother with mail order paint, but he might be the one that has good luck a doesn't have to send anything back.
DG

You might want to try the Nason line from Dupont.
I used single stage Nason on a 51 chevy truck and it is quite inexpensive and user friendly.
They scanned a sample of the old paint(Seacrest green) and came up with a formula that was a dead on match to the original paint.
It also sands and polishes really well if needed.

Already use Nason products! Great stuff so far and highly recommended.

I'll be sure to do that next time.

Thought you missed that zinger dude......

Actually that engine looks great and I'm jelous and wish I were as far along as you are. Hope I can catch up this winter, gotta sell an airplane and 300 old radios to make room first.
DG