2 pack painting
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tryg
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Sure, they will stone chip, but so does 2Pack.. even powdercoating.
Funnily, acrylic has more elasticity, so will craze less....
Point is, you need to be almost a seasoned spray paint professional to get decent results in 2Pack, it's vital to have safety gear and is in fact illegal in most states to spray it outside of a properly prepared extraction booth. You also should bake 2Pack to get the best results...
Acrylic, although predominantly used in the 70's and 80's on cars, has come a long way. The modern spray finishes benefit from formed metal that needs very little bogging to get dead flat and also electrostatically charged paint bonding mechanisms.. nothing like the old way of painting.
Least acrylic is cheap, safe and forgiving to paint with...
Funnily, acrylic has more elasticity, so will craze less....
Point is, you need to be almost a seasoned spray paint professional to get decent results in 2Pack, it's vital to have safety gear and is in fact illegal in most states to spray it outside of a properly prepared extraction booth. You also should bake 2Pack to get the best results...
Acrylic, although predominantly used in the 70's and 80's on cars, has come a long way. The modern spray finishes benefit from formed metal that needs very little bogging to get dead flat and also electrostatically charged paint bonding mechanisms.. nothing like the old way of painting.
Least acrylic is cheap, safe and forgiving to paint with...
SyKRyD
Active Member
i've done 1-1.5 cars in acrylic. never again. it is way too much work. acrylic is easier to spray, but needs a sh*t-load more in preparation. you really need to be very good to pull off a good job acrylic. 2k sprayers can be a bit rougher.
since switching to 2k, i would never go back. yes the gun work takes a bit more skill, but with practice, the results are so much better. sure, you can put in the extra work into acrylic to get it *close* to 2k. but put that extra effort into 2k and it will be even better.
anyways, both have their goods and bads. it's all been said in previous posts. 2k is my preference. i'll let my lancer do the rest of the talking. i'm not a spray painter, just a noob having a punt. my tips are in my ride thread.
since switching to 2k, i would never go back. yes the gun work takes a bit more skill, but with practice, the results are so much better. sure, you can put in the extra work into acrylic to get it *close* to 2k. but put that extra effort into 2k and it will be even better.
anyways, both have their goods and bads. it's all been said in previous posts. 2k is my preference. i'll let my lancer do the rest of the talking. i'm not a spray painter, just a noob having a punt. my tips are in my ride thread.
tryg
New Member
tryg said:
SyKrYd, you say acrylic is more difficult that 2K.. funny, my old man and myself think the exact opposite...strange. He is more of a painter than I am, but I am sure spraying boats is not exactly show car quality...
If that's the case and me being a non-spraypainter too..I will take my acrylic work to be of good quality!
