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1974 CT70 K3 Restoration Project
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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 156744" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Virtually all paint was single stage, back in the 1970s, except candies and the OEM candy colors weren't clearcoated back then, either. There is such a thing as matte clear, which is used with wheel paints. It's possible to get the same visual results with either single stage or base/clear paint systems. Wheel clear is used to add durability and chemical resistance to wheel paint. Caliper paint, OTOH, almost by definition has to seal the base metal and resist chemical exposure as a single stage; it's less work. </p><p></p><p>I'm not, as yet, completely sold on caliper paint. Been using it for the past 10 years, or so, on automotive brake parts and it hasn't held up well...rust spots appear after a single winter. Obviously, it doesn't seal the metal all that effectively. That's a non-issue with engine parts; the OEM lacquer wasn't any better...probably not quite as good. It's color/texture match which, imho, is closer to the 1980s version of "cloud silver". YOMD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 156744, member: 5"] Virtually all paint was single stage, back in the 1970s, except candies and the OEM candy colors weren't clearcoated back then, either. There is such a thing as matte clear, which is used with wheel paints. It's possible to get the same visual results with either single stage or base/clear paint systems. Wheel clear is used to add durability and chemical resistance to wheel paint. Caliper paint, OTOH, almost by definition has to seal the base metal and resist chemical exposure as a single stage; it's less work. I'm not, as yet, completely sold on caliper paint. Been using it for the past 10 years, or so, on automotive brake parts and it hasn't held up well...rust spots appear after a single winter. Obviously, it doesn't seal the metal all that effectively. That's a non-issue with engine parts; the OEM lacquer wasn't any better...probably not quite as good. It's color/texture match which, imho, is closer to the 1980s version of "cloud silver". YOMD [/QUOTE]
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