However, most single stage paints can be purchased between $75 and $200 per gallon. When you’re cutting out half of the necessary paint to finish the job, half the cost stays in your pocket.īase coats and clear coats can get super expensive, ranging anywhere from a few hundred bucks to $1,000 for all of the components. Let’s cover all good & bad, and get you up to speed! Advantages of Single Stage Paintġ) Cost - the biggest reason people consider using single stage paint. All of this information will be valid for the DIY’er, but also valuable for those who opt for having a body shop apply the paint. Without making this post longer than it has to be, we are assuming that the vehicle is properly prepped and/or shot with primer before the single stage paint is applied. I won’t get all overly fancy on you like the other body shop professionals, because I can relate as an original DIY’er myself, and I can explain it in plain English terms. There are advantages and disadvantages to using single stage paint, and I know this from experience as a “DIY-painter-turned-into-body-shop-owner” professional. They mix in the clear coat right with the base color ingredients. Single stage paint is shiny right out of the gun. It has a matte finish effect, because you’ve got to spray on the clear coat to bring out the shine and show off the pearls. When you spray on 2-stage base coat paint, it’s dull. You can shoot the paint on in a single stage, as opposed to 2-stage paint, which requires you spraying a layer of base coat, and then a layer of clear coat. Let’s dig in!įirst off, single stage automotive paint is a type of paint coating that is exactly as it sounds… it’s a 1-step shiny paint that you can put on your car project. We’ll start with the basics of exactly what IS single stage automotive paint, and then we’ll get into the ramifications of a single stage paint DIY project. I get a significant number of do-it-yourself people asking me, “ what is single stage paint, and should I use this for my car to save money painting it myself?” That’s a loaded question that will take a lot of discussion to answer.
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