Rymanrph Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 My truck is at the paint shop and all the body work is done; its ready for color. My painter recommends just doing a single stage paint and says that a base/clear job will cost about $500 more. If it were your truck, would you spend the extra money for the base/clear finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 The question comes down to what do you plan on doing with it? If it's an off-road truck, I would just do the single stage. If it's a daily driver then I would think about the better paint job. My Jeep is an off-road truck so my buddy is going to paint mine with a single stage black then we're going to two tone it again with either Raptor liner or a single stage maroon (assuming we can find the correct color). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Single stage will be easier to touch-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 The question comes down to what do you plan on doing with it? If it's an off-road truck, I would just do the single stage. If it's a daily driver then I would think about the better paint job. :agree: This. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 The real question is what is the brand and line of paint this person is using? For a good looking paint base/clear is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCrusader Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Think about it like this... could that extra $500 be spent on something useful (i.e. engine work, suspension, new tires, etc)? Our situations are obviously different but if it were me, I would use that $500 to get a couple things fixed and get some random parts that I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 The real question is what is the brand and line of paint this person is using? For a good looking paint base/clear is the way to go. He gave me the name, but I wrote it down at work. I know its not the high end PPG stuff because that was something like $300 a quart (I could be wrong on that number cause I just don't remember exactly, but it was very expensive). This truck is going to be a daily driver, so I just want something that is going to look decent and hold up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbert001 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 If you want it to last, base/clear is the way to go. Single stage doesn't have very much UV protection in it, and that's why it oxidizes so quickly. Spending another $500 now is a better idea than re-painting the truck in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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