Patina paint job definition2/29/2024 This is always a dilemna when painting a car. Thanks all in advance for advice and for sharing experience! I'm tempted to go single stage as it sounds to me the look will be closer to original and it may be easier to obtain some patina than wiith bc/cc. ![]() bc/cc has a better shine and is easier to maintain. But the paint is a bit more difficult to buff and maintain over time. I also read that single stage paint looks more like the origginal finish and is easier to touch up in case I get some dings. I'm tempted to go that way over the bare metal option. Just use a good sealer first to avoid chemical reactions. They say nothing holds better that original factory paint so no need to remove it. It will save some work and potentially some problems due to flash rust. I've read and asked around and some say I need to go back to bare metal to do a quality job, some say I can respray over the old paint if it's holding welll. In short, I would like the paint to have some "patina" as well. I would like the car to look like a nice 3 to 5 years old used car when I'm done, not like a car coming out of the factory with a used interior. I don't want a show quality finish as I would like the paint work to blend with the nice patina of the interior. I want to repaint the car because I have a few rust spots and dings I need to repair. ![]() It is still very nice when I buff it but it does not stay shiny very long. ![]() It had an older single stage repaint 10 to 15 years ago. My Coupe is daily driver and is non metallic maroon. This is for my W111 Coupe, but my Pagoda will follow the same path when its turn comes.
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