Two words....
FREAKING AMAZING!
You get so many cool cars to detail Aaryn - I'm officially jealous.
I'm surprise this van is painted with single stage paint? For those that might be new to detailing, in the history of "The Car", we've only had 2 general groups or categories of car paint.
- Single Stage
- Basecoat/Clearcoat
Single stage solvent evaporation paints
Single stage started when the car was invented and went through a lot of changes to make it more durable but the unique characteristic about single stage paints is that it
OXIDIZES. That is, exposed to the free radicals in the air it breaks down and when it breaks down this shows up as a chalky appearance like you see in the before and 50/50 shots Aaryn captured.
Basecoat/Clearcoat catalyzed paints
Basecoat/Clearcoat paints were first introduced to American manufactured cars in 1980 with the Chevrolet Corvette to be the first American made cars to receive the PPG Deltron Series basecoat/clearcoat paint system. It took another decade or two for all car manufacturers to switch from shooting single stage lacquers and enamels to the new BC/CC paint systems but everyone did eventually switch over because they had to for 2 reasons. If anyone is interested in the 2 reasons let me know and I'll share why.
The unique characteristic about basecoat/clearcoat paint systems that make them different from single stage paint is because of their chemical make-up and their hardness, (hard compared to single stage paint), they are a LOT less likely to oxidize but a LOT more likely to become filled with
swirls and scratches.
When you scratch something CLEAR, like the clear layer of paint in a basecoat/clearcoat paint system, the scratch is opaque or whitish. With a color coat of paint, (called the basecoat), is a medium to dark color under the clearcoat, the swirls and scratches make the paint opaque or whitish and this clouds your view to the color coat underneath.
So,
Single stage = oxidation
Basecoat/Clearcoat = swirls and scratches
Just thought I would share the above because many people new to car detailing are young enough that all they know, see and work on are basecoat/clearcoat paint system.
It's fairly rare to get to work on single stage paint, especially when it comes to classic cars painted before 1980.
As you can see from Aryan's pictures - oxidized single stage paint systems make for very dramatic before and after shots. And most people would agree very cool and even powerful pictures.
My personal favorite paint to work on is antique single stage paint simply because it's REAL paint, that is
resin with pigment. Modern clearcoats are closer to
plastic.
Thank you for sharing Aaryn and
OUCH! - that's a LOT of real-estate to buff out.
Like you, I would have used the
BEAST with a great one-step cleaner/wax and 3D Speed is very good.
p.s.
Looking forward to January 2020 when you and your family return to the U.S. for a visit. I'm already working on putting together a special project here at Autogeek for you and any of our forum members that would like to join in.
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