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New auto painting rules in CA in 2009?
I thought of posting this in the painting forum, but that's more for DIY advice. Anyway, I heard that in January '09, California will allow only water-based auto paints, which are harder to work with, and are less durable than the current paints. Is this true? I need to know, since I plan on having my Tristar painted sooner or later. Maybe it should be sooner.
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06-28-2008, 08:07 AM
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Time to go to AZ to have my 911 redone then.
Or I'll just stock up on the paint now.
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06-28-2008, 09:04 AM
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No it's not true. The conversion date is July31st 2008. As for the quality of the paint?????? I don't know. I'll stop painting at the end of this year no matter what they make us spray.
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06-28-2008, 11:56 AM
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Water-based paint eh?
Wait till it rains...
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06-28-2008, 06:45 PM
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all new cars have been water based for a while - my 1999 MB ML450 was water based as was my 2000 Boxster S
the paints are (now) pretty durable; dunno re difficulty of working with them they have a nice quality in that they will produce the most amazing flatness I've ever seen - not even a hint of orange peel or ripple I swear i used to just sit there and stare at the silver on the Boxster sometimes from up close. It was truly mesmerizing. of course, that was done at the factory. |
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 I did use a clear w/isocyantes though going on four years.. and still looks good..
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