Waterborne paint!

[6speedGTX]

Hi all, I am looking at paint for my GTX. In Canada we can only get waterborne paint. I'm having trouble finding a paint formula to get the color right. It is going GF7 green. Also, I have heard horror stories about adhesion problems with the water base, does anyone have any experiences (good, bad or otherwise) with the water base paints? Thanks for any info.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Will you be shooting the car yourself,or bring it out??
Our shop switched to water a few years ago.When it's done properly it looks fantastic!

 

[6speedGTX]

I will be sending it out to be painted. I haven't nailed down which shop yet. My plan is to paint the jambs, engine bay, inner fenders and insides of the doors and trunk myself. Then once it's all assembled I can take it in to have the remainder sprayed. The guy I talked to today said they couldn't mix from a factory code and that I would have to bring in a painted sample to match from. Which is tough to do when there isn't any factory paint left on my car!
HEMI- which brand of paint are you using?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Honestly I'm not sure,thinking Spies:blob1: If your bringing it out,I would let them paint everything. You can prep and sand then put some primer.Let them do a final DA and shoot it.

 

[kevin403]

I just got my car sprayed from Investment Vehicle Restoration. Not sure what your budget is... You can talk to Dion over at Power Chief. He is a decent guy and does honest work. I know a guy down at Cosmos he paints nice too.

 

[rocky61201]

View attachment 155329Here is mine with Sherwin Williams AWX waterborne paint. I'm happy with the results.

 

[malex]

Not sure how old this post is but you can once again get solvent based base coat in Canada. I think that in Alberta you have a Carlson Auto Body Supplies Dealer, they'll set you up.

 

[6speedGTX]

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm gonna contact Carlson and see what they can do for me.

 

[Jonnyuma]

The water-based paint needs heat to cure and adhere properly and IR heaters a pretty spendy. If your going that way I recommend having it all done at once to avoid a cold spray. The solvent-based urethanes are hot enough that you can shoot fresh paint over cured paint, water-based...not so much. It'll probably flake off.