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Gunner41 · 01-03-2023, 01:09 PM

Good morning everybody.

MY 97 3500 which had a nice looking paint job had been destroyed. Its not the beautiful white anymore. Yup the dreaded paint has been flying off in sheets.

So here's the question. Since Im going to paint it (Yes I have been watching videos/websites for a couple years now and and have nothing to lose and it looks like fun) they say that single stage is better then the basecoat/clear coat for one shot deal and if it gets scratched it can buff out. On the other hand the two stage is better for beginners like me?
I know I have to take it down to metal because of the garbage primer and Im going to use self-etching primer as a base.
Now knowing that its a daily driver and yes its been lowered BUT I still make dump runs in it. Its a truck still even here in Prius land Ca its not a show truck. Any advise from yall? and Thanks for saving my bacon again.

01-03-2023, 01:09 PM	#1
Gunner41 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 93	97 Peeling Paint Good morning everybody. MY 97 3500 which had a nice looking paint job had been destroyed. Its not the beautiful white anymore. Yup the dreaded paint has been flying off in sheets. So here's the question. Since Im going to paint it (Yes I have been watching videos/websites for a couple years now and and have nothing to lose and it looks like fun) they say that single stage is better then the basecoat/clear coat for one shot deal and if it gets scratched it can buff out. On the other hand the two stage is better for beginners like me? I know I have to take it down to metal because of the garbage primer and Im going to use self-etching primer as a base. Now knowing that its a daily driver and yes its been lowered BUT I still make dump runs in it. Its a truck still even here in Prius land Ca its not a show truck. Any advise from yall? and Thanks for saving my bacon again.