Factory paint question

Don't believe your salesman. Blizzard Pearl paint has 23 coats of clear coat. You should use only extra virgin olive oil, not synthetic oil.

Keith

P.S. Would you like to buy a bridge, only used on the weekends....

 

if it had seven coats that means it would go through 7 times.


i think that would hold up the line quite a bit

 

Yes, most pearl or metallic colours have a clear coat. One, usually, unless it's an aftermarket enthusiasts painter. You can usually see the clear coat by shining a bright lamp off the paint at a very sharp angle (hold a bright flashlight against the car and shine it along the fender, for example). The Toyota "Pearlescent White" had three coats of paint after the primer. You had to pay extra for it. Most do two coats after the primer, the colour coat, and the clear coat.

Also, I'm told they now use water based paint, to reduce the effects on the environment of painting.

 

You sure? All modern paints are clear-coated. When my black Prius was rear-ended and had to have the bumper replaced, the shop applied clear coat over factory Black 202.

 

Your car has:
primer coat
White base coat
Pear metalic coat
Clear coat.

Your dealer needs to know that your sales advisor needs special training.
? Would you invest money 20k in a product so you can make less he $600.00? NOT!!!!!!!!

 

So, does Black have a clear coat? I am getting ready to buy a 2010 Prius III with Nav in Black. However, I would be concerned if it doesn't have a clear coat.

Thanks.

 

All the colors must have clear coats to protect the finish. How could they not?

 

From http://www.toyotapart.com/EXTERIOR_COLOR_AND_SCRATCH_RESISTANT_AND_ANTI-ACID_PAINT_TS-PA003-07.pdf

"To improve appearance and durability of the refinished paint surface, it is recommended that a clearcoat be used when refinishing color 202 (non–metallic black)."

 

Then why doesn't the black color rub off onto the cloth when I polish with Zaino PC Fusion?

 

I don't know of any modern, "non-third world" cars that aren't clear coated.

 

Many times your sales person just want to say it so it sounds great to sell you the vehicle. But really they don't know anything about paint. (Ex-Fleet Manager at a dealership):mod:

 

For decades vehicles were painted with tough, durable paints where the top (finish) coat was the color of the vehicle (red, blue, white, etc.) Many show cars also had clear lacquer finish which enhanced the finish giving a very deep rich looking appearance. Those original clear lacquer finishes required a lot of effort (regular washing, waxing, etc.) in order to maintain the beautiful deep rich luster and were not applied to protect the base color of the paint.

I remember about 20 years ago, manufacturers started applying "clear coat" finishes in order to give new cars that "show car" type of appearance. How many of you guys remember seeing seeing cars with a clear coat that after a few years had a white milky appearance that looks like an ugly skin rash? Those clear coat finishes really did nothing to provide a life-long beautiful exterior appearance.

Clearly paint manufacturers have improved the chemistry of clear coat finishes where they are as durable as the underlying paint finish. But the question remains - do all cars require a clear coat on top of the base color coat? With most metallic paints, the answer seems to be - yes. With a generic non-metallic paint which is very durable, adding an additional clear coat doesn't seem to do much to increase the lifespan of the exterior finish. However it does provide the vehicle manufacturer a way of adding several hundred dollars to the sales price for a few dollars of additional investment of material and labor.

Since most owners of automobiles do not wash and wax their vehicles regularly to take advantage of that rich deep luster that is provided by a clear coat after the first year of ownership, I seriously wonder if it is really worth going to the additional time and expense of adding a clear coat to non-metallic finishes.

Keith