Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe M 2012 2SS
Every Gen 5 Camaro I've measured has around 185-225 total microns of OEM paint (primer/base/clear). OEM paint varies a little in hardness, but most are medium.
You're not going to get a re-paint that has paint as hard as OEM because it's dried with a heat gun instead of run through an oven like OEM is.
Unless you remove the panels and use an oven, your going to have softer paint.
OEM paint is not sanded to remove orange peel either, it's too thin. The quality of the appearance has to do with sanding/compounding/finishing. A properly done job will look much better than OEM.
Some people charge ridiculous amounts of money to do this, some don't.
|
My comment wasn't in regard to hardness of the clear, nor the thickness. More to the intensive labor to redo an existing paint job, and done to a quality where there are not telltale signs the car has been resprayed, jambs, underbody, engine bay, disassembly, etc.
Having taken 2-4k paint jobs and correcting/leveling the crap out of them, yes you can make it look amazing. Depends on how good or bad the painter is. Where do you want to spend the money, on the front end (paint) or back end (correction work)...either way you gotta pay to have it really look good.