Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

[King M.]

Fixing to get a 67 sunfire yellow coupe ready for painting. Wondering what is best a bcc/cc or a single stage urethane paint. Best meaning, I have all intentions of getting the car judged at ncrs events. I don't know if the single stage would be easier to come close to a "factory appearance" over a bc/cc paint. Any help or opinions are greatly appreciated.

[Bill W.]

Re: Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

You don't need clear on a solid color . If your not going to use lacquer then single stage is your best choice .

[Michael G.]

Re: Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

Fixing to get a 67 sunfire yellow coupe ready for painting. Wondering what is best a bcc/cc or a single stage urethane paint. Best meaning, I have all intentions of getting the car judged at ncrs events. I don't know if the single stage would be easier to come close to a "factory appearance" over a bc/cc paint. Any help or opinions are greatly appreciated.

Your judging manual will indicate paint will need to "appear" as it came from the factory. It's all in the details of the paint job. It can be done with either BC/CC or single stage. In your case, a solid color, single stage may be easier to be made to appear as lacquer. Another part of the equation will be your painter and their understanding of this process. It's not as simple as BC/CC or single stage.....a great deal of thought, preparation and technique will need to be used for a achieving a "lacquer look".

[Gene M.]

Re: Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

You don't need clear on a solid color . If your not going to use lacquer then single stage is your best choice .

This is good advice. But be assured you will still get some deductions as the orange peel of urethane appears total different than lacquer. The grain size is twice the size of lacquer. I used single stage white on my 67 and it takes a 9 point hit for this deviation. But you will be happy with the ease of maintenance especially if you drive it.

[Ara G.]

Re: Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

Your judging manual will indicate paint will need to "appear" as it came from the factory. It's all in the details of the paint job. It can be done with either BC/CC or single stage. In your case, a solid color, single stage may be easier to be made to appear as lacquer. Another part of the equation will be your painter and their understanding of this process. It's not as simple as BC/CC or single stage.....a great deal of thought, preparation and technique will need to be used for a achieving a "lacquer look".

Mike's absolutely right. Lack of complete coverage under the doors and valances, orange peel, belt line, headlight buckets, etc...all need to be discussed with the painter so he knows EXACTLY what you are looking for. Also, you need to educate yourself on the original painting processes so you can best replicate them. If you don't know them, then you can't tell your painter what to do....and correctly....Merry Christmas.....ARA

[Jerry W.]

Re: Bcc/cc or single stage urethane?

No matter what you do...If you are going to have the car judged...you are not going to be happy...NCRS judging seems to expect a crappy paint job....I feel certain that some or most original factory paints were faulty but i also feel that some were very good paint jobs....our 62 lost 33 points for paint being too good....That's the price you pay for getting what you pay for.