Bad paint jobs!

I am guessing that either I am not explaining myself enough, or you are just not understanding what I am saying. True a single stage paint does not have an official clear coat sprayed on the top of the pigment. So it does not have a "Clear coat" directly applied. HOWEVER, since the chemicals that comprise the protective clear finish are mixed in with the pigment itself, and applied in a "single stage" when it chemically dries and bonds, there is a film of the clear finish that resides on the top. That is what creates the gloss finish. Since the chemical compound is essentially the same, it does have a clear coat that is on the top of the finish once it dries. But yes, I can see how when they explain it as not having a traditional "clear coat" it may seem like it is just the paint itself. Again, paint does not require a hardener to dry. If you spray paint on a surface, it will dry just fine. However it will not shine. When you have single stage paint, a hardener is required to be added. If you were to spray single stage paint without the hardener, you would end up with a pasty, mollasis type coating that would never dry. The hardener is needed because of the chemical compound that is mixed in with the pigment, that creates the gloss. I guess in a technical standpoint, we are both right, in what we have learned.

 

I"m with ya on this one Bama

 

Alright guys whip your dicks out and see whos is bigger so we can end the debate.

 

We are saying the same thing in a way. I understand what you are saying exactly. The difference is what we are calling it. A Clear Coat or Mixed in is the way I see it. The biggest difference is the single stage will oxidize much faster than a Clear Coated one.

I'm all good. Hope I didn't offend.

 

You never know the truck could have been damaged during transport from factory to the dealership/holding yard.

 

No offense at all taken. Yeah, just in the way we were trying to explain it. Unfortunately yes, the white does oxidize a lot faster. Never was a fan of single stage.