Ppg Omni single stage

[Dan2973]

Hello everyone. I have finally decided to purchase the paint for my 1958 beetle that I am restoring. I want to shoot it with single stage black. How many gallons exactly will I need? And also besides the paint activator and reducer, what else will I need to complete the job?

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[Evil_Fiz]

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I would suggest anything other than Omni, it is the lowest of quality and covers like tinted water. When buying paint, buy it all at once for color match and if doing a complete get the slowest reducer and hardener you can. The guys at the paint counter can be hit or miss, some know what they're talking about and others barely could tell you the difference between the paint lines.
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[Dan2973]

Really. I have heard good experiences with Omni plus

[orwell84]

PPG Omni is about the only thing I can get locally in single stage urethane. I’ve never really painted with anything else. The urethane seems to hold up well. With DIY painting, you can pretty much count on color sanding, so you will likely need more than 2 coats to have enough thickness to color sand without burning through. I have found it otherwise easy to use, but I imagine better quality paint just has more paint in the paint and covers better.

[Dan2973]

[Evil_Fiz]

[67ctbug]

To be honest, there are a lot of mail order options. Summit, Eastwood, big names like that I would avoid. It's all cheap paint. SPI and Tamco are trusted sources with years of reviews backing them up. Some shops will mail any paint, I know one around New Haven will ship Glasurit products. It's all a game. Black single stage shouldn't be terrible with Omni. The problem with a cheaper paint is the lack of UV protection and less toner.
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'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
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[esde]

I've had black Omni single stage on my 62 for 12 years and it is tough paint and covered well. The car looks terrible as I was completely inexperienced and didn't know enough about prep and gun settings, but the paint itself was not bad. I've since used it for lots of my construction equipment and it wears well and goes on thick. With the right prep it should be fine for a driver quality paint job
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[Bulli Klinik]

I've used Omni successfully many times. I also use Summit's line of epoxy and 2K with great results. The epoxy mixes 1:1, so you get a better value than 4:1 epoxies. It dries quicker than some other epoxies I've used and is very durable. The Summit 2K primer is the best I've used. It goes on thick and sands very well. You can shoot straight over it without sealer.

One thing I have noticed with regards to black Omni, is that it isn't a true black. It seems to have almost a little tinge of brown to it. It's just not as deep as some of the more expensive blacks that are available.

Kind of hard to tell from the photo due to all the dirt on the hood, but the hood was painted in black Omni and the fenders are factory black. If you're doing a whole car, you wouldn't really be able to tell.

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