Best place to buy paint?

[MyFemurHurts]

I'm going to grind a little rust off the rain channel on my Coupe, and I want to provide the right paint to our body guy at work.

He's worried about sourcing the wrong paint, so I figured I'd ask the experts where the best place to find some Sahara paint would be.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dirk]

If your body guy is any good, he will know that he has to custom match.

 

[bimmerboy73]

I'm going to grind a little rust off the rain channel on my Coupe, and I want to provide the right paint to our body guy at work.

He's worried about sourcing the wrong paint, so I figured I'd ask the experts where the best place to find some Sahara paint would be.

Thanks in advance!

if you want a good match you are going to want him to get a high quality product from sikkens, glasurit or the like.

 

[jmackro]

Are you still able to get oil-based paints there in "NorCal"? Here in Orange County (and I think, in all surrounding counties), only water-based automotive paints can be sold legally. Blending oil and water-based products doesn't work all that well.

 

[MyFemurHurts]

Are you still able to get oil-based paints there in "NorCal"? Here in Orange County (and I think, in all surrounding counties), only water-based automotive paints can be sold legally. Blending oil and water-based products doesn't work all that well.

That's what I'm getting at. The guy that's going to shoot it is talented, but he is only well versed in modern paint, and I'm not sure he'd know how to procure old stuff.

I'd be a lot happier finding the right paint and handing it to him rather than having him get creative with modern paint.

 

[bimmerboy73]

The 'good stuff' is illegal here in maryland as well but is still sold freely across the border in PA and VA. Made a few trips to acquire materials when i was painting my car. CA is a much larger state so i'm not sure how easy that would be for you or what the laws are in your bordering states.

 

[sfdon]

Past Santa rosa you are exempt.

 

[MyFemurHurts]

Past Santa rosa you are exempt.

How ironic. That's where my dad lives and I'm up there often.

Have any leads I can chase down? I can grab you a bottle of wine while I'm up there for your troubles.

 

[dang]

I'm assuming single-stage? And is he planning on blending a small area or repainting an entire panel? Just my opinion... blending a small area with different paint types is nearly impossible. Two-stage paints (with clear) can blend the base color and then paint the entire panel with clear, still having trouble matching...

He's worried because he knows this.

 

[MyFemurHurts]

None of the bubbles have gone through, so I'm going to grind down to fresh metal. I just need him to shoot and blend this small section in the rain channel in the fender. Nothing external on the bodywork.

I just don't want to open the hood and have it painted poorly, and look worse than it does now.

 

[dang]

Ah, different story. That won't be tough for him and engine compartment paint never looks the same anyway.

 

[Sven]

None of the bubbles have gone through, so I'm going to grind down to fresh metal

I hope you are correct about the bubbles. Usually blistering paint in the rain channel is from the panel rusting from the inside - as there is an internal channel behind here that is packed with dirt/moisture.

Assuming you can get a hold of oil based single stage, could your painter legally use it? I think Glasurit makes a good water based paint. The formula for Sahara should be available but may not perfectly match the aged paint on the car. A good supplier should be able to scan an existing panel and get a decent match.

good luck,

 

[MyFemurHurts]

We'll find out soon enough if I'm right or wrong. :neutral: I've probed them with a pick and didn't get through anywhere.

Great question on the legality of using it. I'll have to look into that, but like most things in California it's probably highly illegal.

 

[jmackro]

Assuming you can get a hold of oil based single stage, could your painter legally use it?

Well, yea, sort of. As I understand it, there is no prohibition on selling small quantities (like pints or aerosol cans) of oil-based paints. There is no prohibition on shooting paint that you may have had on the shelf (though you are supposed to use it in a proper booth). It's just that the paint stores in certain counties can't sell oil-based products in gallon quantity (dunno about quarts).