Krazylegs

Probably not the right place to post, but the 3G guys no the most about almoast anything.
My buddy's girlfriend just baught him a CJ-7 for Christmas. He is going to get it painted in the Miami area. He was wondering which manafacturer makes the best Black paint. He figures that a manafactures OEM paint is probably the best paint to buy for the Job, and he wants the best. Does he want Mercadies, BMW, Gm, Acura, Bently paint or what? He wants a little bit of metakick speck in it. Any suggestions? Feel free to ask questions and I will reply. Thanks 3G for your help.

Krazylegs

Sorry for my bad spelling and grammar.

Elegant TYPE S

iTrader: (2)

I was always told that Spies & Hecker paint was the best. Its a German paint and it is OEM on all German cars and starting to be used by the Japanese manufacturers as well (Nissan). Honda and Acura use PPG which is good as well, but the #1 seems to be the Spies & Hecker. Others will chime in as well.

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csmeance

any german paint, look at BMW's sapphire black metallic.

Bearcat94

Car Talk?

powerflow

BASF is also a global OEM supplier. They supply a few manufacturers in Germany as well, Audi, BMW, ect. Chip Foose prefers BASF products also. BASF offers the Glasurit paint system as their high end line. Most reputable paint manufacturers have comparable lines. Really its going to come down to the painters skill.

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https://www.basfrefinish.com/cgi-bin...ttpsredirect=Y

flonzer

krazy legs i am in naples and my buddy in miami had his pait done in miami it came out very well I will call him and get the name of the shop he had it done by the guy used to repaint for lexus in miami let you know asap!

ThermonMermon

that explains the $$ cost for metallic on ze germans.

vas25tl

I would def go with a German paint...after detailing cars for a few years, I could conclude their paint is superior compared to others.

v6cord2k5

iTrader: (1)

Not all blacks are created equal, I vote for the German blacks as well.

mattg

PPG

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German paint

coconut

This is such a racist thread, talking about which black is the best. [RED]

fsttyms1

at German paint. They (all the good brands) are about equal. The quality of it comes down to the painter/job. I myself prefer Sikkens ,Lesonal and DuPont (Spies & Hecker is a brand of DuPont). I cant stand spraying PPG (bad experiences with them) DuPont to me sprays the best. These brands will run close to 1k for just the material (about 3 quarts of each material (color and clear).

Edit and i should add there isnt any thing wrong with some of the lesser brands. I have had Great experiences with UPOL and Wanda

picus

Well, when blocking/compounding paint I prefer to work on Sikkens, Dupont & Glasurit.

ThermonMermon

blacks...germans...its all the same. isnt there a remaining German province in Jamaica?

mitch14

i have black sapphire metallic on my cl and i really like it, also you could look at java black pearl from subaru for black with gold flecks in it.
but for quality i would say the person painting it matters more than what manufacturer uses the paint
just tell him to go to a bunch of dealerships and choose the black he likes the best, atleast that's what i did and it gave me a good perspective