As some of you may have seen i have a thread floating around on here where i'm restoring a Ford Capri and doing a 24V engine conversion.
I'm getting to the stage where i'm starting to have to think about paint. Now i've never painted a car before, i've done parts & did a door on my peugeot 406 but i've only ever used rattle cans which I believe are usually acrylic based paints?
My main sticking point is wether or not to go with Cellulose based paint or 2k, i do know that 2k can be nasty stuff and using an air fed mask etc is highly advisable so as not to poison yourself but i'm getting mixed stories from people. I've spoken to a guy that i know that restores old MG's and he has told me that cellulose is a nightmare to use and that i'd be far better going with 2K, he's also told me for just doing 1 or 2 cars not to bother with an air fed mask as he never used one and he's painted 30odd cars in 2K, this sounds a little dodgy.
Then i have other people and websites telling me that cellulose is much more newbie friendly, easier to use, less likely to put me in A&E and an air fed mask is absolutely essential when spraying 2K.
I'm also concerned about the paint finish, i've been told cellulose is far less durable and prone to fading over time and never gives as good a shine as 2K based paints? I thought all paint faded over time anyway, is cellulose much worse than what i'm used to seeing on more modern cars?
Anyone here have any knowlegeable opinions on this topic?
I'm getting to the stage where i'm starting to have to think about paint. Now i've never painted a car before, i've done parts & did a door on my peugeot 406 but i've only ever used rattle cans which I believe are usually acrylic based paints?
My main sticking point is wether or not to go with Cellulose based paint or 2k, i do know that 2k can be nasty stuff and using an air fed mask etc is highly advisable so as not to poison yourself but i'm getting mixed stories from people. I've spoken to a guy that i know that restores old MG's and he has told me that cellulose is a nightmare to use and that i'd be far better going with 2K, he's also told me for just doing 1 or 2 cars not to bother with an air fed mask as he never used one and he's painted 30odd cars in 2K, this sounds a little dodgy.
Then i have other people and websites telling me that cellulose is much more newbie friendly, easier to use, less likely to put me in A&E and an air fed mask is absolutely essential when spraying 2K.
I'm also concerned about the paint finish, i've been told cellulose is far less durable and prone to fading over time and never gives as good a shine as 2K based paints? I thought all paint faded over time anyway, is cellulose much worse than what i'm used to seeing on more modern cars?
Anyone here have any knowlegeable opinions on this topic?