what paint brand? sikken or spies?

Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:03 am

dear, Friends

have any one here tried sikken and spies hecker paint?

Need help to compare both of them.

want to full re spray my car with ruby black s23.

also what type of metal do you use for repaired the body?

thanks a lot
markus

Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:31 am

Does paint brand make a huge difference?? Wondering because I'll be in a similar situation as marcus soon - same paint choice too!

Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:56 pm

Brand of paint doe make a difference, you want to go with a brand that has a good rep, both paints you have listed are of high quality... One thing to look at is UV ratings and what sort of guarantee the paint offers.. Most paints claim a life of 10 years ect ect...

PPG, Debeers, Glasurite and Dupont are also good brands... But they all cost $$$...

Mike

Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:26 pm

Sikkens are a big company and do paint for every application aswell as stains and varnishes.

PPG is the one that my painter mates use!

Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:33 pm

Out of those two I would choose sikkens but if you can get others I would go with du pont.

At work I personally use du pont, ppg and ixell and have used glasurit and lessonol in the past.

Basecoat you could use a cheaper brand and then get the best possible lacquer you can as that is what protects it all and as said above the uv a better one is genrally better.

Also some lacquers are not totally clear so can change the colour a bit so something to think about.

Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:12 am

Graeme_W wrote:Out of those two I would choose sikkens but if you can get others I would go with du pont.

At work I personally use du pont, ppg and ixell and have used glasurit and lessonol in the past.

Basecoat you could use a cheaper brand and then get the best possible lacquer you can as that is what protects it all and as said above the uv a better one is genrally better.

Also some lacquers are not totally clear so can change the colour a bit so something to think about.

is it not a problem to mixed base coat and lacquers with different brand?

Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:29 am

Glasurite and Dupont for me

Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:08 am

markus_74 wrote:
Graeme_W wrote:Out of those two I would choose sikkens but if you can get others I would go with du pont.

At work I personally use du pont, ppg and ixell and have used glasurit and lessonol in the past.

Basecoat you could use a cheaper brand and then get the best possible lacquer you can as that is what protects it all and as said above the uv a better one is genrally better.

Also some lacquers are not totally clear so can change the colour a bit so something to think about.
is it not a problem to mixed base coat and lacquers with different brand?

Nope not at all