Advice on painting engine bay & interior.

[Laurence B]

Alright so I need to paint my engine bay and interior. The car is inside my garage which is attached to the house so 2k is a no go. What's the next best paint I can get hold of. The car is a 1997 nissan 200sx.

Cheers

 

[steveo3002]

take your pic ..they all have thier faults - celly or base coat and 1k clear

dont go thinking becuase its not 2k it wont stink - all will stink the house out something terrible

 

[langy]

take your pic ..they all have thier faults - celly or base coat and 1k clear

dont go thinking becuase its not 2k it wont stink - all will stink the house out something terrible

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[Laurence B]

I realise it will still stink but i'm gonna mask off the door and my family will be away when i do it. Just want advice on whats best to use

 

[richie00boy]

If it's metallic paint then you will have to use basecoat and lacquer. If it's a solid colour you would also have the option to use cellulose.

There's not really any difference between these two options in terms of application, finish or longeivity.

If you are going the basecoat and lacquer route, U-pol smart acrylic clear is decent.

Jawel sell Unibinder which you can use with 2k paint and lacquer, but it's expensive and it's still a 1k finish at the end of the day.

 

[Rocketman]

You can still use epoxy 2k primer though and have acrylic 1k top coats. The 2k epoxy primer you can use just a decent mask no need for air feed.