Positive. Had a person bump me and had to get the bumper repainted.

 

Noo it's just a different type of paint. Nothing bad about it besides the fact that if you buff on it instead of just polishing up the clear coat your polishing the color and clear, which makes It Easyer to cut into it

 

I bought a Ford new painted silver with no clear coat. The silver in the paint was tiny flakes of aluminum. Within a year the paint had turned a dull gray that no amount of waxing would restore. This paint needed clear coat to continue looking good.

On the other hand, a paint that does not oxidize in the air has no need for clear coat. Clear coat is not nearly as tough as paint and must be afforded special care. Also, if the car needs body repair the repaint is more expensive.

I drive an '03 red Evo with no clear coat and the car has never been waxed. When washed it looks like new.

 

Nice do you have a faded rear wing? My wings kinda faded, actually it's compleatly clear coatless lol that may be why my car looks a little dull

 

If you work at a body shop, then what do you think an estimate would be to paint on 03 viii WW again. Just sand and repaint? Any ideas

 

Single stage is not bad. It just means the clear is already mixed with the paint per say so you dont have to spray the base then clear over it. I sprayed a lot of single stage and i like it a lot more because it is easier to spray but the bad thing is you just cant wet sand and buff it as much as base-clear. You still can but have to be careful a lot more then when you have 3 or so coats of clear on it.

 

All evos are not single stage, I dont know who informed you guys of that? I might believe some of the solid colors are, rally red, whites and blue by you, but the metallics are definitely a basecoat/clear, which means a 2 stage setup.

 

The only VIII's that were SS were the RR. I'm fairly sure WW VIIIs are BC/CC.

 

My 03 Apex Silver is single stage...

Now I feel like a broken record.

 

It is chipping along the leading edge. I suppose these are rock chips. Anyway, another sign of how fragile clear coat is (that and the brakes). I suppose I should try to fix it now or it soon will be like yours.

 

this would explain the orange peel in certin spots on my 03
less paint = less weight = more fast

 

Lol yeah when you been that evo 9 just tell him hey man it's all good I just got lighter paint then you

 

My ww 8 is not a single stage. I got some paintwork done and verified that it is indeed a bc/cc

 

I see, single stage just sounds cheap but I understand now.

 

Honestly when we do an estimate of a "full respray" the starting number is usually 8gs! Kinda crazy but that's why you need to get a friend who's good at painting and set up a paint booth In your garage! Lol