Does the FD use a tri-coat or just base and then clear?
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Does the FD use a tri-coat or just base and then clear?
I'm wondering what kind of paint the FD uses. I'm specifically thinking about Brilliant Black. Does anyone know if it's a tri-coat? (Like it used a base coat, midcoat (which is usually clear), and then a final clear coat)...or does it just have a base-coat and then a final clear coat? Thanks in advance, -Joe
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I think the Montego Blue is a three stage also. However,
I was unaware that the VR was 3-stage. As a matter of fact I have seen several VR's in Body Shop's before and they all were painted two stage. I believe the paint code# for VR shows as a 2-stage....
The Mitchell's and Motor's guides (the two largest/popular collision repair manuals) list the VR as two stage.
To the best of my knowledge, the only 3rd gen 3-stages were the CYM and MB. All the rest were 2-stage, however, that being said, I've been wrong before and will undoubtedly be wrong again in the future....
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GEB.
I was unaware that the VR was 3-stage. As a matter of fact I have seen several VR's in Body Shop's before and they all were painted two stage. I believe the paint code# for VR shows as a 2-stage....
The Mitchell's and Motor's guides (the two largest/popular collision repair manuals) list the VR as two stage.
To the best of my knowledge, the only 3rd gen 3-stages were the CYM and MB. All the rest were 2-stage, however, that being said, I've been wrong before and will undoubtedly be wrong again in the future....
Regards,
GEB.
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What large said. I have a '93 Touring VR with the "high reflex" paint, and it is a 3-stage and definitely has a clearcoat. Really nice paint too, seems to be holding up a lot better than most VRs, I donno if its because its the 3 stage or what but I'm not complaining.