Re: Restoration Shop Paint?

Posted by Gary On 2012/4/9 8:49:53

Ahhh...good point Joey. I certainly appreciate the education. I've never heard of Omni but I too have been involved in and with the automotive paint and body business starting in the early 70's when my BIL and I gained experience by painting our own hobby cars. Starting out, we used Martin Senour Lacquer and Acrylic enamel with hardener and then switched over to the Dupont Centari. I haven't painted any cars since around 1984 when we ultimately closed our paint and body shop. This was just around the time that base coat/clear coat was beginning to come on the scene. When I started looking into the availability of the "Orchard Green" paint for my car, I found out that no one had the mixing formula for it anymore and the only way I could get it locally was to have it color matched. Anyway, I figure I would try the Restoration Shop paint on my wheels and see how it goes...it seemed to get good reviews and if it doesn't work well then the mistake will have cost me about $60.00...the same quart of paint in PPG Acrylic Enamel would have cost me $109.50 without reducer and shipping. Besides, all but the outer lip will be covered up by the wheel covers so I felt like less expensive paint would suffice for this particular application and would be a good test case too. Thanks again for your valued input.