I used omni and it looked tired after 3 years. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Hughes" <y4s6wd5@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:18 PM Subject: @CHECK++ [tcb] What paint should I use? > > Talk to 10 people, get 10 different answers. > The painter that painted my old dune buggy suggested that I use OMNI > Acrylic urethane. I was about to buy some OMNI AU for Sparky, but last > night I started reading a few websites and saw that most people aren't to > impressed with the lifespan of OMNI AU. > > I went to a paint shop today at lunch to pick up some high build primer > and talked to the guy there and said OMNI AU is good if you want a car to > look good for a year then sell it. He suggested 3 coats of acrylic > enamel, single stage - no clear coat. So now I have several conflicting > views. The OMNI AU is about $150 cheaper than the AE. > > I would like to hear what you guys think. Sammie I know you have painted > several of your cars in the driveway so I would definitely like to hear > your opinion and Lonnie your paint looks good. What did you use? > Anybody else got an opinion? > > Help! > > Fracdog > > > >