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Sorry to disagre with you, but, I think your body shop sold you down the river. BC/CC is "easier" to spot repair than other top coats. The only time a shop would need to repaint an entire panel is when they don't have a tinting system to match the existing paint. You were partially correct though. BC/CC finishes scratch and chip easier than single stage acrylics. This is because the clear part of the finish is only 3 to 4 mils thick and the base coat part of the finish is usually even thinner than the clear. This is why acrylic urethane is a superior finish. It is extremely hard and when impacted, it will usually dent the metal before it will chip the paint. Steve B. -----Original Message----- From: JJaranson <JJaranson@aol.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 12:34 AM Subject: The Great Paint Debate >One thing about to add about the base coat/clear coat option. While these are >the system of choice for modern cars with the heavy emphasis on metallics and >the like, I personally would not and won't use one on my Fastback when I paint >it because chip and scratch repair is more difficult. You almost have to >repaint the whole panel again to get it right. Probably why it was $400 >dollars to repair and repaint the parking lot rash on my 97 Mercury Mystique >fender. Just my 3 cents worth. > > John Jaranson >'71 Fastback (coming home to MI on May 30th...finally) >