Hmmm...
ive been told that acrylic is better in some ways then 2 pac because
1. if gets scratched would be much cheaper to get fixed bcause dont have to respray whole panel
2. if finished corectly u can get the same if not better finish then 2 pac
3. paint is cheaper (but u need lots of clear coat)
4. 2 pac fades quicker then acrylic
1. Yeah this is pretty much correct, but if you wanna good job with acrylic you would do this anyway.
2. Finish depends on the painter and the way they set it up. Some 2K's are awesome.
3. Maybe. I reckon its a about the same. By the time you put on all the layers of acrylic you are probably about the same as 2K.
4. Acrylic fades quicker than 2K. Because the 2K is a chemical reaction (2 part epoxy) it turns out like a plastic. Means that it is very hard to change the properties of the paint.
All of the above depends on the colour.
I got the car painted by a profesional: BUT:
He did the primer first. (he was wearing a mask) in the back yard of the factory. The paint is practically dry by the time it hits the ground.
I sanded it all back and did all the body work. He then came around and painted the repairs. Then spray puttied all the areas which were repaired. I then sanded back all of this. Then he primed all of those areas. I sanded back all of this. THEN we took it to the booth for the final 4 coats of F$&KN bright white. (yeah, said it on the can...)
I wasn't exposed to the paint, cause he did all the painting (and he was wearing a mask/respirator etc.)