And in basecoat clearcoat systems, the UV protection is in the clearcoat. I initially had a bad opinion of these systems, and clearcoat in general, because a 1980's book that I have by Du Pont came right out and said that clears aren't durable because they don't have any real solids in them (not to mention all of those Detroit cars you see with clearcoat peeling off the hoods and roofs). They've apparently improved on them significantly, and the UV is built into them as well.
I went to my bodyworking class last night and discovered why I'm not so good at priming things. The guy showed us how to prime some parts, and he sprayed it about 3-4 inches from the surfaces. No wonder I was getting dusty overspray all over the place... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML at hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
