# Parts painted... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 30, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/parts-painted/248704 "2009-11-30T08:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/parts-painted/248704/12 "2009-11-30T11:43:00Z")
> [@WTB: 2 205/55ZR16 and 225/50ZR16 Kumho ECSTA MX's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-2-205-55zr16-and-225-50zr16-kumho-ecsta-mxs/26526/2): > > My paint for being 6 (almost 7) years old, really doesn’t look faded. > Compared to my best friend’s Rabbit which is the same color and only a year old, you don’t see a difference in color at all. > Even using touch up paint on the hood it blended right in, so who knows. > That’s not a bad idea though, if I decide to cheap out and not have a body shop do it. I’m just really concerned about the longevity and durability of the clear coat we put on it doing it that way. I use the Cromaclear stuff they have. I used the PPG clear befor which is 30% more expensive and it wasnt any better looking, just a bit easier to shoot. I also used the sherwin williams stuff from the local car quest place in amsterdam for regular parts becasue it is like $40 a gal, and even that stuff is good for interior pieces or under hood stuff. The croma clear is much better than the SW but not quite PPG highend stuff. It lays out great, and is thick enough to last a long time and allow enough material to cut a bunch of times with a buffer down the road. If i remember corectly the Cromaclear was $70 a gal + $20 for activator. but I didnt buy any in over 2 months so I dont remember. [http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?t=11577](http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?t=11577) That was a helmet I did with that clear coat. you can see some of the reflections in it are laid out dead flat, not orange peel at all. Thats the only pics I can think of off the top of my head. Ohh and the shaved engine bay in my Jetta in my build thread, i painted it with all Croma stuff from Sch autobody. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/parts-painted/248704)._