Originally Posted by RicoD
the base coat is the color coat... its the first stage of painting, the clear coat would usually be 2nd coat, on three stage paint job there is the base, then some sort of middle coat sometimes metallic flakes or soemthing of that sort, then the clear.
3 Stage Paint is only with certain types of Pearl Paint Jobs. Let's say the paint job will be a white Pearl, the first stage is a basic solid white color...the 2nd Stage is the pearl coat...and the 3rd stage is the Clear Coat.
You don't have to primer the interior if you're going to paint it. Then only time you need to primer a surface before painting is if you have done some body work to it first. I worked at a body shop for 1.5 years, my dad has been doing body work for 30 years, and has owned his own shop for 17 years. To properly paint your interior...clean it VERY well with some cleaning agent...b/c if you've taken care of your interior, chances are you've put Armorall on it, and paint will not stick to surfaces with armorall on it. Then take a product called a Scotchbrite...you can find these at a local auto paint store...all you need is a gray one. Then mask off what you want to paint, then paint it. Use nice even coats, don't spray too heavy, don't try to cover it all at once. I hope this helps you some.