Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Kleiner View Post
Ask your painter what he's comfortable with. I always do 3 coats of PPG Deltron DCU 2021. Some manufacturers recommend 3 maximum due to the potential for delamination. In the world of youtube "experts" some are saying to "stack" on 5 coats so that you can cut off 3. If you can lay it down slick you won't have to sand 3 coats off to get it smooth But hey, that's just my opinion.

Jeff
Remember the days of nonsense being published in magazines "20 coats of color followed by 50 hand rubbed coats of clear"

3 coats of quality product is more than enough if the painter knows what he is doing.

Bill S.