civicboyvtec

well here goes, i have changed my mind half way through after spraying my eg drive side door and front wings matt black, but now am looking to do midnight purple 2 on my eg civic which i think is a pearl paint, just wanted to know are there any extra sanding or extra body work or spraying to achieve a proper pearl finish, Amer

precisionsc54

Are you spraying a tri-stage or just base and clear

civicboyvtec

whats a tri-stage

civicboyvtec

well i know what tri-stage is now just found it through google, well it is indeed going to be a tri-stage, but i dont know what colour to use as a base coat, and how many coats will base,colour,and clear will need doing, Amer

precisionsc54

Your paint store will tell you all that. Normally 2-3 coats of base with 1-2 coats of the pearl then 2-3 coats of clear. Or you can just shoot the base and mix pearl with the 1st coat of your clear, let that tack up then shoot 1-2 more layers of clear and call it a day.

civicboyvtec

i was thinking of using dark brown or blue as a base colour and then midnight purple pearl colour on top, just can't choose which one to go for

precisionsc54

blue would be a better choice

civicboyvtec

so if i go 2 coats of blue base, 2 coats of pearl and 2-3 coats clear, i think thats would be fine isnt it

precisionsc54

it will look really blue pearlish

civicboyvtec

No i mean blue base and then midnight purple pearl on top

bdeitemeyer

I hope you have your money saved up to buy the MP2 paint, it's not your average tri-stage paint.

civicboyvtec

the paints cheap where i am, only 47 pound a litre and base is 38 pound a litre, and the good thing is i have already bought the sh*t, am half way though sanding the orignal colour and need new arches weld in and then its respray done

VW-Convert

personally, if im matching a really nice oem pearl like on the newer caddys

its closer to 6-8 coats of pearl

but thats just me, and your not trying to match anything, your painting the whole car