Issues On Paints With Pearl
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So.. I'm about to paint my lip Adriatic blue pearl, and I was wondering if I need a pearl coat? My friend just recently painted his Artic blue pearl and he said the finish came out a little matte? He prepped it, sanded the lip down, primed it, painted it, and cleared it. He notice there was no shine to it even after the clear coat. He tells me that people told him he needed a pearl coat in order to bring out the shine? IDK, sounds weird to me but I was wondering if it was true. Are there even spray cans that come in a pearl coat? And me and my friend both bought the paint off www.paintscratch.com, so it isn't your everday Kragens product. TIA guys..
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ABP is not a tri coat. its just a base/clear.... the pearl is mixed in with the base not the clear. the base is not supposed to be shiny. the clear brings out the shine. he probably just sprayed the clear dry which caused it to be hazy.
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^ Or maybe he sprayed too much clear? IDK, but thanks man that cleared up a lot of questions I had. I was nervous about painting my lip, especially since those spray cans aren't cheap. But big ups to you sir.
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Yep i guarantee you he was dry. Don't forget when you spray yours to spray it wet. Spray it how you want it to look.
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so as far as clearcoat u dont want to paint a light coat? let it dry then another coat? you basically wanna wet the thing down as much as possible to get that shine? and maybe later down sand it with fine grit and buff and polish? im new to this as well
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Nioce, wish I could too, but oh well. I'm not a total noob at this. (My pops is an auto body repair major.) But it would be nice to learn a lot more.
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spray ur base. u only want 2 coats or until coverage.....wait about 15 min for ur base to flash then go back in with ur clear. Now when u spray ur clear you you want to move slower than u did sparaying ur base. u want to spray the clear wet. The term "wet" means heavy more or less. whatever it looks like as soon as u get done sparyin is how it will look when it dries. just wait the recomended time between coats when spraying if not you will have issues.... but for future reference spraying goes like this (talking about millage)
epoxy primers-thin
etch primers-thin
primer surfacer(filler primers) thick
sealers-thin
base coat-thin
clear coat-thick
epoxy primers-thin
etch primers-thin
primer surfacer(filler primers) thick
sealers-thin
base coat-thin
clear coat-thick
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In simple form: spray your base till it is covered (multiple coats). Let it dry. Spray your first coat of clear (till it is shiny). Let it get tacky. Then spray your second coat (till shiny). Be careful not to put it on too heavy because it will run. Just put it on till you have an even coat that looks wet and smooth
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Alright seems simple enough, thanks a lot you guys. But really big ups to twitch tho, guy knows what he is talking about! Haha, I'll post some pics of my progress and hopefully it turns out good. Wish I was using a gun for this, but its just a lip.
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white requires a tri coat where the pearl is sprayed on between the base/clear and some red's require tri coats for pearl.. other colours it is mixed with the base.
Put the clear on thick so it looks wet, but carefull not to get too crazy or it will run. When your done i highly recommend wetsanding the clear and than buffing/compound and polishing it.. if you want the best results.
However, since your using spray bombs to paint something im guessing your not looking for professional results anyways.
Put the clear on thick so it looks wet, but carefull not to get too crazy or it will run. When your done i highly recommend wetsanding the clear and than buffing/compound and polishing it.. if you want the best results.
However, since your using spray bombs to paint something im guessing your not looking for professional results anyways.
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white requires a tri coat where the pearl is sprayed on between the base/clear and some red's require tri coats for pearl.. other colours it is mixed with the base.
Put the clear on thick so it looks wet, but carefull not to get too crazy or it will run. When your done i highly recommend wetsanding the clear and than buffing/compound and polishing it.. if you want the best results.
However, since your using spray bombs to paint something im guessing your not looking for professional results anyways.
Put the clear on thick so it looks wet, but carefull not to get too crazy or it will run. When your done i highly recommend wetsanding the clear and than buffing/compound and polishing it.. if you want the best results.
However, since your using spray bombs to paint something im guessing your not looking for professional results anyways.
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the problem is when you buy those spray cans there is no hardener mixed in. beleive it or not the hardener is what really brings out the shine.
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