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06-16-2004, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' date='Jun 16 2004, 10:54 PM
Had my buddy/employee point out to me that I did mix the paint with alot of thinner on teh last pass to get the pearl/mica stuff to flow out real nice and not have any tiger stripes. Think that would have been enough to lighten it?
have caused a color change.
keep in mind the paint itself might be a tiny bit different from
whats on the car, someone might have put in a bit too much
of a tint either this time or the 1st time
06-16-2004, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 16 2004, 06:56 PM
that goes back to where I said the application technique could
have caused a color change.
keep in mind the paint itself might be a tiny bit different from
whats on the car, someone might have put in a bit too much
of a tint either this time or the 1st time
have caused a color change.
keep in mind the paint itself might be a tiny bit different from
whats on the car, someone might have put in a bit too much
of a tint either this time or the 1st time
06-17-2004, 06:03 AM
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that might not be the problem, after all those coats of base
your problem may not be the thinned last coat.
Take a piece of 2" tape or any masking and hardline a place
on the hood , spray some basecoat on there,
let it flash then spray some clear with no activator in it
or you can even try pouring some prep sol or similar
product over the fresh flashed over basecoat and not use the clear.
take the tape off and see if the color is the same as the rest of the
hood, its best to do a square in the middle of a large enough
area so you can tell. If its the same then the color is wrong,
if its different then its the application, it will give you a better
idea, you can also try this on one of the fenders, just watch
what chemicals you use on the paint that you know your
not going to paint again so you dont damage anything
your problem may not be the thinned last coat.
Take a piece of 2" tape or any masking and hardline a place
on the hood , spray some basecoat on there,
let it flash then spray some clear with no activator in it
or you can even try pouring some prep sol or similar
product over the fresh flashed over basecoat and not use the clear.
take the tape off and see if the color is the same as the rest of the
hood, its best to do a square in the middle of a large enough
area so you can tell. If its the same then the color is wrong,
if its different then its the application, it will give you a better
idea, you can also try this on one of the fenders, just watch
what chemicals you use on the paint that you know your
not going to paint again so you dont damage anything
06-18-2004, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 17 2004, 03:03 AM
that might not be the problem, after all those coats of base
your problem may not be the thinned last coat.
Take a piece of 2" tape or any masking and hardline a place
on the hood , spray some basecoat on there,
let it flash then spray some clear with no activator in it
or you can even try pouring some prep sol or similar
product over the fresh flashed over basecoat and not use the clear.
take the tape off and see if the color is the same as the rest of the
hood, its best to do a square in the middle of a large enough
area so you can tell. If its the same then the color is wrong,
if its different then its the application, it will give you a better
idea, you can also try this on one of the fenders, just watch
what chemicals you use on the paint that you know your
not going to paint again so you dont damage anything
your problem may not be the thinned last coat.
Take a piece of 2" tape or any masking and hardline a place
on the hood , spray some basecoat on there,
let it flash then spray some clear with no activator in it
or you can even try pouring some prep sol or similar
product over the fresh flashed over basecoat and not use the clear.
take the tape off and see if the color is the same as the rest of the
hood, its best to do a square in the middle of a large enough
area so you can tell. If its the same then the color is wrong,
if its different then its the application, it will give you a better
idea, you can also try this on one of the fenders, just watch
what chemicals you use on the paint that you know your
not going to paint again so you dont damage anything
Meaning dry? Anyway thanks and I will give that a go and see what happens.
06-18-2004, 08:49 PM
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flash- dry
you always want the paint to flash before applying more, especially
basecoat or else it will never "dry"
with mettalic basecoat if it doesnt flash the mettalics will mottle
aka float, blotch
the point of putting the clear or prep sol on there is so it gives the whole
area a nice gloss
you always want the paint to flash before applying more, especially
basecoat or else it will never "dry"
with mettalic basecoat if it doesnt flash the mettalics will mottle
aka float, blotch
the point of putting the clear or prep sol on there is so it gives the whole
area a nice gloss
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