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U would have to clear it and then San and apply candy, wouldn't flake it, it will kill the effect.
looks good. nice flow.. nice use of blues.
theres no urethane sealer that goes directly over bare metal.. pre treatment such as a etch primer or epoxy is needed... is it catalyzed...
are u balling that much u would use a brand new spray gun that just barely came out for just flake? a 1.3 will have a tough time spraying a...
give me a run down of your steps.. from primer up. base, midcoat with flake or 2k clear with flake.. regular clear. flash time.. gun used info...
the main reason is the cost and skill to pull it off.. the ones who cant afford it say how gawdy it is and how much they love there rustoleum...
x2 and pearl is an effect.. sometimes u need a pearl basecoat 2 stage.. or sometimes u need a tristage pearl with a certain groundcoat.. or...
wear gloves and a spray suit.
Never mix pearl in a topcoat clear.. It's a pain in the ass.. No dry spraying from 2feet away unless u want ur paint job to delam.... Mix pearl...
crushed glass is ice pearl.. u can find it from hok.. its finely ground glass.. comes in white, blue, red, purple and maybe one other color.. not...
good job mitch! u just left out the part from clear to stripe.. the all important one.. LOL
cool board.
no pics of vandemon doing the layout? what it take him like 3-4 hours both sides? p.s. i know im quoting a 3 year old post
the way i do flames or any graphic is.. first start off with a non catalyzed base. i usually hok, sem, or other bases sometimes. shoot base, shoot...
i read the info on on the jp377. its lead and chromate free. thats all the good stuff that was in the old dp. chromate(adhesion) and...
totally agree with u. i see a problem of too much un-activated base. in my experience, anything over 4-5 coats should be activated. even adding...
u forgot enamel basecoats. dbu is 20 year old technology. drr has 1% hardner in the reducer. dbc is just an updated line with newer toners and a...
shoot roof, dont mask a hardline, sand roof, reclear again. make sure flake is buried. sand, mask roof, shoot bottom color, then shoot the bottom...
nice job!
using a fullsize gun will not get as clean of a fade as an airbrush. i would do that with an airbrush.
i disagree. if u buy from coastairbrush.com u can get all the advice and back up u need. most jobbers dont know shit. most dont know how to...
hot rod flatz sprays fine. its the applicator not the paint. using a sub par gun doesnt help either. imo flat clears are actually tougher to get...
waterborne laws? whats that? theres nothing in the paint laws that state waterborne this or that. to clean rust, use some rust mort. if its...
and if ur rep doesnt know shit about paint or what there selling, find a rep or a company who does.
its all a ploy to get buisness. its not really a kickback... yes ive easily heard it over 100k, but when u think about it, its to get u in a...
i dont know where u guys are getting light coats. most of the big players recommend wet coats for coverage then lighter coats for orientation....
i know jerry sr. its been a tough past couple years. hes still teaching at the college, but as for having a big shop, not anymore. hes still...
dupont and hok mixed are finiky, out of all the cross mixing with hok, dupont is one ive had/heard of problems with. more so the chromabase and...
only 2 cans of metalflake brand laq?
damn alot of that paint is wayyyyyy older then me... lol. no i just do custom paint. never worked for anyone else. im just well educated and...
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