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tips on spraying metallic paint

Started by steves86 · 3 Dec 2007 · 24 replies

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Rancid25Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by steves86 yeah your right after a few pointers found the metallic much easier. started polishing it up today so far its come up awesome looks great anymore pics looks like it turned out pretty good considerin how bad the paint was before Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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steves86Archived member
no more pics yet havent finished polishin it yet will take some when its done but it does look good so far
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macdeeeArchived member
venetian red is a darker colour, so you shouldnt be blotchy. also if ya going to dust coat, this should only be used to blend. and make sure that ya tack the painted areas off before you clear coat.
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steves86Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by macdeee venetian red is a darker colour, so you shouldnt be blotchy. also if ya going to dust coat, this should only be used to blend. and make sure that ya tack the painted areas off before you clear coat. ive already finished sprayin the car mate, thanx anyway, turned out good though
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miskArchived member
looks like it came up nice for a home job! is 2pak metaillic any differant in terms of tips stated above? would it be worth doing a white car in metalic?
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