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== Choosing the right type of paint == | == Choosing the right type of paint == | ||
| − | Depends on your own skills and experiences , because each type of paint | + | Depends on your own skills and experiences, because each type of paint has got its own benefits. |
| − | Whatever it is , you can always follow the instructions given on the paint container , or best of all is to consult with the paint | + | Whatever it is, you can always follow the instructions given on the paint container, or best of all is to consult with the paint salesperson. |
| − | ''TWO MAIN TYPES OF ALL AUTOMOTIVE PAINT'' | + | ''TWO MAIN TYPES OF ALL AUTOMOTIVE PAINT COLORS'' |
'''''SOLID paint''''' | '''''SOLID paint''''' | ||
| − | + | Solid colors are a little easier than metalics to paint. If you mess up and get a run in them, they can be fixed rather easily by color sanding and buffing. | |
'''''Metallic paint''''' | '''''Metallic paint''''' | ||
| − | Spraying metallic is a little different then spraying a solid color, they will mottle | + | Spraying metallic is a little different then spraying a solid color, they will mottle (have blothes of dark and light areas) and tiger stripe if sprayed incorrectly. The key to spraying metallic paint is to move the "wet spot" around. For example, spray one coat one direction, then the next coat in the direction 90 degrees to the first coat. Overlapping the coats up to 75% is another key to good metallic finishes. Remember anytime that the paint moves the metallic does as well, so if they run you will get the metallic all in one spot. With metallic always use the suggested reducers and mix the entire batch to be sprayed at the same time. I recommend this ANYTIME you paint. DO NOT play mad scientist/chemist. FOLLOW the instructions to the letter. The engineers at the paint companies spend millions on R&D, so they are already sure of the results you will get by mixing the product any given way. You, however, as an amature, are not. Do not re-invent the wheel. |
==Brian Martin's "Moving the Dry Spot" technique== | ==Brian Martin's "Moving the Dry Spot" technique== | ||
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