I found some sites offering metalic colors in acrylic enamel and acrylic urethane. Any good? I thought only BC/CC was good for metalics. I would think enamel would hide the flakes. Single stage urethane has clear mixed in, right?
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That paint is probably from China and the metal flakes is the lead they are trying to get rid of... :shock:
didn't GM use metallic acrylic urethane in the 70's?....I seem to remember my dad's 1970 Tempest was a metallic green
didn't GM use metallic acrylic urethane in the 70's?....I seem to remember my dad's 1970 Tempest was a metallic green
I painted both my malibu and the girly's Eagle with acrylic enamel metalic. I also used clear over it so I could wet sand and buff with out distorting the metalic. The malibu looks aweful :lol: , but that wasn't the paints fault, the Eagle has a really sweet look to it, doesn't hide the flakes at all. We get numerous coments on the color and how nice the metalic looks.
Well, I managed to get the color matched which was a chore at first but I know a great body shop supply place and they did a superb job. It was a dark blue with black and purple tinting. Unfortunatly is was only available in BC/CC so that's what I'll be doing. More work, but at least it will match up nicely.
BC/CC really isn't any extra work. You shoot the base, let it flash a bit, then shoot the clear. The only extra work is cleaning the paint gun in between.
Oldsmoletic- not sure, no clue, it was on the car when I got it. Originally red, painted a purplish dark blue. Looks blue sometimes, purple other times, sometimes black . It depends how the sunlight is hitting it. Carmangary- no sanding the base coat? Even for flaws? I've heard differences of opinions on this.
Bonnewagon, the only time you should have to sand basecoat is if you get a run in it(rookie mistake), or if something lands in it before it flashes, like a bug or a hair. Usually if you wipe it with a fresh tack rag between coats you'll be fine. Then just spray your clear, wet sand and buff, and you're done.
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