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Title: Here's a tip
Post by: Randy Powell on April 23, 2011, 08:15:47 PM

So, here's a tip. If you are spraying a somewhat transparent color on a plane with spotty filler, use a blocking coat. Sheesh, this is going to take about 6 light coats and I hope it covers.

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Balsa Butcher on April 23, 2011, 08:35:33 PM

Isn't painting great!  HB~>Thanks for the reminder, I'm close to there now on my current project.  8)

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Clint Ormosen on April 24, 2011, 01:03:13 AM

Quote from: Randy Powell on April 23, 2011, 08:15:47 PM

So, here's a tip. If you are spraying a somewhat transparent color on a plane with spotty filler, use a blocking coat. Sheesh, this is going to take about 6 light coats and I hope it covers.

Yeah, where were you with that tip when I was painting the Playboy. Sheesh!

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Dan Bregar on April 24, 2011, 10:35:21 AM

Yea, ,me too.  When I painted my magician with Randolph's yellow, I realized that after 3 coats, I should have put down a blocking base coat. The other colors were not a problem, but the yellow sucks. :(

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Balsa Butcher on April 24, 2011, 12:19:01 PM

So true...add light blue to colors that need a white base rather than silver or silver-grey.  8)

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Randy Powell on April 24, 2011, 03:09:15 PM

Yea, even a thin coat of white would have made this a lot easier. So, three light coats in and it's marginal, but I don't want to lay on anymore. So, at certain angles, it will just be leprous. Sigh.

I'll try to cover some of it with trim, but I'm sure not sanding it down again.

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Mark Scarborough on April 24, 2011, 03:43:13 PM

DUDE REALLY,,

No further comment needed

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Randy Powell on April 24, 2011, 03:59:40 PM

Mark,

Somehow I thought that a metallic paint with a lot of gold in it would have just covered better. I don't know why. I mean, yellow IS yellow, after all, no matter what else is in there. So for future reference, I'll follow my own advice. If it's a transparent color (red, yellow, orange over any variation thereof) regardless if it's metallic, pearl, candy or solid, use a blocking coat.

Oh well, it doesn't look too bad and I'll live with it.

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Howard Rush on April 24, 2011, 04:18:07 PM

Curiously, the PPG yellow acrylic laquer that I used on my current dog covered amazingly well in one coat.

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Randy Powell on April 24, 2011, 04:30:51 PM

Howard,

You probably had a fairly even color underneath. I've had yellows that covered well, but they usually had some sort of base that was fairly even.

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Mark Scarborough on April 24, 2011, 04:31:27 PM

Randy, in some cases metallic is great for coverage, but in a lot of cases, there isnt much pigment there,, so there is just metal flakes, and clear binder with a smidge of color,, so you can see between the metal flakes, making it transparent,,,sorry dude,, maybe after the first coat you could have hit it with a block coat, then you would have been ok,, alas, it is what it is,,

Title: Re: Here's a tip
Post by: Randy Powell on April 24, 2011, 05:00:52 PM

Mark,

Well, it's like I had said, the thing was 75% toner so I thought I'l have an easy time. Oh well, it is what it is.