Adding a Pearl Coat over OEM paint??
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Adding a Pearl Coat over OEM paint??
Anyone know if it's possible to add a Pearl Coat.....say , a light blue/purpleish over the Silver...I'm sure it would require removing the clear coat if its even possible...
I recently parked the car under one of those blue xenon-ish street lights and the silver looked insane with that tint to it....I want it to look like that in daylight...anyone know if this is possible??
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I recently parked the car under one of those blue xenon-ish street lights and the silver looked insane with that tint to it....I want it to look like that in daylight...anyone know if this is possible??
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#6
You can totally have a pearl mixed in with a clear coat.
Find a shop that will spray a better, more durable clear coat
on your whole car, and make sure they can add a pearl to it.
I was thinking about doing that for my box, since the BOP
is known to be fragile paint.
Find a shop that will spray a better, more durable clear coat
on your whole car, and make sure they can add a pearl to it.
I was thinking about doing that for my box, since the BOP
is known to be fragile paint.
#8
I'm a painter
You can pearl your car, it's easy any shop will that dose paint will do it, it's very simple and easy for them =) just gotta wet sand a lil and then either spray the pearl and clear or just spray them togther.
You can pearl your car, it's easy any shop will that dose paint will do it, it's very simple and easy for them =) just gotta wet sand a lil and then either spray the pearl and clear or just spray them togther.
#9
yes you can
Here is our cougar back in 01 w/ pearl over the stock silver
I used PPG fine blue pearl 4 coats and 1 coat of purple pearl. The pearl was mixed w/ dbc500 clear base coat and then the clear was sprayed afterwards. Spraying the pearl in a clear base coat shows the coverage much better as it is sprayed and prevents the pearl coats from being uneven.
More pics of the paint
Under flourescent lights
Outside
Here is our cougar back in 01 w/ pearl over the stock silver
I used PPG fine blue pearl 4 coats and 1 coat of purple pearl. The pearl was mixed w/ dbc500 clear base coat and then the clear was sprayed afterwards. Spraying the pearl in a clear base coat shows the coverage much better as it is sprayed and prevents the pearl coats from being uneven.
More pics of the paint
Under flourescent lights
Outside
#16
yeah my personal style has come a long way. that was when i first got into doing show cars and now that car is this
Here is the build. Did it all myself too.
http://www.street-concepts.net/2005_...aig04wide.html
Here is the build. Did it all myself too.
http://www.street-concepts.net/2005_...aig04wide.html
#18
it may. The nice thing about doing a pearl over a base is the depth it adds. Any tri coat color will appear deeper than a standard base/clear
and with doing pearls or kandys you can do test panels and see what it's gonna look like with more coats. we did probally 20 samples before we did the silver paint on the cougar back in 01. That color really looked great but I fell in love w/ sunburst orange metallic and redid the car in 02 and then again in 04
and with doing pearls or kandys you can do test panels and see what it's gonna look like with more coats. we did probally 20 samples before we did the silver paint on the cougar back in 01. That color really looked great but I fell in love w/ sunburst orange metallic and redid the car in 02 and then again in 04
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well well well.......that paint looks great im sure it looks MUCH better in real life too....i really appreciate the info..this is excellent news...i'll let you guys know what prices i come up with in case anyone else in also interested in somthing like this....a good paint job costs what 3-5k..... soo adding a couple coats cant be more then 1-2 i'd imagine....