HOK silver

[bill gaino]

bill gaino

September 30, 2012 at 4:11 pm #38435

Do you do a drop coat? If so do you color sand, lightly after the last coat?

EB I never touch my basecoat with paper, maybe a tack cloth, but seldom. I use Matrix clear, it is economical and spays nicley. You have to be careful with a dropcoat. If you lay it dry, it will cloud. I keep my silver base wet so the flake lays. My anser is NO to the dropcoat, unless I have obvious cloudiness.

[Eldon Bennett]

Eldon Bennett

September 30, 2012 at 9:52 pm #38436

Thanks to all of you.
I am going to paint a door that is going to the dump for practice. I think I can do this. I have never done anything other than what you said, a tack cloth. I was asking because I read on here that some have done that. It seems like that would show up really bad when the clear goes on.

My last paint job several years ago I used DBC 2000 PPG BC/CC and it came out perfect but I have read on here that PPG is crap compared to many of the brands they used so that is why I have been asking and searching.

Thanks A.again to everyone, now back out to finish my paint booth.

EB

[john]

john

September 30, 2012 at 11:24 pm #38437

[quote=”billgaino” post=27560]Do you do a drop coat? If so do you color sand, lightly after the last coat?

EB I never touch my basecoat with paper, maybe a tack cloth, but seldom. I use Matrix clear, it is economical and spays nicley. You have to be careful with a dropcoat. If you lay it dry, it will cloud. I keep my silver base wet so the flake lays. My anser is NO to the dropcoat, unless I have obvious cloudiness.[/quote]

I always scuff my base coat with 1200 grit. Water or solvent. I’d rather get out as much in the basecoat than buff later.

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