Painting 2k Fluro Paints
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Hey guys i recently done a job painting some drift rims FLURO BLUE, I think the brand was DNA and the color was called fluro tinter was called MAUI BLUE but im not sure if you guys get that brand in the states ?
Anyway, the way i sprayed it was by putting down a white ground, then spraying the fluro basecoat over the top just like a normal basecoat, then clearing it. My issue was it was TRANSPARENT, VERY VERY transparent, Believe it or not i used up almost 2LTRS of the fluro blue to get any kind of coverage and it was still fairly transparent!…
am i doing something wrong here?
Probably would of went with a darker ground coat, or used a blue 2k sealer.
hey mate thanks for the reply. only reason i chose a white ground is because i assumed the white ground is what makes it a fluro as aposed to being just a blue?
since it was so hard to cover white, wouldent it be harder to cover a darker ground? what will happen if i use a light blue ground instead of white?
i this isnt a transparent candy color is it?
flourescent or neon paints go over a white ground coat. I assume this is what he means by fluro.
If I am correct i would not want a flourescent paint on anything that sees much sun as they are all very lightfast. If I am wrong and it is just a blue what Joe said is correct.
its not a candy and doesn’t have any metallic in it. its just a fluro, i was under the impression fluros come under there own categories, for example : solids, metallic, pearls, candys then fluros
its popular on alot of the japanese drift cars
if i’m not mistaken, we used to paint some vans around here that a fluo yellow color, i was told that the coverage sucked, and the it would fade fast. i believe some years ago, some nascar teams ran the fluro. schemes, looked cool under the lights at night. you should check with the comp. that sold you the paint and see what color of under coat they recomend, and also make sure your not over reduceing the color.
here’s an exp. the harliquint colors (color changeing) required a black base for optium coverage, so it could be infact that you may need a dark color. good luck and let us know what happens.if this is infact flourescent we are talking about then ryan is right, they always go over a pure white base. you dont want a colored sealer. they need the bright white to look right. they dont cover well and fade really quick in the sun. i have only used hok’s and sem’s. sem’s comes in liquid pigment form and is mixed into a clear binder. hok’s is a straight basecoat. they do not completely cover. 3-4 coats and its done. not sure about the brand you are using. if your base isn’t pure solid white with no irregular color then you should not have to cover anything only reach a decent blue color. if you have areas not fully covered in the white dont expect to correct that with flourescent. the color will never even out.
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