thinking of using pearls!
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hi I am thinking of painting my 96 prelude (R-81 Milano Red) but want to try to add pearls to it.. but I’ve never worked with pearls before! and have a limited but successful experience painting even 🙂 was wondering how hard it would be to add pearls to my paint job, and also how can I tell how the finish will look or get an idea somehow?
suggestions and recommendations as far as which pearls to use are appreciated as well.
tx
This is kind of a tough question to answer. Pearls are usually used 1 of 2 ways. Many metallic colours actually have pearl(s) in them. Some metallic colours actually have no metallics, just pearl (mica).
Pearl can also be used as a tri-stage. You spray a coloured ground coat and then spray several transparent coats that contain a little pearl. These give the nicest result but can be difficult to paint especially for a beginner. I would not recommend this unless you are very skilled with spraying.
As to how it will look, that will depend. Also note that many colours contain a mix of pearls to get the desired colour rather than just one pearl.
tx alot for the response, just another newb question, are flakes same as pearls?
tx
[quote=”iponnet” post=15637]tx alot for the response, just another newb question, are flakes same as pearls?
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Flake is just another term for metallic (metallic flake). Generally when the term flake is used, it is referring to the larger coarser flake.
Pearl and metallic flakes can be made of many materials from aluminum to plasitc. Pearl can be purchased in dry (powder) form or wet (basically already mixed with clear basecoat). Metallics are usually sold wet, but some coarse flakes can be found in dry form (for custom jobs).
Either metallic or pearl jobs can be difficult for beginners. The most difficult being heavy (coarse) metallic and certain colours of pearls. Lighter colours such as golds and silvers can be very difficult too.
do a search for R-82P its another honda red color but with pearl (contains Russet and red pearl)
you maybe already familiar with this color (this is the darker red color)Color name Cassis Red Mica PPG DBC # 4589
this is just a basecoat coloryou could have a jobber mix you a sample of the color r81 and add red pearl to it then do a spray out
to see how it looksThe R81 is a tricoat color, I would Put the pearl in the midcoat(will get expensive making test mixes but you will get what you want)
[quote=”iponnet” post=15637]tx alot for the response, just another newb question, are flakes same as pearls?
tx[/quote]
“flakes” are normally sold from the .004″-.125″ range…they do the same thing as pearl,refract light.
I’m into high perf. boats and have shot(and getting ready to shoot a Z71) flake in the past…I love it,but a painter with limited experience may find the job to be a royal pain due to the coats of clear to cover,potential edge problems where you have to make sure it lays down or you will be upset during your cut and buff phase,tigerstriping/dark/light flake spots etc etc…Flake is awesome in my eyes,but if you have limited experience,start out with .004 in a color binder/intercoat(reduced build up) and work your way into bigger over time/experience…..make sure to use the right tip size for the size flake you are shooting and if not using an agitator,slosh that sucker around everytime you let off the trigger….some folks use a “flakebuster” to blow the flake onto wet clear…I tried it and was horribly dissapointed in the results and the chaos of flake EVERYWHERE!!! May have just been my inexperience with the tool,but I craigslisted it anyway.:kofee
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