Paint Question
05-27-20, 05:36 PM
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Paint Question
Bike has been sand blasted, cleaned, primed with filler primer, sanded, cleaned and primed. I want to go clear gloss over a black base coat. My question is, should the base coat be flat, satin or gloss? Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
05-27-20, 06:03 PM
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It doesn't matter. Just be sure to use the same type of clear coat as the base layer. Lacquer over enamel will cause the base layer to wrinkle under the lacquer, forcing you to start all over again. Smiles, MH
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05-27-20, 06:29 PM
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Good paint would be a 2 part urethane. It's sold as a base coat and clear coat. A base coat is not likely to be glossy.
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...if you want optimal results, I think I'd try the black primer, see if it was shiny enough to make me happy, and then (if not) overcoat it with the clear glamour...which comes out really shiny if you apply it correctly. Wer a respirator mask rated for the stuff. It's not something where you want to breathe the vapors. It mixes right in the spray can, and has a pot life of maybe 24 hours.
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Having done a bit of painting (Imron back when it was affordable and available widely) and having helped a real pro do a few of my frames my understanding is that a base layer will want to have both a consistent coverage of the layer beneath it as well as a tooth for the next coat on top of it. An added factor is that coat's time window for the next coat and what the prep work is suggested for that next coat.
So if one were painting all the coats within their initial time windows then a flat coat would provide the best "tooth" for the next coat, with no other sanding. If the initial time window is past then this coat will need mechanical (sanding) prep so it's gloss will matter less. Andy
So if one were painting all the coats within their initial time windows then a flat coat would provide the best "tooth" for the next coat, with no other sanding. If the initial time window is past then this coat will need mechanical (sanding) prep so it's gloss will matter less. Andy
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