Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Sheila on September 21, 2011 at 10:45pm

Thought about the color camera but I don't know which way to go. Sometimes i feel like no matter what the paint won't match as good as I want it to match.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Kristen R. Felder on September 22, 2011 at 3:28am

What are you spraying in the shop: solvent or water and brand? We've got a live show today, but I can get someone to touch base.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Sheila on September 22, 2011 at 7:05am

Dupont Chromabase solvent, guess I could call our rep. for dupont, didn't think about that.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Bill Fowler on September 22, 2011 at 8:40am

 Refer to my post on the method my son developed to match pearls. It works every time. One thing he has done to match rubber covers is to cut out several pieces of old rubber covers and use them to do spray outs instead of the cards. Rubber covers almost always look different than the spray outs done on cards, so we eliminate that as a factor by developing the method we did.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Sheila on September 22, 2011 at 11:28am

I read that post but I don't understand it. You said he matches a spray-out to the original part (in sun). Then uses that spray out to match the new part with. What I don't get is that since you said he doesn't count mid-coat layers, how does he do it? Until the clear is on there is no way to know what anything is going to look like so the only way I can see is to count layers(coats) and be sure to spray uniform thickness on all panels.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Bill Fowler on September 22, 2011 at 1:45pm

 He sprays wax and grease remover over the panel instead of clear so he can see what it will look like when it is clearcoated. If it needs more midcoat, he simply lets the wax and grease remover dry, applies more midcoat, and checks it again. If multiple applications of midcoat never matches the part he is trying to match, he determines whether it is the basecoat or midcoat he needs to tint. He tints as he thinks he needs to and repeats the process until he gets the color match he is looking for.

  Once he has matched the color, he takes the panel in the spraybooth with him. Instead of counting coats, he holds the spray out panel that he knows matches to the part, both with no clear applied, so he is comparing apples to apples. When the uncleared spray out panel matches the uncleared part he is painting, he knows that when he does clearcoat it, it will match. It works every time.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Sean McConnachie on September 23, 2011 at 8:21am

If I read this right you have already sprayed the bumper twice. If that is the case than your only choice it to blend the qtrs with the color you used last. More than likely you already have the maximum mill thickness allowed by the manufacture. Unless you intend to strip the bumper, painting it again will put you over the limit.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by matthew robertson on October 6, 2011 at 3:57pm

SPRAY IT WITH SPIES AND FORGET ABOUT IT   BLEND AND SEND

• ▶ Reply