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OK, so I am painting the dash on my 65 mustang and I went to the local jobber to get some single stage and by the time everything was tallied up I was over $100. In reality I only need about half a pint but the hardeners and reducers dont come in small cans and the added costs seem like a waste just to spray a few ounces.
I want to avoid spraying black base and then spraying a flat clear, I would like to spray once to avoid as much overspray inside an assembled car. However...
A friend told me to mix black base it with SPI clear and let the activator in the clear work as a hardener for the black base and then possibly reduce it to get the amount of semi gloss that I need.
In practice this sounds appealing to me because I have some clear left over from my exterior paint job and would only need to buy a 1/2 pint of base black, but I wanted some more insight as to how to best attempt this to get a sheen like you find on electrical tape, a real semi-gloss/satin.
I just cant wrap my head around where to start, do I mix the clear and then just add black and shoot a test panel? Should I mix it with 2 parts base to 1 part clear to get started and work it out from there?
We also discussed reducing the clear with lacquer thinner to knock the gloss down a bit (but that may have been another conversation).
Can anyone provide some insight as to where I should start with my ratios or should I just stop and rethink this idea?
Here is the desired finish I am going for.
Thanks
Alex.
I want to avoid spraying black base and then spraying a flat clear, I would like to spray once to avoid as much overspray inside an assembled car. However...
A friend told me to mix black base it with SPI clear and let the activator in the clear work as a hardener for the black base and then possibly reduce it to get the amount of semi gloss that I need.
In practice this sounds appealing to me because I have some clear left over from my exterior paint job and would only need to buy a 1/2 pint of base black, but I wanted some more insight as to how to best attempt this to get a sheen like you find on electrical tape, a real semi-gloss/satin.
I just cant wrap my head around where to start, do I mix the clear and then just add black and shoot a test panel? Should I mix it with 2 parts base to 1 part clear to get started and work it out from there?
We also discussed reducing the clear with lacquer thinner to knock the gloss down a bit (but that may have been another conversation).
Can anyone provide some insight as to where I should start with my ratios or should I just stop and rethink this idea?
Here is the desired finish I am going for.
Thanks
Alex.