Im a beginner, how would you fix this?

I took a piece of the car to the paint supplyer and they said they matched as well as they could. I did spray one of those black and white spray cards but it was the middle of winter and I could't take the car outside to look at it in the sun light. It looked ok in the garage florescent lights. I plan to do a test panel this weekend and roll the car outside to look at it. I would rather not blend into the hood if i don't have to.I guess it depends on how well the test panel matches.
 
Exactly, shoot the test panel first to verify you're close enough to have a successful blend. The differences in color on your first attempt were way to great. Some paint stores mix more consistant than others, tints dry up if they don't sell alot. Get the color match confirmed and we'll walk you through the prep and application.
 
After spraying a bunch of spray outs here is what i came up with. Very confusing because some look good in the sun and not in the shade and others look good in the shade. How close do I need to be?

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o252/jdss4/DSCN1144.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o252/jdss4/Color Match/DSCN1147.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o252/jdss4/Color Match/DSCN1150.jpg

DSCN1144.jpg
 
shoot a coat of clear over them and it will be more obvious, second from left looks to be close without clear but the third from left might be closer once clear is applied.
 
It's hard to see it but they are cleared. Whats really wierd is how different they look in different light. The second for left ,the large card, is actually the the one that looks great in the sun and to dark in the shade. I mixed a small amount of the lighter color with with that color and it looks even better. I'd like to try the blend on just the door, not the hood. Whats the next step? When I get to the blend part what do I reduce the color with?
 
You'll want to scuff both panels up with a grey scotchbrite and or 800 grit, scuffing paste will also help. De-trim the door. Shoot one coat of intercoat clear over the whole works then shoot your color over the repair area and blend it into the door. Light applications of base so you have good control and can gradually blend it into the door. Once you think all is good you can shoot another coat of intercoat over both panels to confirm the blend is good. then shoot your clearcoat.
 
Dupont says to use 222 which I think is an adhesion promoter.Does the intercoat take care of that? After i spray the color on the repair area does the color need to be reduced as I blend into the door? Reduced with what, intercoat or dupont blending reducer?
 
You can use intercoat instead of 222S-it does the same thing. You shouldn't need to reduce the paint with any blender. Just keep in mind you cannot put the paint on like you did when you painted the car originally- it needs to be applied in light applications so you have good control and can blend the color into the door. Dial the gun down so it's putting out less material if needed-a painter that is accustomed to doing this will just subconsciously trigger the gun less and put the amount of paint needed to carefully taper the paint at the blend. Coverage is going to be very quick being that you repainted the fender once already. Your first coat could go to the end of the fender, next coat 4" into the door, 3rd coat goes 4-6" beyond that with no abrupt stops-let the overspray on each pass fade out into the door. This is a lot easier to show than to explain:D A friend of mine once said it's a matter of flicking the gun on each pass to get the color blended-that was his technique , for me it's all about getting the right amount of color where it tapers out. Keep in mind the intercoat will have a little gloss-not much but more than your color when it flashes off but you'll still be able to see how gradual of a blend you have regardless.
Oftentimes if you have one panel in primer and plan to blend into the adjacent panel it's best to mask off the blend panel then shoot the primered panel untill coverage is achieved, then unmask the blend panel and perform the blend-this just helps to controll overspray buildup on the blend panel. Hope this all makes sense.
 
I'd also find a different paint supplier on the next project, if the paint was bought from them originally for that job and their mixes for the repair vary that much maybe they don't mix paint carefully, or they are a low volume supplier and their tints are drying up-change in viscosity. Either way mix accuracy was poor judging from the results. Hope you get it spot on this time around!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top