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I got some of the candy concentrate powders (not the pearl effects powder) from Paint With Pearl in Colorado and mixed it according to their instructions which are to first dissolve it into the reducer for the intercoat clear (I used SPI medium reducer) and then add the intercoat clear (I obviously went with SPI) to the powder/reducer mixture (I did it 1-1). It seemed to produce good candy colors but I did have trouble with the powders clumping up in the reducer, and then I had a hard time getting them to dissolve fully (I ended up having to reach into the mixture and try to work out the clumps with my gloved fingers). I did some sprayout cards and it didn't look horrible, but it didn't look great either because there was a little splotchiness in the color (which could have bee my spray set-up or lack of skill, too).
Since my work up to now has been with classic car restoration - with basic paint jobs - I'm fairly new to doing candy paint jobs, but now I'm getting into some bike resto jobs where I really need to get a good handle on doing candy color over a silver base paint jobs. I've tried the liquid concentrate in another brand and it seems to be a better way to do this, but I have the candy colors I mixed with the PWP powder that I don't want to waste, but I don't want to end up with a splotchy looking job either if the undissolved powder is going to cause me problems.
Has anyone tried the PWP candy concentrate powders (not their pearl powders) in the SPI intercoat clear and had success with them? Is there something I did wrong? Any tips on doing candy paint jobs would also be appreciated because being able to acquire this skill - which I understand is difficult - is where my work is leading me so I need to learn this skill.
Thanks.
Since my work up to now has been with classic car restoration - with basic paint jobs - I'm fairly new to doing candy paint jobs, but now I'm getting into some bike resto jobs where I really need to get a good handle on doing candy color over a silver base paint jobs. I've tried the liquid concentrate in another brand and it seems to be a better way to do this, but I have the candy colors I mixed with the PWP powder that I don't want to waste, but I don't want to end up with a splotchy looking job either if the undissolved powder is going to cause me problems.
Has anyone tried the PWP candy concentrate powders (not their pearl powders) in the SPI intercoat clear and had success with them? Is there something I did wrong? Any tips on doing candy paint jobs would also be appreciated because being able to acquire this skill - which I understand is difficult - is where my work is leading me so I need to learn this skill.
Thanks.