panel fading

jwimmer

jwimmer

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freind of mine has chevy truck with mediumn blue paint and a darker blue panel fade on it. is it possible to match panel fades, or do you have to do an all over job? I've done candy jobs, panel fades on lettering, but nothing like this before. Suggestions PLEASE
 
If you know the colors and the fade is in the middle of the panels you should be able to do a complete side.
 
thats what I was thinking, but is there a technique I should pratice before I attempt. Read that it's best to turn pressure up, fluid down and back off to about 12 - 18 inhes. Would this make it to dry to adhere?
 
jwimmer;5807 said:
thats what I was thinking, but is there a technique I should pratice before I attempt. Read that it's best to turn pressure up, fluid down and back off to about 12 - 18 inhes. Would this make it to dry to adhere?
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JW, fades are done in different ways. Look carefully at the transition. If the faded basecoat looks very fine and consistent, they probably used the step down method ie; starting from the bottom, the first pass of base is shot at say 1:1. The next pass is shot 1:1.5 and extended 50 to 75% passed the first. Every pass gets reduced more the further you go up. You can use reducer or ready to spray intercoat to thin out the base. Intercoat maintains the viscosity while thinning out the color.
The other method is angling the gun as you go up the panel. The transition looks more inconsistent and the droplets of basecoat are bigger. The real challenge is knowing how many coats were applied with either method.
 
thanks rodman, practiced a little and it took 2 tries but I finnally got it lookin good. did the whole side like Bob recommeded. Took advice and reduced it down with spi intercoat. Kinda nerve racking but fun at same time. Thanks
 
Glad it worked out JW. Sometimes the hardest part of trying something new is getting over your fear of trying something new. Wow, that's deep! LOL
 
a good fade will have u going out with both colors and or mixing the two colors together.
 
sik_kreations;6004 said:
a good fade will have u going out with both colors and or mixing the two colors together.
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I agree, I've often had three guns loaded with color for the best transition.
 
The advice I gave was based on the more common fades that I ran into at new car dealers I did paint repair for. If you are doing repairs on custom painting then a two gun method maybe needed or desired.
 
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