For being a picture you can sure see a difference, I bet in person it's even more noticeable.SmokeyHaze said:
Sorry for the delay of the pictures. If they show up clear enough, you can see that the water, on left, is more vivid and how the metallic and pearl really stand up. It's also a slight grey shade out if direct sun light, where as the DBC on the right has less of a stand up metallic look. It's also a darker black base look. There is some difference but it shows how water does different from solvent for the same color.
I find stuff like that interesting..Barry said:The pigment company we buy our pigments from it the largest in the world and a supplier to all the majors, they hired a women head of something and now once a week get very technical letters on different subjects. I look forward to these as this women is good where normally I just delete this type of letter as most are sales pitches by someone who don't have a clue unless its house paint.
A few weeks a go she sent a letter about cheap paints, very educational as the moral of the story is when you buy a paint where they cut back on pigment, longevity goes south real fast, just something to put in back of your mind.
SOOO if one brand of the same color takes 4 coats to cover vs the other that takes 2 coats to cover better look at how long you need to live with that project.
chevy_power427;n81260 said:So in the case of Omni, Limco, Nason.... fading could be an issue.
I always tought that having a good clear could make a difference.
moparmusclecars;n82038 said:Can I use SPI reducers in the Omni base or Omni Plus base coat? That's what the guy wants, so not my call. I assume I can since they call for omni reducer or PPG DT reducers. Since I have substituted SPI reducer for DT reducer, i would think I am ok.
Yes you can, and it makes a big difference. The first times I used Omni Plus, I was using their reducers (MR series), it was okay for small parts, but on larger work, like a side, even their slow was bad. Then I used PPG's DT series, it was better. When I started using SPI products, and their reducer, it made it even better. I only use the SPI reducer since then, whatever base I use (when it's compatible).moparmusclecars said:Can I use SPI reducers in the Omni base or Omni Plus base coat? That's what the guy wants, so not my call. I assume I can since they call for omni reducer or PPG DT reducers. Since I have substituted SPI reducer for DT reducer, i would think I am ok.