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I need a help spraying some Standox base WA code 800J a Cadillac tri coat. Can I use SPI reducer and activator? What is best way to go about blending ajoining panel ? Seems to me there could be a problem with the pearl ? Any tips please.
 
Yes, SPI reducer and activator will be fine. Reduce the midcoat 1:1 and do a sprayout over the ground coat, masking off sections to test 1,2,3 and 4 coats of midcoat to find the best match. Blending is usually mandatory. The ground coat should be tapered out by mixing some 599 and extra reducer into the last coat, a sharp transition on the ground coat can be hard to hide with the midcoat.
 
crashtech said:
Yes, SPI reducer and activator will be fine. Reduce the midcoat 1:1 and do a sprayout over the ground coat, masking off sections to test 1,2,3 and 4 coats of midcoat to find the best match. Blending is usually mandatory. The ground coat should be tapered out by mixing some 599 and extra reducer into the last coat, a sharp transition on the ground coat can be hard to hide with the midcoat.
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That is great advice! What other tidbits you got?
 
Thanks Crash. The ground coat sounds pretty good just about what I would do with any blend but I'm having a problem of thinking about the mid coat.Would you just follow the procedure the same as the ground coat. IE. the base has been blended then one coat of mid coat a third of the way then the second coat out more then the third coat over reduced and sprayed just beyound the original base?? I know what you are saying.So to make it simplier .Over reduce the last coat of base and do the same with the mid coat. The last coat would just be over reduced mid coat over the original paint.? Corect? THANKS.
 
Thanks Crash. Then you would do the same with the mid coat by blending 1, 2 or 3 coats as dictated by the spray out. The end transition of the mid coat was what I am concerned with.Thanks.
 
The midcoat usually isn't too hard because it is really transparent. If you are concerned about the blend, and If the sprayout shows that you only need 2 coats of midcoat, you can apply one coat of midcoat to the groundcoated area, then cut the remaining midcoat 1:1 with pre-reduced 599 and then apply two more coats instead of one for a better step-out on the blend. Colors that need three or more coats of midcoat don't need this. Always reduce materials containing 599 1:1 instead of the normal 2:1. Always activate three-stage jobs because of the film build involved.
 
crashtech said:
The midcoat usually isn't too hard because it is really transparent. If you are concerned about the blend, and If the sprayout shows that you only need 2 coats of midcoat, you can apply one coat of midcoat to the groundcoated area, then cut the remaining midcoat 1:1 with pre-reduced 599 and then apply two more coats instead of one for a better step-out on the blend. Colors that need three or more coats of midcoat don't need this. Always reduce materials containing 599 1:1 instead of the normal 2:1. Always activate three-stage jobs because of the film build involved.
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More standox hints!
 
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