2 tone stripe process for amateur?

RosharonRooster

RosharonRooster

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I have decided to 2 tone my car. I'm trying to put together a game plan for this process. The tape line is completely covered by stainless molding. Should the stripe color be sprayed first? Cleared? Intercoat? I have messed around with graphics in the past but I really want to get this right the first time. I was thinking this...
Mask off car and leave stripe exposed
Epoxy sealer
3 coats lesonal basecoat
1 coat intercoat clear

Let sit for a few hours

Unmask
Mask off painted stripe completely with tape
Epoxy sealer
3 coats lesonal
Unmask side stripe
Clear whole car.

The reason for the intercoat clear is because I believe the open window for lesonal is up to 8hrs max for clear coat application.??

Any help is appreciated
(Notice the white stripe on blue car)
 

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Considering chrome edge is completely covered, I would finish the stripe, cleared and all. Let it sit 2-3 days before masked, then spray the rest of car as normal. My reason eliminates any possible overspray problem. Once it is cleared anything could be buffed off. Lots of ways doing this would work.
 
Thanks TK. Might go that route. I'm trying to put together a plan to get all this painted in a matter of 2-3 days and still manage to go to work during the day. In going to paint dash this Sunday It's definitely a process
 
RosharonRooster said:
Thanks TK. Might go that route. I'm trying to put together a plan to get all this painted in a matter of 2-3 days and still manage to go to work during the day. In going to paint dash this Sunday It's definitely a process
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If 2-3 days total, your game plan is probably best. Metallic overspray will sometimes find it over a solid color. I try to do the solids after metallics, if possible.
 
texasking said:
If 2-3 days total, your game plan is probably best. Metallic overspray will sometimes find it over a solid color. I try to do the solids after metallics, if possible.
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Well the stripe is going to be a lighter shade of green, not white..I got some samples today to spray out
 

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dont get too crazy with those recoat windows for clear over base. its all a bit of nonsense. base isnt a catalyzed product so clear will bite into it and bond even weeks later. if you have seen any of my work, do you think any of that ws done in 24-48 hours? to have a deadline like that is crazy. there have been jobs that i was working on for weeks and when done i just clear it. never once in 25 years have i had clear delam off my base. the only recoat window i go overboard with is epoxy.
 
Jim C said:
dont get too crazy with those recoat windows for clear over base. its all a bit of nonsense. base isnt a catalyzed product so clear will bite into it and bond even weeks later. if you have seen any of my work, do you think any of that ws done in 24-48 hours? to have a deadline like that is crazy. there have been jobs that i was working on for weeks and when done i just clear it. never once in 25 years have i had clear delam off my base. the only recoat window i go overboard with is epoxy.
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Curious if you activate your base with clear activator.

Don
 
For the most part yes but not if i am airbrushing with it or doing detailed artwork, small stripes etc. that stuff i will not but base color almost always
 
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