Tiger striped my first paint job

[Painther]

I'll also be grabbing a gallon of intercoat and slow reducer from spi for the respray. Gonna save it for the technique Chris hamilton mentioned, just in case I still have issues with the metallic laying out. Reduced intercoat mixed 50/50 with ready to spray base for the last coat

 

[Painther]

Man I love this forum. Y'all have some really good advice

 

[crashtech]

I'll also be grabbing a gallon of intercoat and slow reducer from spi for the respray. Gonna save it for the technique Chris hamilton mentioned, just in case I still have issues with the metallic laying out. Reduced intercoat mixed 50/50 with ready to spray base for the last coat

Put off buying the intercoat until you have a chance to test your new setup. You really shouldn't need it for an overall.

 

[Painther]

Put off buying the intercoat until you have a chance to test your new setup. You really shouldn't need it for an overall.

I needed it anyways for my prelude that I'm painting after this, it's gonna be white with metallic mixed into the intercoat

 

[Painther]

Put off buying the intercoat until you have a chance to test your new setup. You really shouldn't need it for an overall.

Noted though, thank you. I think I'll stick with the coverage coats with a drop coat for this metallic green, figured I'd get it as a failsafe just in case

 

[crashtech]

In my opinion, I've never seen a homebrew 3 stage using metallic that looks better than a factory 3-stage, but I guess someday there's going to be an exception.

 

[Painther]

In my opinion, I've never seen a homebrew 3 stage using metallic that looks better than a factory 3-stage, but I guess someday there's going to be an exception.

In my opinion, I've never seen a homebrew 3 stage using metallic that looks better than a factory 3-stage, but I guess someday there's going to be an exception.

I mispoke, it's actually a pearl I'll be mixing into the intercoat on the prelude. Called red interference pearl, from didspade. Looks pretty sweet over white from the couple images I've found on google

 

[Jim C]

just watch out with red pearl. there is no truly red pearl. they always look pink. especially on white. the names are always deceiving.