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thats a great deal... i paid $160.00 for quart not so great but but either way i would have paid the price.
I found a flame blue in 2009 PPG 921100....And in ain't gonna be cheap...around $120 a pint...has some limited use use toners in it.[/QUOTe
My local painter couldnt mix this color;he had all the ingredients but one,and everyone of his suppliers got big bucks for that ingredient.
Luckily one of the local custom painters had an uncut pint of the flame blue pearl leftover from a previous job;sold it to me for $50.
My local painter couldnt mix this color;he had all the ingredients but one,and everyone of his suppliers got big bucks for that ingredient.
Luckily one of the local custom painters had an uncut pint of the flame blue pearl leftover from a previous job;sold it to me for $50.
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my turn.. havent been on the boards for some time .. 2009 SG i scratched the front fender and have a few chips in the fairing. I purchased the paint through HD.. RED HOT SUNGLO and SMOKEY GOLD. Its a 3 part job. Does anyone know how many coats of each is a good starting point so my painter doesn't waste 350 worth of paint? HD sells the paint, but no tech sheets. Theses guys have a good shop but they havent used HD paint so they are not familiar with it.At least not this particular combination. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I should mention that the name of the color is red hot sunglo.. the smokey gold gives it the shimmer i assume. Need to know how much to get close. thanks again
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The only way to figure that out is to do a let down panel. If it's a tri-coat you need to spray the base coat to coverage then tape it off so you can apply the mid-coat pulling off a taped section with each additional coat of the mid-coat so you have 2,3,4 and 5 layers then compare them to the original finish. The only other thing you can do and you should still do the let down panel is to blend the color if you have room.
Not easy to explain a let down panel if your not familiar with painting terminology..much easier to show you.
Not easy to explain a let down panel if your not familiar with painting terminology..much easier to show you.
my turn.. havent been on the boards for some time .. 2009 SG i scratched the front fender and have a few chips in the fairing. I purchased the paint through HD.. RED HOT SUNGLO and SMOKEY GOLD. Its a 3 part job. Does anyone know how many coats of each is a good starting point so my painter doesn't waste 350 worth of paint? HD sells the paint, but no tech sheets. Theses guys have a good shop but they havent used HD paint so they are not familiar with it.At least not this particular combination. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I should mention that the name of the color is red hot sunglo.. the smokey gold gives it the shimmer i assume. Need to know how much to get close. thanks again
Last edited by jharanin; Jan 1, 2011 at 12:39 PM.
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Thanks. I figured they would have to do something like that. There really is no room to blend since the fairing and the front fender are that much surface area. These guys are good so im going to mention the let down panel and im sure they will get it right( fingers crosssed). I still dont get how HD can sell something they are not willing to tell you what process to use.. EFF HD!
Just curious, and i know there are variables, But i would assume i should have quite a bit of paint left out of 2 quarts?
Just curious, and i know there are variables, But i would assume i should have quite a bit of paint left out of 2 quarts?
Last edited by holeshot; Jan 2, 2011 at 08:24 AM.
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if its a 3 stage as u stated the smokey gold would be the base color the first color applied followed by the sunglow which is the mid coat followed by the clear coat.
hope this helps.
Rick
hope this helps.
Rick
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my turn.. havent been on the boards for some time .. 2009 SG i scratched the front fender and have a few chips in the fairing. I purchased the paint through HD.. RED HOT SUNGLO and SMOKEY GOLD. Its a 3 part job. Does anyone know how many coats of each is a good starting point so my painter doesn't waste 350 worth of paint? HD sells the paint, but no tech sheets. Theses guys have a good shop but they havent used HD paint so they are not familiar with it.At least not this particular combination. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I should mention that the name of the color is red hot sunglo.. the smokey gold gives it the shimmer i assume. Need to know how much to get close. thanks again
Rick
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