Ground coats
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well if ya got white sealer thats cool if ya got some junk white base that will work to if your going for a color like yellow even the data sheets will tell ya ta ground it with white like i said the 2 go together like peanut butter an jelly;) 😉 😉
[b]Joe@FCAB wrote:[/b]
[quote]On some colors BASF will have a ground coat or tell you to use tinted primer to get better coverage.. For example I just finished a transparent red pearl that had I not used the ground coat would of taken 6-8 coats to cover, where as with the ground coat it only took 3.. I could prove that on a spray out card to, and in the end the color will match. Ultimately with enough coats yes you will get coverage and color match. But I am all for saving money and time and a good ground coat or tinted primer will do both..[/quote]You’re absolutely right, I agree with that. 🙂
Hey someone agrees for a change on this one 😉
[b]Joe@FCAB wrote:[/b]
[quote]Hey someone agrees for a change on this one ;)[/quote]I disagree with that :lol1
I just finished up a couple of mirrors today in Honda’s red from the bikes. I have sprayed the exact same color over a dark gray and it took around 7 coats to cover. Today, (after learning red doesn’t cover lol) I sprayed some junk white from a porsche I did and the same red covered in 3 coats.
Now since red is much more expensive than white I choose to spray white for 2-3 coats then 3 coats of red rather than 7 coats of red.
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