limco supreme…did anybody use this?
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my jobber had there diamont line pulled and got in limco supreme.the rep said its like diamont to use…i dont know about that.i used limco 4 bace before once and it sucked.there not mixing onyx at this time.im geting onyx from my buddys shop for now and i love it.im going to put a system in my shop.but for now would like to know a little more about limco supreme….
Limco sucks. Limco performing like Diamont? LOL
I really hate it when paint jobbers try to blow smoke up your ass.
we are using the limco supreme and yup it’s alot like diamont when mixed as a base coat. :pcorn:
just started using it so time will tell
but the clear is pretty darn nice for the price too. and the tinters are 1/3 the price of diamont.:dnc
i like the sound of that.im going to try it on one of my rebuildables i have first before a customers car tho.
How is it for color match?
oh there will be some tinting and spray outs till we get things figured out but thats true for any new system :kofee
went through it years ago when we put in the diamont …part of the job , matching paint is what we do.
ps. covers way better than diamont did …. 3 coats , instead of 5 or 6 :whistle:
I use 55 line and havent had any major coverage issues. I do order diamont when I do completes just cause its a lot cheaper to buy a gallon of that than the 55 line and never had to use 5-6 coats for coverage. usually 2 was good and did a 3rd for good measure. were you reducing the diamont 2:1 or 1:1 stone?
Yeah i find diamnot to be a 2-3 coat system. Only time its more than that is with custom colors from the carizzma book which is to be expected. I use limco occasionally but usually one of the single stages not a base so i have no input on that.
I used diamont for a year and a half,mixed it 2:1: 10% bch2,I found coverage was not great but not bad usually 3-4 coats, with dark greens and blues being the worst,also any gold color was a sh!ty match.Back in the early 80’s when it was new it was not a bad system,but today it is behind the times IMO compared to premium solvent systems.Limco low voc bc sounds like omni low voc bc :sick: I would like to know who is going to pay you for tinting every color?? Sounds like a pain to me.
actually (paint match and blend) is on most estimates we do and I know real painters always check their match, tint and spray, spray outs regularly and if in doubt, blend it out, if they care at all about the color match :whistle: …. :dnc
[quote=”Stone” post=15469]actually (paint match and blend) is on most estimates we do and I know real painters always check their match, tint and spray, spray outs regularly and if in doubt, blend it out, if they care at all about the color match :whistle: …. :dnc[/quote]
Definately old school thinking.
I think the proper process is to mix the standard (not worrying about over pours, unless someone is watching). Blend the colour and hope for the best. If it turns out poorly you consult the excuse catalog and select the best excuse for the situation, provided it hasn’t been used in the past 72 hours.
“…well, it looked good in the booth…” 😛
Thanks for the tips captain obvious :clappy My point is with a real premium paint system you don’t have to tint every color and the variants are accurate.I do a sprayout when I edge parts before the car is in the booth,that way I know the color is right.Nothing wosre than trying to get a match at 4:30 on Friday afternoon and the car has to go at 5:00 :S .So for the guys that paint everyday tell me if you tint on every color??There is a difference between a blendable match and a butt match :stoned I may not be a real painter but I don’t send out mismatched jobs either 😉
:rofl
I do not tint most colors. I rarely tint when I am blending. Every so often I have to give it a small adjustment.
I can usually get by without tinting on panel painting bumpers . I can find a variant that works most of the time, if not it gets blended.
I hate tinting with a passion so I try to avoid it at all costs.
With Autowave I usually dont have to make a sprayout when blending. Look at the variant chips, pick one and spray.
I check every color I mix, but rarely have to do much tinting, and if I do its not much at all. I use diamont and love it. 2-3 coats on most colors, IMO it covers great. :rock
young feller just did a box side and I’m impressed , … this shit (limco) rocks :rock
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