brandon dingwell
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your last coat.. which ever one that should be (3,4,5,6….10…..) should just go a little beyond the spot where you got full coverage with your ground coat
[b]stanclub wrote:[/b]
[quote]So to reverse blend the midcoat, just blend each coat further in?Is stagger means painting 45degrees in both directions?[/quote]
Heres a visual for you. say you painted the fender and blended the doora reverse blend would be this.
[IMG]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll186/paintbyding/IMG_0629.jpg[/IMG]A staggered reverse blend or what ever you want to call it would be this
[IMG]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll186/paintbyding/IMG_0630.jpg[/IMG]the angle of the gun doesnt change regardless of which method you choose
[b]RatStang wrote:[/b]
[quote]Sure the thought of removing the screw and nut that holds those handles on made ol’ Bondo sick.
He probably made one of his kids do it for him.Looks good though Bondo.
Remember way back when, when we made a bet that you would finish it before I finished the 66. and winner gets a CVI?Well I finished 2 restorations, and bought a CVI in the time it took you to do that one. :silly:[/quote]
and we still havent seen any pictures of them :whistle:looks good :cheers :cheers :cheers
Time to deliver it now[b]ryanbrown999 wrote:[/b]
[quote]That is excellent advice on 3-stages Jayson. :cheersThat should be a sticky![/quote]
a sticky right hand or a sticky left hand :stonedgood advise from jayson posted on another site
“The trick with 3 stages is to make absolute certain your ground/foundation coat matches the car,look in the trunk,under the sill plate or under hood and make sure your ground coat matches first by doing a spray out.A let down panel is also great advice,and generally taking an extra panel to blend is also a must and I don’t have a problem getting paid by an insurance company either.If you are doing the fender I would do the hood and door at the very minimum.
This is how I have been doing tri stage blends for over 20 years and have been successful with hundreds of them.After you spray on 2 coats of ground/foundation coat apply a clear base or orientation coat to help the pearl blend easier to your maximum blend area.Now mix your mid-coat /effect coat(pearl or candy) and reduce for spraying.Now mix your ready to spray ground coat with your ready to spray pearl coat 1:1 and apply 1-2 light coats gradually fading out to make a more uniform blend of the ground/foundation coat.
Now take your mixed and ready to spray pearl/effect color and apply one coat to your maximum blend area(this is called a reverse blend or staggering your blend) and mark it on your masking paper with a pen or sharpie.Coat #2 goes just past the fender,coat # 3 goes to say the middle of the front door but not to your maximum blend area.You should now have a smooth undetectable blend.By doing a reverse blend and marking where you are on your masking paper you know where you are at,plus you will not have a build up of pearl/effect coat in one area that will show as a color difference.Now all you have to do is clear it and be done with it.
If you have never done a 3 stage blend and you have never painted before I would seek professional help or pay a good shop to do it.If you attempt it yourself give the base lots of flash time and now you see why it is necessary to take an extra panel to give yourself more room to blend the numerous coats.Good luck and I hope this helps you. ”
This is how i did my very first pearl blend. shop owner thought I panel painted it cause he couldnt find my blend on the door 😉
actually that 720 works pretty good for a flow coat.. course i dont know if it’ll bury your 80 grit scratches :pcorn:
little peely. :whistle: did you have jimmo spray it :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
[b]lild wrote:[/b]
[quote]turn the tip of the gun nozzle towards the tire, now move the gun towards the door handle. this is reverse blending.
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actually reverse blending doesnt refer to the direction you are pointing your gun. Reverse blending refers to applying your furthest blend coat first then working your way back in. one reason to do this is so you are not putting your blend coats over dry overspray at the edges. it helps when doing difficult to blend colorsthats a sweet looking guitar. what does your friend get for one of those hollow body electric’s
one of the biggest things with a tri coat is getting the base color right. if that base color doesnt match then it wont matter how many coats of pearl you put on. work on getting that base color.
[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]thats a nice post cept rule #7 dont apply ta ding :lol1[/quote]
😛 😛 😛[b]RatStang wrote:[/b]
[quote]Wasn’t this one that Ding did?[/quote]
funny how we’ve never seen one of your paint jobs Rat
or did they subpoena them all and are now locked away by the court :rofl :rofl :rofl[b]Old DuPont Guy wrote:[/b]
[quote]Its a very good idea when you do a front bumper.[/quote]
yes it is…. but dont kick yourself over it. it’s only a focus :lol1 :lol1 :lol1
the hardener will help with the paint durablilty especially on the bumper which takes most of the abuseNice job
is that a Focass bumper :pcorn: