But there still is some.Īlso, there is just no way a Duplicolor rattle can is going to perfectly color match an expensive PPG or BASF (is that a VW?) factory formula at $300 a quart. OEMs paint cars with all panels completely electrically grounded to minimize variation. One reason is the metal flake to make it silver will lay differently depending on the state of electrostatic charge. I vowed not to attempt such foolishness again without guidance.
MIX BASE WITH CLEAR AUTO PAINT PRO
I'm not a body guy, and I learned that expensive and laborious lesson too late from a real pro - after experiencing much poorer results than the OP. The quality of a mirror, for instance, is not as dependent on the glass as much as the overall flatness of the silvering reflective coating or layer. This needs to be perfectly smooth before clear, even if it appears dull.
And then thoroughly cleaned of sanding dust. Yes, the "color" coat(s) need to be wet-sanded aka "color sanded". Here's a photo of the new stuff I want to. You can see that the reflective gloss is absent on the hood.
I've become a bit skeptical of the advice of auto store people, so before I spray that on top of the previous coat, I just wanted to check with the friendly folks on the internet to see if this will actually fix my problem.īelow are two pictures of what my hood looks like now, compared to the rest of the car. I got another can from the same company that says "Acrylic Enamel" instead of "Automotive Paint", since that's what the person at a different auto store said to get (she said to just sand it a bit and spray the enamel right on top). Since the can said "high gloss finish", you'd expect it to be glossy. The guy at the auto store told me to use the following:Īfter it was all done, it looked like a matte finish rather than the glossy coat on the rest of my car. I got custom matching spray paint made and used that to paint to hood, and then covered it with two coats of clear coat (I used two since the first coat wasn't glossy and thought maybe the second would be). A while back I fixed up some rust spots on stone kicks on my hood, and ended up repainting my whole hood to cover them up after grinding/puttying/priming.
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