akitagandy
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I got new paint .what do you think? click on LINK Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket
I think your wrong here for one reason.Base Coat Clear can not be color sanded to blend in.So messing with the finish he has now before striping WILL mess the paint job up.My recomedation is before you clear coat finish what you want then clear coat the crap out of it to achieve the depth you want.My painter says also no more than 5 coats of clear over the base coat.My graphics are OVER my base coat clear coat and after three years ive had no problems with the paint .In my opinion if you stripe over the clear cote you will ad dimention to it like a 3-D effect.In my painters words not mine.TheAntiBoyd said:Bad Ass paint job!! note on striping...if he uses striping enamel...dont clear over it. If he uses an acrylic, or unreduced base, you can use the same clear...just get the SPOT clear, rough the area around the graphics with a scotchbrite or use a 'clear melt' . The other option is a clear basecoat. Pinstriping enamel is fine all by its lonesome though.
For you guys planning heavy graphics; a lot of custom painters use a mid coat clear, or clear basecoat to lock things together in an effort to keep mil thickness down
Mr. Fixit said:Very well done! It looks great. I feel like finding a grape Nehi Soda. Do they still exist?