change of color...

[Shotgun!]

GT-R Black Pearl
BMW Cosmos Black (has blue pearl)

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

I said big pearls, not big metal flake. You need a fine metal flake if you go that route. Also, it won't have a rough finish if you do the prep right. Your final layers of clear should not have effects in them.
You want all the additives and effects to be in the basecoat. Or if you want to be fancy, you could lay down a basecoat, then a transparent mid coat ontop of that, and depending how many coats you put on, will determine how much that color stands out. You don't want to put any pearl/metal flake in the clearcoat at all, whatsoever, no matter how many coats you put on top of it.

[JET]

You want all the additives and effects to be in the basecoat. Or if you want to be fancy, you could lay down a basecoat, then a transparent mid coat ontop of that, and depending how many coats you put on, will determine how much that color stands out. You don't want to put any pearl/metal flake in the clearcoat at all, whatsoever, no matter how many coats you put on top of it.


Straight from the House of Kolor website:

"KAMELEON® PEARLS (KPF)
The color changing effect of Kameleon® Pearls are just as dramatic as the Kameleon™ Base coats Available in four color changing pigments, they are in dry form and may be added to SG-100 Intercoat Clear or any of our acrylic lacquer or urethane clears. The pearls can make a vehicle appear to be different colors to people looking at it from different angles. Use these pearls to add an exciting flare to your artwork.

KAMELEON® OPALS (KOP SERIES)
Kameleon Opals represent some of the latest advancements in pearlescent technology allowing radical color shift from different viewing angles when sprayed over black and darker colors. These colors can also provide an opalescent effect when sprayed over white and lighter colors. These products are available as easy dispersing powders that can be added to clears, pearl base coats, and Marblizer® to create dazzling effects and exciting new colors."

So, can they still not be added to clears even though HOK says that you can? :D I also had a white race car with a blue pearl clearcoat over the original paint. It was not rough at all and looked cool in the sunlight. This is very popular down in Florida, they pearl cars all the time to make them stand out.

[Supa_dupa_man]

Yeah, same guy, i do the mechanical work on his car. Hes a good friend.
he just started school there a couple weeks back.


Sweet! Tell Steve I said Hey! good luck with the painting...

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

House Of Kolor must be the only paint manufacturer that is doing that then. Any paint that I've ever sprayed recommends not using any additives in the clearcoat.

[tpunx99GSX]

If i did end up doing an Eggshell paint, would i put a clearcoat on? This is the other idea im having. But i was wondering if they actually have low sheen clearcoats?

[JET]

Damn it Tom, I thought you got out of the ricer stuff?!? Eggshell, seriously? You might as well bust the wood screws back out!

[Goat Blower]

Krylon gloss black. About 30 cans.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

Depending on the type of paint you use, you can probably get a flattening additive to put in the clear. I know that Speis/Hecker makes a clear that is a matte finish with no additives needed. If you just put basecoat down with nothing over it, it will scratch very easily and have no UV protection.

[DSM_421]

Are you doing the engine bay and door jams?

That would be one ugly dsm if it was gloss black and had a red engine bay with red door jams...