Paint help!!!!

['78 Protouring]

So my 78 camaro is primered a dark grey right now and i am wondering roughly what color it could turn out to be if i layed a silver base coat over it?

[elitecustombody]

Silver

[Rod]

Silver :twothumbs

[censo69]

Guess I dont really follow your question. If you had a panel that was silver with say a white primer and then a adjacent one with the dark grey you might notice a difference but it would be on the order if a lighter/darker variant . Additionally silver tends to be a pretty solid color as far as transparency goes.

['78 Protouring]

Oh i see i didnt know if it would come out between the two colors or just be a more dull silver. Im looking for a color in between silver and gun metal but i dont know much about how primers affect color lol

[cobragt]

Silver is a little on the transparent side, because there is not a lot of pigment in it. It's mostly metallic and balancer and binder. Enough coats will get it to the right color but if you use a light gray sealer first it will get you there quicker. Go to your local paint store and ask to look at there color books to find the color you want.

['78 Protouring]

Thnx Cobragt ill definitely be doing that!

[gcallahan]

you could also ask the paint shop not to use as much balancer and binder that the formula calls for.