Orion Silver over ? Color primer

[Happyfunballs]

I prefer the finer metallics for overall jobs. However, it might sell better if it "sparkles" more.

Using white for ghosting won't give you the look your after(IMO). The silver pearl mix is the route you want to go to achive your ghost stripes, however, the silver over the blue has been done to death(again, IMO) Look into the dry blue pearls and look into an ice blue pearl as well(possibly a fuzz to blingy) Look into KBC (kandy base coats) as an option as well. Those mixed with the sg-100 will give outstanding ghosting capabilities as well as solid colors. I think you should stay within the blue hues for the stripes.

[Davezz28]

Thanks for the ideas. You think the silver will work better than white, how about the silver white or white sparkle?

I never thought about the blue pearls. So something like the Lazuli Blue or blueberry over the Electron blue? Or the Kosmic Ocean Blue? The Kosmic Ocean blue looks like it has some silver in it, that may be the way to go.

I plan on preping the old hood and spraying several pearls on it before making the final decision.

Do you use a set ratio when adding pearl to the intercoat? or is that just another factor in creating a look you want? Is there a good starting point? I would like to minimize the # coats of pearl/intercoat to minimize the mask line in the clear.

Thank for the help

[Gordz32]

after primer, and prep work, lay a coat of tinted sealer over your primer, If you tint it right, you'll use less paint material for proper coverage. Also the sealer looks down the primer and any platic work so you won't have any bleeding. Good Luck

[comp-spec]

HOK makes a silver sealer covers real well and looks just like Orion Silver.Give that a light sand and go over it with Orion.It takes a lot of coats to get FULL coverage with Orion base.

[Gordz32]

I may be wrong but I was told by Wyotech that your not supposed to sand sealer, make sure the body is straight and block the primer and when ur rady for paint lay a wet coat of sealer just before paint.

[comp-spec]

U shouldn't have to sand the sealer before the top coat but we do it just to hit any dust nibs if any.