I have read the issues with this paint. Generally most people say it is ok or **** and it comes out tiger strippy and or blotchy, especially with the pearls and metallics. I want to paint my car with the vintage burgandy or rust pearl color. But here is my question, I talked to a very reputable shop in town that does high end paint work and sprays this brand as well. He agreed that the paint usually turns out kind of blotchy. He said it is due to the paint being single stage and when you lay it on inevitably it will be at different thicknesses and so it dries at different rates and thus the blotchyness is the outcome. He said the way to do it is to shoot their paint and use it as a base coat then use their hot rod flatz clear over it and with this the sheen is uniform. I went to the HRF website and they don't show their normal kit single stage colors available as a base paint. So would you just shoot it thin in the kit as a single stage like he said. Does this make sense? And if so wont the clear dry at different speeds as well resulting in the same. I just read a thread on rubbing out flat clear and it was said that rubbing it would make the dull clear become shiney. Wouldn't it be "dull" all the way thru the clear. Obviously I am not a painter and thanks for the help. Joe
Why run the risk?...Go with a name brand proven product such as PPG, Dupont, etc....Generally the last thing you do and the biggest thing everyone sees is the paint...This makes or breaks the ride....Why skimp now
Why waste your money and your time? When HRF forst came out, it was $79.00 a gallon, and the paint sprayed on smooth. Now you pay what, $159.00 for a gallon of ****? You can go to your local paint shop and pick up a nice base coat, reducer, and flat clear for the same amount of money you will give to the Kustom Shop. The bonus here is that you don't have to wait for shipping, and the end product is much better by far.
Well I had my model a tudor paintedwith expensive ppg single stage paint with all the reducer and hardner and the flattener and it turned out blotchy. Don't know if it was climate or our error so my thought was go with hrf since it as already flattened in the gallon but since have heard the same resultes usually happen. On my A it was black so I just used scotchbrite on the whole car to get a consistant sheen. I don't want to do this with my edsel because if I do it in the pearl or mettalic I ***ume sanding afterward is not probably advised. From what I gather a base clear job almost always turns out better, is that the drift I am getting? Thanks for the responses so far, Joe
If it turns out blotchy, its the painters fault. Period. I've sprayed both a flattened single stage and a flattened clear and neither turned out blotchy. For a shop to openly admit that they can't layout a flattened single stage and to blame it on the paint is funny as hell. Its not as easy and I think you get a better outcome if you do base/flat clear, but its not impossible. By doin a base/flat clear job, you are open to any base color their is, not just what HRF sells. Matter of fact, I would stay away from HRF and use something better. I use PPG bases with PPG clears and flattening agents.
i'm in the process of painting my wifes a sedan and ran into a problem with the paint. sprayed a panel to show show the local paint mixer and he straightened the problem out. try doing this thru the mail.
What is the easiest paint to shoot for a first timer ? I want a flat look , like primmer . I was told PPG . Any thoughts ?
no brand is easier to spray. but the type varies. single stage gloss colors are the easiest. flat colors are the hardest next to candies.
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