I went to the paint store last weekend for some more epoxy primer. I was going to buy white epoxy and have it tinted. They said it couldnt be done, which I find hard to beleive. Anybody have any luck tinting with universal tints ? Thanks in advance.
I do it all the time, with House of Kolor Kandy concentrate. A stong, translucent tint. So i don't see why it couldn't be done with regular toners, which are stonger. The only hitch is, that at a certain point, adding more does not make the color darker, or richer. You'll probably have to settle for a pastel color.
Valspar makes a DTM line of epoxy primers (Vlaspar CPS) that is available in virtually ANY color! I had blue mixed when I painted my frame. REALLY nice primer! Lays down great and can be reduced to use as a sealer. Sands nice too. I definitely recommend it. Price is very reasonable as well. Coincidentally, Valspar owns House of Kolor. I'm sure there is plenty of the same ingredients in HOK products.
Just a heads up, read this: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566386&highlight=learn
I have used the earlier version of Valspar's epoxy primer reduced as a sealer on the roof of my car for about eight years and it has held up lots long than I thought it would. It sprayed nicely too.
you know i work for a ppg platinum distributor and hok now makes kd 3000 that comes 6 primary colors and you can make more than 36 tinted colors they have charts and mixin ratios check it out
I've used this product for the last 6 years without any problems. Like the rest have said , it's a good product , that comes in a multitude of shades and colors .
just a flattened single stage offers so much more than primer, UV protection so it doesn't chalk out for one.
I flattened my 55 about 5 years ago with single stage and flattner. I'll never do it again, it was a real pain in the ass and never looked good after day one.
X3 I assume you end goal is just a flat finish in a color you like? On my A coupe I picked a color that I like in flat. I went to the hardware store and picked a paint chip for a flat house paint. Then I shot some clear over it and to it to the autopaint store. It needed to be glossy to work in the paint match machine. From there they mixed me an acrylic paint. Then we covered the whole schmear with PPG Flex-n-Flat clear. I wash it often, drive it in the rain and it still looks good after 4 years.
This is the temporary finish on my Titus-built Tudor. It will get the same shiny shade of blue as the wheels as time and funds allow. Currently is is a gallon of white DP primer mixed with a quart of blue DP primer.
Go to a different paint store or ask if there is a manager in the store you are at. Yes it can be tinted and it has been done over and over again ever since primer/flat cars became popular.
This is tinted primer from Sherwin Williams. It is Urethane primer-not epoxy. I had extra toner added to darken it up from the original pre-mixed color.
6 years later, parked out side under the breeze way, through monsoons, snow, wind, hail, pretty much anything the New Mexico weather can throw at it, plus 40,000 plus miles! Not Chalky, the top is 2 stage without clear and a ton of mica in it. I wash it with the same brush I use on my tractors. Just don't wipe it with an oily rag, that spot will hold dust for a long long time!
If you are talking PPG DP Epoxy primers they can only be tinted with other epoxy colors, like someone else said all kinds of non-epoxy primers can be tinted I'd look at the HOK paint line. This car pictured is the Dupont HR Black. I believe they have it in many colors now. Have fun!
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