My 52 chevy is at the paint shop right now and the painter spayed one of the fender skirts. I love the color of the Copper Pearl Flatz but the paint is very ruff to the touch. I'm new to the flatz paint so did not know if it should feel this way or not. Should it be? The painter said he could add a flatten clear coat over it which should help making it smooth and still have the flat look. What do you guys think?
No I painted my dash and it was smooth just no gloss. I used Champagne Met. Maybe the reducer was to fast.
No, it should be smooth. I've used it a couple times, and have found that it's so thin, you don't even need the reducer, just the activator.
I am putting flat clear on in the next couple weeks as the flatz has almost no durability. What you got is a low quality paint that looks real cool,,I painted my hood 6x's..you are getting dry spray, not uncommon as pro's I know have had the same problem with this paint..Funny how the lighter purple gave me grief while the darker purple laid like gl***,,,different properties,,,dunno good luck!
Ok I was thinking it should not be that way. I'm going to give the painter the number to TCP where I bought the paint and have him talk to him. He might be doing something wrong. Like jazz1 said he might be getting dry spray. We might try less or no reducer on a test panel. Will let you know what we find!
i painted my truck a few times,,including an old pro who taught me to paint years ago,,he made a mess,,a young painter offered his services,showed up with a nice new sata gun,,he did a somewhat better job but again I knocked it down and shot it one last time myself. Lay it down WET,,so friggin' it's about to run. and when she's all dry the flat clearcoat,,like i said this **** has no durability but it looks so cool. I talked to TCP global,,bou't as usefull as ***s on a bull IMO,,they don't have the answers,,
Personally, I'd shoot it with a flatened clear no matter what but what kind of painter shows a customer a panel that has been shot too dry? FWIW, TCP help desk can't teach someone to paint.
I dont know much about painting either , but I do know when its dry !! It will be ruff .. all you can do is sand it back smooth and paint again !
You could shoot with a gloss and then knock it down with 1500 grit,,done that few years back when an airline popped near my workbench, I was painting my car,,blew filings everywhere,,so I sanded down the car with the intent to repaint but I liked the dulled finish and left it.
we did 3 fairly wet coats on mine. the last being a little thinner. while it isn't great quality paint, you can get decent results.
I have been using Omni Acrylic Urethane mixed with a flattening agent and have had great results. For a nice smooth finish I lay down three coats and let it dry long enough to wet sand with 1200g. Then I apply one more topcoat. It lays down smooth and with a 50/50 mixture has the right look for me.
def too dry---if a clear coat was added over the paint with flattener itd be a lil more weather resistant and itll be smooth---but adding a flattener it wont last as long as a shiney clear job----the uv rays penetrate the clear easier and will chalk after some time
I ordered the video with the color chart The chart is some pc of **** thats photo coped off and the video is a joke with very little info so fair warning SAVE YOUR $$
Take a look at the colour chart,,,my truck is Flatz p***ion purple..Looks absolutely nothing like the paint chip..But i had already started mixing so I said screw it ,,,let's get some colour on. Only lighter purple gave me trouble,went through 3 gallons of the stuff, the darker flatz on the fenders laid like gl***..painted em once,,only used a quart
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