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Hi,
Looking for some advice, I have purchased some 2k paint in a can, have sprayed a test sample but is nothing like original colour,do I need to activate the button on underside of can first then give it a good shake for a few minutes and when the paint is mixed will show the correct colour? I know once activated it must be used by a certain time. Just wanted to test and use at later date.
Looking for some advice, I have purchased some 2k paint in a can, have sprayed a test sample but is nothing like original colour,do I need to activate the button on underside of can first then give it a good shake for a few minutes and when the paint is mixed will show the correct colour? I know once activated it must be used by a certain time. Just wanted to test and use at later date.
Quick look on my paint system (Nexa Aquabase+) shows two 'standard' shades, the later one being described as 'Darker, Coarser' than the original.
Looking at the formulations the first contains - amongst other things - metallic and pearlescent elements, the second metallic and xirillic elements. They will be very different.
Plus two further formulations 'specials' which are both described as darker & coarser than the original, so you have 4 different shades to play with.
There may be other shades with other paint manufacturers.
Coarser usually refers to the grade of metallic particles in the mix - extra fine, fine, coarse, extra coarse etc & could be any one or a combination of several.
You need to take the car to a motor factor that does paint & compare their chips against it. In good daylight - preferably strong sunlight. It will be very difficult - if not impossible - to get a decent match any other way.
I'm aware of aerosols of clearcoat that need a button pressing to mix the hardener in with the clear & these are 2k ( as in 'two component') but not come across one like that for a base coat.
Your colour is normally applied as a basecoat - the colour coat - and needs clearcoat over the top.
Looking at the formulations the first contains - amongst other things - metallic and pearlescent elements, the second metallic and xirillic elements. They will be very different.
Plus two further formulations 'specials' which are both described as darker & coarser than the original, so you have 4 different shades to play with.
There may be other shades with other paint manufacturers.
Coarser usually refers to the grade of metallic particles in the mix - extra fine, fine, coarse, extra coarse etc & could be any one or a combination of several.
You need to take the car to a motor factor that does paint & compare their chips against it. In good daylight - preferably strong sunlight. It will be very difficult - if not impossible - to get a decent match any other way.
I'm aware of aerosols of clearcoat that need a button pressing to mix the hardener in with the clear & these are 2k ( as in 'two component') but not come across one like that for a base coat.
Your colour is normally applied as a basecoat - the colour coat - and needs clearcoat over the top.
Edited by paintman on Wednesday 4th December 23:33
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