Starfire mica blue repaint
Discussion
I will try to respray my Griffith the starfire mica blue but I still have more questions.
Do you know how many lays of paint are necessary to get a deep colour aspect?
Do you know about the TVR factory standards for a new car (number of coats)?
My bodyworkman uses a black undercoating before spreading one lay of paint on the body to use less paint. It seems to me the original undercoat should be white or light green. What difference could it make when undercoat is black ?
Many thanks in advance for your advice
Do you know how many lays of paint are necessary to get a deep colour aspect?
Do you know about the TVR factory standards for a new car (number of coats)?
My bodyworkman uses a black undercoating before spreading one lay of paint on the body to use less paint. It seems to me the original undercoat should be white or light green. What difference could it make when undercoat is black ?
Many thanks in advance for your advice
3 coats of under coat get a undercote close to the colour of your carq,5 coats of colour and 3-4 coats of lacquer. for a top finsh flat of lacquer 1000 wet and dry and recoat with 3 coats of lacquer.dont try a skimp on the paint or it wont cover.
2lite undercote
4l basecote
5l lacquer good luck
2lite undercote
4l basecote
5l lacquer good luck
feck me, you don't muck about do you 
I put 3 coats of basecoat on a flatted primer then 4 coats of laquer flatted with 1200 and polished Jeez-us. The amount of paint you folks are using is astonomical.
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- Coloured primer is used where paint has poor opacity or coverage. It means we can use less paint on the basecoat.
- Normally we would 1 coat primer, then flat down, then add 2nd coat.
- Basecoat is applied in 2 (or 3) stages. First coat is a guide coat. 2nd coat is a full coat and final coat (if used) is a mist (or 3/4) coat.
- Laquer is 2 coats
Full a full respray we use:
1.5 litres primer
2.0 litres base
2.0 litres laquer
Our basecoat is waterbased and costs £92 a litre, with laquer at roughly double that.
[background] I own/run a bodyshop. [/background]
- Coloured primer is used where paint has poor opacity or coverage. It means we can use less paint on the basecoat.
- Normally we would 1 coat primer, then flat down, then add 2nd coat.
- Basecoat is applied in 2 (or 3) stages. First coat is a guide coat. 2nd coat is a full coat and final coat (if used) is a mist (or 3/4) coat.
- Laquer is 2 coats
Full a full respray we use:
1.5 litres primer
2.0 litres base
2.0 litres laquer
Our basecoat is waterbased and costs £92 a litre, with laquer at roughly double that.
I am looking for the exact paint code of the Starfire Mica Blue(not Starmist please).
Is it P158 ???? 5or PA14B /P422 - xyz code as mentioneed in an other topic ????
In fact, the car of my friend was resprayed in Starfire Mica Blue but the used paint color doesn't refract light as well as a factory original Starfire ?
I am wondering why but the color is less deep, a bit like Starmist but not the same as far as light refraction is concerned.
How can it be possible ?
A Paintcode mistake or other reason ?
Many thanks for your help.
Is it P158 ???? 5or PA14B /P422 - xyz code as mentioneed in an other topic ????
In fact, the car of my friend was resprayed in Starfire Mica Blue but the used paint color doesn't refract light as well as a factory original Starfire ?
I am wondering why but the color is less deep, a bit like Starmist but not the same as far as light refraction is concerned.
How can it be possible ?
A Paintcode mistake or other reason ?
Many thanks for your help.
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