Need paint advise

[earnies2]

Hello...and thanks in advance for any advise...i realy need it....any way...i plan on painting an 2004 Goldwing..it is white now i plan on dooing a toatal dissasemble to properley paint everything...i would like to paint it with Kirker Bright orange metalic...and would like to put .004 flake in the first coat of clear .Does anyone know what size metalic is in paint? i can get flake in .002,004,008,015,025...i donot want it to look like a drum set but i would like a meatal flake look....Now for the questions....1,should i prime everything first and wich primer should i use self etching,laqure,or primer filler...2,This paint comes in 2 variations low voc urethane base coat or acrylic urethane single stage what is the differance and wich is easear 3,i have never sprayed flake is there any recomedations on type of clear and applecation...4,do i need a flex additive in the paint..and do i need any adheasion additive before i prime or paint..4,i was thinking on using my detail gun because i will have a lot of small pannels to pant verses a car or truck with bigger pannles any thoughts on this???? i will try and post pix as i go..any help would be great.....thanks 8o

[99ss]

its not just the size of the flake but how much you put into the clear and how many layers you spray on.. I like flake and kandy...LOL
experiment with it first so you get used to using it and what it looks like when you use a certain amount or too much

[Len]

Hello...and thanks in advance for any advise...i realy need it....any way...i plan on painting an 2004 Goldwing..it is white now i plan on dooing a toatal dissasemble to properley paint everything...i would like to paint it with Kirker Bright orange metalic...and would like to put .004 flake in the first coat of clear .Does anyone know what size metalic is in paint? i can get flake in .002,004,008,015,025...i donot want it to look like a drum set but i would like a meatal flake look....Now for the questions....1,should i prime everything first and wich primer should i use self etching,laqure,or primer filler...2,This paint comes in 2 variations low voc urethane base coat or acrylic urethane single stage what is the differance and wich is easear 3,i have never sprayed flake is there any recomedations on type of clear and applecation...4,do i need a flex additive in the paint..and do i need any adheasion additive before i prime or paint..4,i was thinking on using my detail gun because i will have a lot of small pannels to pant verses a car or truck with bigger pannles any thoughts on this???? i will try and post pix as i go..any help would be great.....thanks 8o

1. If the parts are painted before you start you don't need primer, just scuff, clean and shoot. If the parts are bare plastic you should scuff lightly then apply adhesion promoter before applying color.

2. If the paint is metallic then use a base/clear but if your base coat is a solid color you can use a single stage urethane. After the metallic is applied you want to apply a couple of coats of straight clear to sand and polish.

3. Get the products you plan on using and spray some test panels to determine the number of coats that give you the effect you like. Guess work rarely works well.

4. When spraying large flake you may need a larger fluid tip and a detail gun usually has a small tip. You could try your small gun but I think you'll find that you need a 1.4 or larger tip to lay the metallic on evenly. This will be another variable determined by spraying test panels.

[Thirsty]

Can anyone tell me why the black rubber trim around my windshield and windows turned white after my paint job??

[Bob K]

Could be adhesive from masking tape. Could be buffing compound. Could be a reaction to chemicals used to clean up the rubber. Could be sand scratches from running a sander on the rubber. Did you paint it yourself? I think we need more information.

Bob K

[Len]

Can anyone tell me why the black rubber trim around my windshield and windows turned white after my paint job??

Did it happen all over the rubber or just in one area?

[Thirsty]

For the most part the driver side window and a little bit on the center top part of the windshield trim. Also there are a lot of tiny white spots on the trim around the rear view window on my hardtop that won't wipe off. It's a 1995 Miata I had it painted at Maaco.

[Len]

For the most part the driver side window and a little bit on the center top part of the windshield trim. Also there are a lot of tiny white spots on the trim around the rear view window on my hardtop that won't wipe off. It's a 1995 Miata I had it painted at Maaco.

It almost looks like the rubber was primed or painted then painted black to make it look good again then the masking tape pulled off the black. Try putting some masking tape on the rubber and pulling it off to see if black paint comes off with it. There is a stain that will color the rubber called Forever Black (http://www.autogeek.net/foreverblack.html?gclid=CK-H-cbi8K4CFSoGRQodpTyuKA) that comes in an application bottle, you can get it online.


http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/autogeek/foreverblacktrim.jpg

[Thirsty]

Thanks for your help Len, I'll give it a try.