This will be my first paint job and I wanted to get it done right. Im picking that saddle metallic color and from what Im reading that makes it all the more dicey for a newbie. There are things I have read and videos I have watched and I'm getting a little turned around on the best practices of painting metallics. Currently I have my truck disassembled and all of the panels have been sprayed with 3 coats of SPI epoxy primer and have been stored as I go over the years. The cab has 3 coats of SPI grey 2K regular primer. The SPI tech/owner has been great about answering SPI questions as I go but the base coat will be purchased from a local PPG store,at least thats where my color samples have been coming from. So if anyone can help answer these questions I'd appreciate it.
Metallic painting questions:
After watching this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFBpKSCbhbI- I noticed they sprayed a sealer coat before the base. I asked SPI if this is necessary and the answer was "its your choice, if you do grey epoxy is the one ".So I wondered if any of you others use the sealer coat and why?
- Also in the video he does an air flow reduction (20 lbs) to spray a chunkier flow to get the solvents to burn off faster in between coats and the metallic to lie down better, is this what any of you also do?
- Since I dont yet have the truck assembled, is it a mistake to paint the panels and parts and then assemble? I was going to orient each panel as it mounts on the truck while I am spraying, like they do in the video. Hopefully this is not a no no.
- Any other tips to getting this done right?