All the way from Indiana! Shawn and Kevin from Wrap Max drove out with a truck for us to spray. They had a color in mind but we added a little twist last minute. If you are out in Indiana and looking to get your car done, these guys are just about set up so hop on their list fast facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086915730509
First things first, a quick wash with dish soap and water then we take the air hose to it and let it dry over night. Next morning we mask it up with solvent resistant paper, tape, and plazmask. Hot tip: everything you need to mask up a car is in our starter bundle, link below! The trim is going black so we leave it unmasked at first. Since I had some extra hands in the building I decided to take a few parts off the truck to make spraying easier. This isn't necessary but it can help to get into those tricky areas. Once everything was masked off, we wiped the truck down with water and denatured alcohol to remove any grease, oil, or fingerprints.
We are using black Raail Spherical Basecoat here and spraying out of the Spectrum Black Widow HVLP (1.8mm tip) hooked up to the compressor. For the basecoat we are using about 24psi. This trucks pretty big so we need to make sure it gets enough product to ensure peel-ability as well as durability. I put down 4 gallons of black base on the truck with about a 10min flash time in-between coats. The truck is going to get 7 gallons of product total after color and gloss. After the base is done we mask up the trim so it stays black.
When Shawn and Kevin saw Rhea Megashift sprayed out on a speedshape in person, they decided there was a little too much purple for their liking. Luckily we have an easy fix for that and we actually recommend using when spraying any pearl. Color boosters to the rescue. In this case we used a blue booster to pull more blue out of the pearl and mute the other colors. We have all different shades though including black. Black will not affect any of the colors but still helps blend in coats and avoid striping with very minimal darkening. This is extremely helpful for white pigments which are prone to striping. We also decided to add some C-Blue Pearl for even more vibrancy. Our C line of pearls are very chromatic (hence the C) and provide some metallic reflection. This mixture gets blended into Raail Basecoat Clear and we spray about 2 gallons over the black. Once we are happy with the color we give it about an hour to dry before moving on to the gloss.
Raail Spherical Gloss comes with an activator. This activator is mixed in at a 1:1 ratio at which point the liquid will start to harden. You have about 20min before the activated gloss starts to harden in your pot so we only mix about 1 hopper at a time just to be safe. For this I bust out a clean HVLP gun with 1.3mm tip and turn the psi up a little to around 28. After I dial in my gun settings on the test hood, I hit the truck with 1 medium wet coat with the intention of flow coating tomorrow. After 24hrs the gloss is hard enough to wet sand carefully which will create a smooth surface for our last coat of clear. I use 800-1000 grit sandpaper on a foam pad with my DA sander and some water and dish soap as lubricant. Once the truck is smoothed out, I wipe it down with water and denatured alcohol, make sure the surrounding area is clean, and apply one last coat of gloss. In a paint booth there would be much less overspray and debris to worry about but, until I win the lottery, this shop will work.
After about six hours, we unmask the truck and put it back together. Any overspray can be wiped of with a towel and some mineral spirits and its good to go. In a week or so the coating will be hard enough to buff, polish, spray wax, or run through the car wash no problem. Needless to say, Shawn and Kevin loved the new look so we took it out for a photoshoot.
As always, everything used is listed below and on our site at DrPigment.com. If you are interested in getting your car done by us or adding this service to your business give me a call! (904) 994-7808.
Starter Kit: drpigment.com/products/starter-kit
Rhea Megashift: drpigment.com/products/rhea-megashift-pearl
C-Blue Pearl: drpigment.com/products/c-blue-pearl
Color Booster: drpigment.com/products/color-booster-drop-in
Raail Spherical Kit: drpigment.com/products/spherical-kit-black-base-clear?variant=31413171322922
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