son-of-a-B1#@H!

I have a Hasegawa EVO VI that I wanted to paint with some Sliver/Green Dupli-Color Mirage but......

The can says this.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/302473DSCN1308-med.JPG




It sprays this.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/302473DSCN1298-med.JPG


DAMN IT!. I realized the color was wrong once the first coat went on. I couldn't stop so I finished laying down the color coat. I'll have to stick with this color. I'll wetsand the color coat for a better flip-flop effect and then clear it. This pisses me off! I had plans for that damn sliver/green......oh well.

BTW, the BMF is just a mask....

:lol: Sorry for laughing, but this has happend to me as well. It sucks when the cap shows a cool color and once you spray it it comes out...not as nice or wayyy different. Thats why i try spraying it in the store, without them seeing me ofcourse:eek:

Hey, I mixed this color up and it came out silver/green ish. If you want to try it out. Its around 5/8 Alpine Green pearl and 3/8 Honda Artic Silver. Its from Dupli Color too. here is how it came out. A really light green with the reflections that Silver gives off:)
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/274386DSC09961.JPG

Pity about the paint, but I still think it looks damn cool!

It's cool...I'll just have to rethink the whole scheme of the car. I've tried the purple/green once before with great results. I've found that wetsanding the color coat super smooth gives a really nice, even, flip-flop.

thats awsome man! well its bad its not the color but atleast the color looks good.

You should be able to return it to the store. It’s clearly not what it purports to be.

Hey,

Too bad you are such a great painter....Worse the color was mismarked....Looks fantastic though. Is that with the clear on it already? :-/ Good luck withe future of this baby. Keep up the great work!

Frank X.

I have to agree....looks darn good!!

I can picture the clerk at the store where you bought the paint reading this and saying, "Yes!! All my practical joking is finally paying off! Gotta get back to work and switch more labels."

Seriously, it looks good anyway. Fate, and some doofus out there, brought you together. :smile:

agree.. still looks great. whenever i paint, i always tend to do a little sample spraying before applying it on the actual object... good luck

This one is funny haha

Well, the problem is that you can't really test the color coat unless you have something else primed black. If you spray it on any random box or paper it shoots absolutely clear.

As it sits in the picture it's not clear coated or even wetsanded for that matter.

I can picture the clerk at the store where you bought the paint reading this and saying, "Yes!! All my practical joking is finally paying off! Gotta get back to work and switch more labels."

Seriously, it looks good anyway. Fate, and some doofus out there, brought you together.

LOL

Always, always, always, always, always, always...uhm and always test before you spray. ;-)>

Then again it really looks like you just have a new excuse to buy another model...which would give you 2!!! Lucky bastard! I'm running out of excuses at my place...;-)>

Bill

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/302473DSCN1314-med.JPG

Sorry about the slightly blurry picture.

Well, I wetsanded the color coat as uniform as I could and cleared it. The body is still waiting for polish but I'm happy with the results.

Without preparation it's fairly hard to photograph flip-flop paint. If it were a Kameleon or Majzora than it would be no problem.

If anyone is wondering, the wheels are going to be Blitz TechnoSpeed Z1's.

it look dam nice..

now that you have painted it, go back to the store to exchange de paint :D

it look dam nice..

now that you have painted it, go back to the store to exchange de paint :D

^^ :lol: I agree wit Vric. Hey man, you should turn this thread into a progress thread:)

^^ :lol: I agree wit Vric. Hey man, you should turn this thread into a progress thread:)

I probably will return the paint. LOL

A thread will be started soon.