Spray Paint Help

[Shinichi]

so my recent project is a mazdaspeed rx-8 version II which is molded in dark blue. Today when i sprayed primer on the bumper and then sprayed tamiya pearl white, i notice that there were many darker spots along the bumper.

thinking that i didnt use enough primer, i then proceeded to strip the paint, and spray multiple coats of white primer on it to the point where the whole bumper was completely white. once again, when i sprayed pearl white, i noticed still darker spots in the paint.

im wondering, has anyone has used tamiya's pearl white and had the same problem? what should i do to get the body to look consistantly white without darker spots?

also, it is winter here and it was snowing hard but my garage is heated so i didnt think that it would affect the paint much. Tamiya's pearl white seems very thin, almost as if it's a clear paint. What should i do?

[hirofkd]

I'm guessing that it was caused by uneven thickness of white primer and also thick application of pearl white, which caused its solvent to dissolve the primer.

Pearl white is semi-translucent (like yellow), so you have to have an even and clean white surface before you use the pearl, or it won't turn out good, especially on a dark plastic.

After getting an even finish with your white primer, apply several mist coats of pearl white, and see what happens.

[73superduty]

Gotta agree with hiro.
Here is my Tamiya Merc 500SEC painted with Tamiya primer white, Tamiya Pearl White, Tamiya pearl clear and Tamiya regular clear.
It's hard to take photo's of the color unless the light is right.
I wet sanded my primer before spraying the pearl on. I then would wet sand imperfections out on the color coats. Anyway, prep is the most important before you get the paint on.
Good Luck!

Chris

[Gamerxz]

Do it this way... i did my modena this same method. Apply primer then apply Pure white... then Pearl white.. it gives the best effect i have seen to far.. then go over pearl clear then clearcoat.. hope this helps

[Shinichi]

hmm i'll have to try the pure white first then. guess i gotta go buy some more cans. 30cm of snow tonight. whoo hoo......crap

[oregon3]

Originally Posted by 73superduty

Anyway, prep is the most important before you get the paint on.

Agreed!

JB