Heres a helmet that has just been basecoated in PPG's ICI Autocolor to match a BMW motorcycle color. Now, PPG's DCD35 Clear 2-1-5%(2) DU-5 (1) DT1895 (5%) A top shelf clear with a slower curing hardener goes on hitting the surface hard. Heres video showing gun distance and speed. The first clip is the first coat of clear going on kinda mellower as a tacky coat. It's not like in the movies where the gun is turned on and off a lot. The trigger is pulled off the surface and the passes change direction off the surface as well.

The first one shows the gun moving fast to put a light coat on and then (after 15min) the second clip shows the second and last wet coat going on a little heavier moving the gun slower yet still close and hitting hard.
Click the link and then click open, follow prompts..yada yada.

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looks pretty damn good Milo! are those side caps taped up or did you paint them too? if yes are they prepared differently?

thnx

The visorcaps are painted as well. this is a brand new helmet in this project washed and scuffed with a red scotch brite pad then a 1/2 coat of Bulldog promoter out of a spray can on there to 'seal' on the plastic. When your useing Bulldog promoter, just a "drop"coat or enough to cover once not like it says on the can.

The first coats of color get "dusted" on with a lot of air as well to really drive it into tight places.

In the California Sun,

"be one with the spraygun"


the answer---->repetition. To stay on top of the paint game you have to paint,paint,paint,,, alot. The only way to get the perfect paint job is. . .. .
Spray everyday . It can only be explained as another sence of knowing just how much paint/clear your shooting out by the feel through the gun when squeezing the trigger.
Like a pool cue, ya just feel it...Ever see a pool cue with a gauge on it...? Even the best pool players have to practice everyday or they get rusty and lose that edge.

And then we don't paint anything for a few days, get a little off our game and the next thing we know we're sanding a run or fixing and fussin .

Don't take any of it to serious though, remember this is fun!

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Wow the clear on it looks perfect. Looks very nice Milo

Thanks Chris, I wanted to show how clear likes to be hitting the surface so hard it "explodes" into/onto itself. The air is set high, the fluid tip set a little lean and the gun is maintaining a 6 inch distance away moving at a steady speed.

Wow thanks Milo
Im gonna be painting the old CRX in a few. Im gonna give that a try.

new to the forum... milo im a newbie painter just got into it recently and ur posts have been amazingly helpful. Thank you

Think I just found a use for some old tripods......Nice work Milo......