Directions for Custom Mixed Paint (1/2 Pt., Pt., Qt., Gl.)

Surface Prep

Thoroughly clean area to be repaired with dish soap and water. Then dry completely. The use of prep solvent and a clean lint free towel assures the best clean surface free of wax, grease, and other oil based surface contaminates. For better results do not apply in direct sunlight, high humidity, or where silicone waxes and tire dressings are present.

You need to use a paint respirator to spray this paint.

Basic Sanding

Sand out rust, scratches, or bad surface damage with 180-320 grit sandpaper. Primer will cover over 180-320 grit sand scratches. Use 600 wet sandpaper to sand the area you will use the base coat. Wet sand the blend panel (area that might get some base coat and will get clear coated) with 1000-1500 grit wet sandpaper. Entire area to be painted should be dull and smooth.

For new plastic parts lightly scuff the area with a grey fine scuff pad. For new metal parts you may lightly use a red medium scuff pad for top coating with solid colors or grey fine scuff pad for metallic and pearls.

Primer

If you chose primer from the drop down menu on your paint color's page, it is a 1K Primer that is the easiest to use and is ready to spray. Shake it up. Stir it with a paint stick. Strain it with a strainer right in to the gun cup. Recommended tip size is 1.4. Spray several coats of lacquer primer waiting 5 minutes between each coat. Wait 20 minutes before wet sanding with 600 wet sandpaper.

Base coat Color

Custom Mixed Urethane Base Coat is ready to spray. Shake or stir with a paint stick. Strain it right into the gun cup. Use a gun with a 1.3-1.4 tip size. Apply 2-3 medium wet coats or until covered. Allow each coat to dry handslick (dull) before going to the next coat. A final mist coat can be used to make the metallic appear more even. *Do not solvent clean or sand in between coats of base coat color. Allow the base coat to dry a minimum of 15 minutes to apply clear coat.

Tri-coat

If you ordered one color but received two cans labeled "Step 1" and "Step 2" then your color is a tri-coat. So just use the Step 1 first until the area is well covered, then use the Step 2 on top of that until you achieve the pearl effect of the factory color.

Clear coat

If you chose clear from the drop down menu on your paint color's page, it is a 1K Clear Coat that is the easiest to use and is ready to spray. Wait one hour for the base coat color to dry before application. Shake it up. Stir it with a paint stick. Strain it with a strainer right into the gun cup. Recommended tip size is 1.4. Create a slow build one coat at a time. It takes 4 medium wet coats with a dry time of 5-10 minutes between coats. 

*If you need to buff this clear you can wet sand with 1500 and polish after 24 hours, but is the easier before 48 hours has elapsed.