Drax240z Posted May 7, 2000 Share Posted May 7, 2000 I washed and waxed my car today. It was painted metallic burgundy about 5 years ago, before sitting in a garage for those 5 years. Anyway, in direct sunlight, I could barely notice darker and lighter "splotches" in the paint. Almost looks like its showing through from the back. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before? I doubt anyone but me would notice it on my car... ------------------ Drax240z 1973 240z - L28TURBO transplant on the way! http://members.xoom.com/r_lewis/datsun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 8, 2000 Share Posted May 8, 2000 Hey Drax, sometimes when people spray metallic paint , they jack around to long, It needs to be sprayed immediatly after mixing and and if your slow it needs to be swirled in the gun while spraying, the metal in the paint will settle and bunch up causing uneven application, sometimes it is hard to see except in the right light and with a clean car. ------------------ 74 260, sbc 350, 700r4, and a few little HP Mods.just gettin started good.My ceramic and other high tec coatings bussiness will be up & running very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRON Posted May 8, 2000 Share Posted May 8, 2000 another problem with metalic paint is that if your pressure out of the gun is not exact and your distance between the gun and the car when you are sprayng is not the same, the metal flakes will either lay down or stay vertical off the painted surface causing the color to look different. there is not much you can do about it at this point other that re-painting the car... Metalic paints are the most dificult to put on.. My first paint job was metalic and you can see places that look darker than the rest of the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted May 8, 2000 Author Share Posted May 8, 2000 Thanks guys. I expect that the paint job was a little sub standard, as it was done for under $1000. I was just a little worried that I was seeing bigger problems coming from underneath... ------------------ Drax240z 1973 240z - L28TURBO transplant on the way! http://members.xoom.com/r_lewis/datsun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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