Can anyone share some info, or point me to a good reference?
The short version:
My truck was painted in May, paid more than "mid-price", 2 or 3 times what the cheapest guys wanted... anyway. It's a mess, wrong colours, full of dirt/runs/dry spots, etc.
Two examples:
Told the guy not to paint the inside of the box. Guess that implied masking it off... He did not mask, nor clean it. You can imagine the amount of dirt in there after I removed a bedliner of 10 years!
Same thing up front, did not mask the engine. Ton's of dirt, and a white engine compartment.
Basically, sprayed right over what I delivered, rock chips, scratches and all. I could have done that.
Questions start with this:
It's two tone, metalic white over metalic green. (Ford Caymen Green Metalic)
Should the dark colour be done first, over the whole vehicle? Or the light colour first, over the whole vehicle?
If it ends up being stripped/primered (likely), would I want to do the whole thing one colour first? The dividing line follows a body line, it's pretty inconspicuous. Likely covered by a thin tape or paint line.
Any thoughts?
The short version:
My truck was painted in May, paid more than "mid-price", 2 or 3 times what the cheapest guys wanted... anyway. It's a mess, wrong colours, full of dirt/runs/dry spots, etc.
Two examples:
Told the guy not to paint the inside of the box. Guess that implied masking it off... He did not mask, nor clean it. You can imagine the amount of dirt in there after I removed a bedliner of 10 years!
Same thing up front, did not mask the engine. Ton's of dirt, and a white engine compartment.
Basically, sprayed right over what I delivered, rock chips, scratches and all. I could have done that.
Questions start with this:
It's two tone, metalic white over metalic green. (Ford Caymen Green Metalic)
Should the dark colour be done first, over the whole vehicle? Or the light colour first, over the whole vehicle?
If it ends up being stripped/primered (likely), would I want to do the whole thing one colour first? The dividing line follows a body line, it's pretty inconspicuous. Likely covered by a thin tape or paint line.
Any thoughts?
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