How To: DIY Paint and Body work

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Originally Posted by P-Funk alot

ok i have a couple questions.
1. are some colors easier to spray than others
2. is there a change in method for metallic and candy paints
3. have you ever used a prism clear
4. and finally when you use metal flake is that sprayed with the clear.

thanks in advance i plan on painting my car here in the next 2-3 weeks.

1 some colors cover easier than others but I don't think any of them spray differently. Make sure when you buy your paint you buy the correct sealer color this will make spraying much easier.
2 yes candy and metallics are hard to spray it takes skill and practice. When spraying metallics they tend to streak or blotch on the surface, to fix this go back over the areas but back your distance from the surface off a few inches more, it should look a bit lighter when your spraying it. When I spray candies I'll do a few coats at different angles on the car because candies will streak and look like crap when your spray clear so this helps make sure there are no streaks.
3 never heard of a prism clear
4 if you spray it with the clear I would do only one coat and then do two coats of normal clear over that. Most of the time you end up sanding and buffing and the last thing you want is metallics in your surface while polishing. Or you can spray it using a clear base coat and then spray clear over it