Admiral Blue Metallic- WA705U
11-03-2017, 06:16 PM
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Admiral Blue Metallic- WA705U
Hello painters!
I am not asking for any trade secrets, but I am planning on painting my truck this coming spring in Admiral Blue Metallic, WA705U so I would like to hear from anybody who has personally painted the color (tried talking to GM directly but they quickly started asking for credit card, social security, first born.....). I will be using the ATX line through Sherwin Williams just because I always use them and their paint has always given me very good results (so this is not the thread for you to come bashing on it). Because it is a darker color and my truck project is on the more showy side, I will be treating the prep work and finishing like any other black painted vehicle so that it comes out looking like a mirror. But I would like to hear from anyone who has painted this color and their experiences with it. I am looking to possibly add a little bit more flakes than from factory and I am also looking to give it a deeper, darker appearance. Any thoughts or stories on painting this color would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-Austin
I am not asking for any trade secrets, but I am planning on painting my truck this coming spring in Admiral Blue Metallic, WA705U so I would like to hear from anybody who has personally painted the color (tried talking to GM directly but they quickly started asking for credit card, social security, first born.....). I will be using the ATX line through Sherwin Williams just because I always use them and their paint has always given me very good results (so this is not the thread for you to come bashing on it). Because it is a darker color and my truck project is on the more showy side, I will be treating the prep work and finishing like any other black painted vehicle so that it comes out looking like a mirror. But I would like to hear from anyone who has painted this color and their experiences with it. I am looking to possibly add a little bit more flakes than from factory and I am also looking to give it a deeper, darker appearance. Any thoughts or stories on painting this color would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-Austin
11-04-2017, 05:04 PM
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I have shot it and it is nothing special...in regards to about every other color I have painted that was a metallic or pearl toned color.
You will have to look at the formula and verify if there is any metallics in it at all or if it uses a lot of pearl to give it the metallic effect.
I do not shoot what you plan on shooting so I can not look up the formula.
I can look and get back with you (if needed) and see what the formula looks like in the paint system I shoot.
I can say...that when I am mixing my paint and I know how my toners cover...IF I am mixing a color that has a lot...and I mean a lot of pearl in it..I know that it will be a color that may not want to hide well.
DUB
You will have to look at the formula and verify if there is any metallics in it at all or if it uses a lot of pearl to give it the metallic effect.
I do not shoot what you plan on shooting so I can not look up the formula.
I can look and get back with you (if needed) and see what the formula looks like in the paint system I shoot.
I can say...that when I am mixing my paint and I know how my toners cover...IF I am mixing a color that has a lot...and I mean a lot of pearl in it..I know that it will be a color that may not want to hide well.
DUB