Silver paint
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Racer
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Silver paint
66 roadster body work done primer blocked primed again. Want a little darker silver but still small metal flake. Don’t want larger flakes like on new silvers. Question is if I use black primer will that darken silver?
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Yes it will !
It your looking for a small flake silver - look at Cortez Silver on the 69 Camaro - it is darker....
It your looking for a small flake silver - look at Cortez Silver on the 69 Camaro - it is darker....
Instructor
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It can darken it I would use a light grey as a sealer .Also you will need less paint to cover.Silvers can be harder to spray for beginners.I have a special Iwata spray gun for hard metalics and pearls.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Do you know which silver you are gonna use? Can always do a test patch or use a scrap piece of metal to get a preview.
Metallic really shows off body lines and can help disguise imperfections in the body.
Silver with that wetlook always looks good and clean. Stays cool inside like white also.
Just know its "invisible" to most drivers.
Metallic really shows off body lines and can help disguise imperfections in the body.
Silver with that wetlook always looks good and clean. Stays cool inside like white also.
Just know its "invisible" to most drivers.
Le Mans Master
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From: Plano IL
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Go to a paint store or body shop and look thru some decks
There are tons of silvers
and yes do spray outs !!!!!
There are tons of silvers
and yes do spray outs !!!!!
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