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03-10-2016, 02:35 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Charleston
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|  Backing for Paint
I'm looking to paint a Axial Powerwagon body with Duratrax Gunmetal grey. On choosing a backing color if I go with white will it make a "lighter" tone of grey? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-10-2016, 03:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Garden Grove
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| Re: Backing for Paint
I think so. I think this is the consensus and probably depends on your color coat thickness/layers also. More layers = thicker coat and less bleed through so less effect of backing color. (I think) White = lighter Black = darker |
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03-10-2016, 03:06 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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| Re: Backing for Paint
Amazing how colors work. Don't forget silver. |
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03-10-2016, 05:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,AZ
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| Re: Backing for Paint
Hi I back all my colors with a few exceptions with silver or gray. The reason is if you have an inconsistent color coverage the silver/gray is very forgiving and you won't get light or dark spots if you had used white or black. |
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03-10-2016, 05:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Backing for Paint
ive used that on a lot of projects.. as long as coverage is complete and even, i dont notice a difference in the shade you get. im sure ill get some disagreement, but ive got it on 6 or 7 cars and trucks right now all with different base paints and i dont know which base is which from the grey, i can guess from the accent color though
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03-10-2016, 05:07 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Charleston
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| Re: Backing for Paint
So would I be better to use a silver backing? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-10-2016, 05:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Backing for Paint
hang on ill, get a pic as refrence, but im saying it really doesnt change it
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03-10-2016, 05:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Backing for Paint
Wraith has a black base, but painted on outside of lexan, so it looks dull.  Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk |
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03-10-2016, 05:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Backing for Paint
Suzuki is silver base  Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk |
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03-10-2016, 05:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Backing for Paint
Datsun is a white base  Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk |
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03-11-2016, 12:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale,AZ
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| Re: Backing for Paint
here is an example of the backer color showing the inconsistent fluorescent green paint. Check out behind the windows or around the image on the hood. This is supposed to be a solid green color.  |
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