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PPG Concept single stage with a color sand, how many coats to shoot?

16K views 15 replies 5 participants last post by  psychoholica 
#1 ·
So we're about to shoot my 1966 VW bus with PPG Concept this weekend! Im using original colors, Sea Blue and Cloud White, single stage with a color sand to finish it off. Just wondering if anyone has a recommendation on number of coats to shoot. The spec sheet says two but thats for base/clear im guessing, we're debating between 4 and 5.

I bought a Devilbiss Tekna with a 1.2 for the job.

Very excited, after years of cutting, welding, fillering, sanding and finally sealed with K38 and wet sanded with 600 its finally ready to paint!!

here are some pics, http://66split.com

How many coats?
 
#5 ·
I think I waited about a week. Yes, it is interesting that colors sand different than white. After finding this out, I also heard it from another person who painted white. If you can spray it with the least amount of orange peel, it would probably look the way it was painted back then. Concept does lay down nice. :thumbup:
 
#13 ·
home painting by hand

This may seem a crude thing to discuss with experienced painters, but recently I saw an article by a fellow that painted an older model Ford Ranger by hand. He mostly used a roller and he primed and painted with Rustoleum paint right off the shelf. He did do a lot of blocking and buffing, but the result he got was very good. Just curious if anyone else had heard of doing it this way. Skyraker
 
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