Painting A Vehicle - Tips & Tricks
Here is a MUST READ page before starting your next paint job. There are some tips, tricks, mix ratios , and spray gun settings to help you make your project as easy and fun as possible! At the bottom of this page there are videos about each included product to help explain each products use case.
Product Name
Mix Ratio
Tech Tips
AP-5511 or AP-5021 Series
Epoxy Primers
1:1:20%
AP-5511 : AH-6100 : AR-30xx Reducer
or
2:1:25%
AP-5021 : AH-5100 : Ar-30xx Reducer
-Spray 1-2 medium wet coats
-use a 1.4 needle set at about 25-30 psi
-DON’T use metal prep
AP-7541
DTM Primer
(Gray, Black, or White)
High Build : 4:1:1
AP-7541 : AH-7105 : AR-30xx Reducer
or
Sealer : 4:1:2
AP-7541 : AH-7105 : AR-30xx Reducer
-Spray 2-4 Coats
-use a 2.5 needle set at about 20-25psi for high build
-Use a 1.4 needle set at about 25-30 psi for no-sand sealer
-Ok on direct to metal, properly prepped paint, and over bodywork
Alpha Automotive Basecoats
(Custom Colors, Midcoats, OEMatch & Candy Pearls)
1:1
Basecoat :AR-30xx (3060,3070,3080)
Example
1qt BC : 1qt AR-30xx reducer
-Final coat should be a “control coat”
-use a 1.4 needle set at about 25 psi
-Can denib with 600 (will need to clean and recoat)
-Topcoat with clearcoat 1 hour after last coat was dry to the touch & no longer than 8hrs (if over 8hours scuff, and spray another basecoat first)
AC-4521
HS Glamour Clearcoat
2:1
AC-4521 : AH-71xx Activator
(7103, 7105, 7107)
-Spray 2-4 wet coats
-use a 1.4 needle set at about 30-40 psi
-Recoat once the previous coat is “finger printing” when you touch the masking
-Can reduce 10% with AR-30xx reducer if its too thick for your spray style
