How-To Apply a Metallic Drop-Coat 

Thanks so much. I'm really appreciating all your videos lately.

Nice job!! In only 8 minutes you, not only demonstrated something more useful than most other videos on here but also explained and demonstrated it very well! I haven't painted in 25 years and I'm taking on shooting my Jaguar next month with a hi pearl Ferrari color (grigio silverstone - what a color!) and I was having some concerns about tiger striping and mottling. Even just picked up a W-400 Iwata myself in 1.3. Hope I have my shit together after my hiatus, thanks for a well done video!

Well done. You did a great job explaining the details. The mistake I was making was not to drop the pressure, surface was rough.

I've struggled with metallics quite a bit during my ten years of painting, due to a lack of proper training in the booth. I'm finally getting better results thanks to videos like this. The next one I do I'll use this technique and air adjustment and see how it goes....

Good to explain the technique, no affect via the capture of the camera

Looks good! Hope all is well with you brother!

Always great information bud.

Hello! Just subbed. Your video was so very helpful today. I shoot my own cars, and shot metallic once long ago with terrible results. Painted a metallic hood today with a much better outcome. Thank you very much.

Great info! I love the course aluminum. I have a practice tank that I based with it. Now I need to get some Candy2o on one of these dayZ.

Nice technique! Awesome to see some "Streamline" painting!

It's beautiful 👍

Exactly 😎

Great job explaining something that makes metallics doable for the hobbyist. Question for you: Painting a car with metallic panel by panel has always been the easiest for a hobbyist but has always been discouraged because of differences in the metallic look between the panels. How does this work if you just spray the panels for coverage, then assemble and drop coat the entire car for uniformity? Seems like a solution, have you done it? Thanks for your help, Rob

Good stuff

Great info as always guys, thanks. Would this be a good technique for the sparklescent range too?

Hi man do you take the filter off the pps cups for metálics and pearls or it’s not issue at all?

Hello new to your channal well explained I have done a drop coat with waterborne and let me tell you I am still a novice, I take it this is solvent paintyour spraying ? But well explained and yes I can see the difference the only thing I would of like to se is how would it look both side with the clear on thank you I got a funny feeling I am going to injoy your video's well explained in a short amount of time credit is due to you my friend i look forward to seeing all your video keep up the good work thank you

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Hi fantastic video, i just have a question i am going to be spraying a dark green metallic in Acrylic, not 2 pack can you give me any tips do i spray a light coat first then get heavier then the last coat put on a dry coat have the gun further back does that sound right,

What clearcoat do you use as a high gloss one over a midnight blue metallic paint my truck is a older truck GMC Canyon SLE 07. Don't know what clearcoat is best for it. I saw in past from someone else on RU-vid saying don't sand metallic paints. My older truck was metallic painted too but just a bright silver metallic.

In this case you lowered the pressure and doubled the distance between the panel and spray gun.This caused the paint to be darker and go on smoother"velvetlike". if you raised the pressure would that cause the paint to go on lighter but produce a rougher finish? Thank you.Nice video though on videos it is so hard to see the difference but you described the difference well.

Can I use this technique with a wagner flexio 3000 paint sprayer? I'm on a serious budget and just want to paint a couple frames silver but don't want brush strokes

Great video!! Do you run the paint through a strainer when putting metallic paint in the gun? All the best!

So we sprayed a metallic paint and didn't pay attention before we cleared and after clear there is tiger stripes what's the best way to getvrid of that Do I re prime the pannel or do I sand down the clear and respray color?

I had a question i sprayed a brown metalic and did not notice tiger stripes in the middle of a trunck until i finished clear coating it and brought out to the sun how long do i have to wait for clear to cure so i can try and fix it.

What temp, dew point, and humidity would you say is ideal for the silver metallic? And what is workable? Home is South East Tx

How's that WBX? Thinking about getting one myself. Fan size?

Can I add 20% more reducer to make it lighter on a 2:1 mix

I have an issue with silvers. Even though I have a good match I still see that the section of the panel I painted is not a sparkly not as metallic as the factory. under certain angle you can see the "flatness" in my paint. anybody has a suggestion on gun size , tip size, nozzle size, pressure or whatever I can do to help my issue greatly appreciate it thank you

Hi, i had problem because this is my first time doing metalic color, and i didnt spray drop coat..now, my panel have uneven and splotchiness.. How can i getting rid of them ? Thank you

Will drop coating work on single stage Acrylic Urethane? Thank you

so with the drop coat... Do you leave the paint 5-10 mins to flash off, before doing the drop coat?! Or do you do it while the paint is still "open"? cheers

If i have a matte black color on my car would i need to put a sealer to make it a silver like this?

Control coat works only for silvers or also for maroons and blue colors?

Do you pull that filter in the pps cup shooting metallic?

recommended needle and tip size when spraying metallic with pearl in it?

Can you apply metallic with a 1.3mm tip?

About to do my first metallic paint job on my car. What psi are you spraying at and when you do the drop coat what psi did you go down to? Thank you, great video

The drop coat works the same way with a lvlp gun?

Hey sir what is the pressure for silver thank u

DID YOU USE SOLVENT OR WATER BASE?

nice my brother how can i contact you for tutorials and questions

That’s paint it’s solvent or waterborne???

Is this Water based paint?

Great job but is that a hood to an rc car ???

Yo can see it if you pause at 8:14 and/or 8:16 👍

Where do you get your test panels?

How much psi ??????

What's your gun setting for material an fan partten?