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Post by didge on Aug 4, 2011 16:53:23 GMT -5
Purchased from RS paints in the UK, I have the correct base colour, the correct colour, and the correct metalflake, but , (once the base is on,) do I put the metalflake on, and then the colour on top of it, or the other way round, the Firemist orange, then the metalflake on top of that ??
cheers.
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Post by mike500 on Aug 4, 2011 20:11:45 GMT -5
normally you put the base colour on first then mix the metal flake with clear coat and give it enough coats till you get the the right finish then apply a top clear coat to seal it regards mike
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Post by didge on Aug 7, 2011 16:42:25 GMT -5
When you say "base colour" Mike, do you mean the base colour or the firemist red.
Sorry for sounding a bit thick but as a sprayer I know there are two options, I just want to make sure I do the one that gives me the right finish for the bike, if anyone fancies puting on a CLOSE UP picture of a firemist red panel I'd work it out myself.
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Post by mike500 on Aug 7, 2011 18:30:53 GMT -5
i can take a pick tomorrow of a brand new firemist orange tank i have,when spraying metal flake in early 80's we sprayed primer then base colour coat i.e red blue silver etc then sprayed metal flake miked into laquer then buffed out an a final clear coat of laquer regards mike ps primer could be grey or silver or other colours
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Post by didge on Aug 8, 2011 5:06:28 GMT -5
Nice one Mike, that picture would be much appreciated, a real close shot if you're able to so I can peer into the paint.
I'll use grey primer, then a silver, (almost oyster shell colour) as the ground base, then.....................well, that's yet to be decided obviously.
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
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Post by didge on Aug 28, 2011 15:43:00 GMT -5
Just to finish this post (in case someone finds it and needs the info in the future).....................
On your chosen primer,
1, coppery Silver base first, then
2, the copper metalflake (normally in lacquer,)
3 candy orange next,
4 stripe it up,
5 clear coat it.
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Post by goandy on Sept 9, 2011 1:22:33 GMT -5
Nice info. Don't forget to paint all panels for the bike at the same time with exactly the same coats- candy can be horrendous to match...
Do you have paint codes for those colours by the way?
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Post by didge on Sept 9, 2011 15:22:25 GMT -5
Top tip Andy.
I probably do have codes for both the firemists, I'll have a look in my workshop over the weekend.
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Post by didge on Sept 11, 2011 17:12:12 GMT -5
Had a look and both firemist orange and firemist blue only have "RS paints" codes on them Andy, the colours have the same code as the base coat so it'll be of no use other than through RS.
Sorry.
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Post by freja2012 on Aug 4, 2015 4:48:17 GMT -5
Top tip Andy. I probably do have codes for both the firemists, I'll have a look in my workshop over the weekend. Hi
Does anyone have the codes for the RE5 M in silver ? or lookalike ?
Regards Kim
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Post by goandy on Aug 4, 2015 5:30:26 GMT -5
Probably not as the RE5 was never released to the public in silver...
If you want to go non-original then pick a colour you like! I've seen silver and pearl white, both of which look pretty good with the polished cases and chrome.
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