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Old 04-06-2010, 05:02 PM
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Default Clear coating / colored clear coatedCabon fiber parts?

I am wanting to put a colored clear coat or tranparent color coat on my carbon fiber parts.

What is the best way to do this?

I will be using either HOK or Auto Air Color products on the rest of the car. Which is easier to work with and has better outcome.
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Old 04-06-2010, 08:45 PM
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throw some kandy on it!
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:19 PM
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I am needing to know if I can tint the first layer or two fo the clear coat or should I use a transparent paint of some type?

Pearl is planed if I can do what I am wanting to do.

I am wanting the carbon fiber to show through but wanting to get a little bit of color to blend it better with the rest of the paint job.
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Any silver based candy might look good. Mask off the CF for the base, then paint over with a few coats of candy mid-coat. I would try some test pieces... good luck!
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Old 04-07-2010, 08:54 AM
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My orginal plan was to go with a Metallic Cobalt blue with Graphite pearl for the painted portions of my body work. SO I am looking for a lighter blue for the CF.
But a blue silver mix would look good also or how would a lighter blue with a silver pearl look?
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Old 04-07-2010, 09:29 AM
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I would find a tri-coat kandy or pearl like House of Kolor and buy some samples to spray some tests on sections of CF stock. It would def give a custom look.





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You can mix any kind of metallic / pearl in a binder coat (transparent base), then clear over the top of it. Depending on how much of a color effect your after.
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