Paint the car with effect paint
With effect paints you can achieve unique effects on the paintwork of your car or motorcycle. But effect paint is not easy to use.
Interesting facts about effect paint
What you should know about effect paints:
- There are very different effect lacquers, this concerns the composition of the lacquer and of course the type of effect. You can choose between different shimmer effects, but also multi-colored effects, such as with the flip-floppaint achieve.
- The effect paint only brings the actual effect on the car, not the basic color. Usually you first have to paint the car in a certain basic shade so that the effect paint can unfold its effect.
- In order for the paintwork to be weatherproof, the effect paint must be sealed with a clear coat.
In principle, you can use different components such as base coat, effect coat and clear coat Manufacturers use and even do without the basic tone, i.e. the color of your car as the basic tone use. This approach cannot be recommended under any circumstances. Effect paint only comes into its own when all components fit together.
Doing paint repairs yourself - you should keep that in mind
In everyday use, the car is exposed to a wide variety of environmental influences ...
Achieve great effects in the paint
- Thoroughly clean the surfaces on which you want to use effect paint and also pay attention to small dents and similar deformations. Eliminate this, because even small quirks are easy to see on the effect paint.
- Sand the entire surface with sandpaper (400 to 600). If you have experience with an orbital sander you can use it, otherwise you will do it by hand.
- Wash off the paint with silicone remover. Wear gloves to avoid accidentally leaving greasy fingerprints.
- paint You now cross-coat with the undercoat, which is recommended for the effect paint. Mostly black or white lacquer is recommended. If you are not a fan of surprise effects, then you should follow the recommendations of the paint manufacturer. Let the undercoat dry well.
- Stir the effect varnish very well. Now the effect paint is applied. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Usually you have to apply 4 very thin coats, one of them in a cross coat. There should be 10 to 15 minutes between the application of the layers. Important: It is essential that you stir the effect lacquer again before applying the next layer.
- Finally, you need to apply 1 to 2 coats of special clear lacquer, whereby the last coat should be sanded with 2000 grit sandpaper.
The desired effects will only come out if you carefully apply the effect varnish according to the manufacturer's specifications.
