I’m currently working on the #17 DeWalt Ford Taurus. Many of the parts are supposed to be painted aluminum. The chassis has aluminum on the interior but the remainder is black. I first sprayed the black and then went back and sprayed the aluminum over the black. At the same time I sprayed the many other parts that needed to be aluminum. The aluminum sprayed over the black looks far better, and was easier to see any spots that I had missed. My question is: when spraying aluminum, do you generally spray a black primer first or does spraying over black give the wrong color? I also need to paint some parts steel and was wondering if the same holds true for that color as well?
Thanks,
Chris
If you use Alclad (which produces a very good aluminum finish) prime with gloss black and then spray on the Alclad.
It’s far and away the best product I’ve ever used for metallic finishes.
i find that putting down black or gray primer is the best way to go when useing any metal colered paint it just makes the color richer and show up better.
Also never used Alclad, nothing but good things have been side about it by my friends
I’ve noticed that Aluminum can be slightly differant “colour” depending if it was cast or a sheet. Ive found that mixing a little blue , red,grey or even green will produce the right tone.Also flat of gloss finish will make a differance,you see the parts as distinct shapes and values of colour.