Appreciation post: That old school painter in Cleveland who showed me how to lay down metallic flake in one pass

Met a retired guy at a shop near East Cleveland last summer. He watched me do three coats of metallic on a Mustang hood and just shook his head. Said I was wasting material and time. He grabbed the gun, set the fan to a specific width, and laid it down perfectly in one coat. I've been doing it his way for 8 months now and my metallic work looks way better. But some of the younger guys I work with say single coat is risky and can lead to striping or tiger stripes. Has anyone else tried this method or do you stick with multiple thin coats?

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grant.nina19d ago

Funny how the old ways usually turn out to be the right ones.

the_lucas16d ago

My grandfather used to say you only need one good coat of paint if you know what you're doing with the brush. @terryf62 is right that technique matters more than how many layers you slap on. Most people just rush through it and blame the paint when it looks bad.

terryf6219d ago

Single coat's fine if you got the right technique, old timers proved that long before us.