3 Stage Pearl White: Honda NH883P

[@UrbiJaun]

Thanks, nice pesentation. I like your comments while painting. good reflections.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thank you, I appreciate it 🙏

[@joelt236]

Making proper spray out cards to keep and a tiny percentage of the base coat in the first coat of mid for the harder blending tri coats are the two best tips I’ve got.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thanks, I've never tried putting a bit of base in the 1st coat of mid before. I'll definitely give it a try. 👍

[@joelt236]

@@paulphillipspaintwork it can help with the heavy white pearl tri coats. I’d empty my base coat liner, mix enough mid for one coat and pour it in to the base liner. The left over base in the liner was enough to help. Doesn’t take much. Nice work by the way. Looks clean

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@joelt236 thanks I really appreciate it I definitely give it a go. I live tips like this.

[@Hobidee]

Great video, thank you! I was wondering, on these 3 stage pearls, do you need to get the exact same amount of coverage of base colour on every spot? Does the end product look ''cloudy'' if you for example have 2 layers on some spots and 3 layers on others? I'm just wondering how challenging a 3 stage pearl would be for a non-professional. Or is it fairly straight forward, as long as you get ''enough'' coverage on all spots, the shade of the color turns out smooth and even? Sorry if my question sounds silly or doesn't really make sense too much.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Hi, thanks I appreciate it. 3 stage pearls are fairly straightforward. It can look a little funny if you really over do it, in an un even way like you explained 2 coats here and 3 there. What happens is the pearl density is increased in those areas. But 2-3 won't be much difference 2-4 you might notice. Just take your time with it and enjoy it 👍

[@jimmypratt6450]

Lovely clean job Paul , also your booth is spotless that must help and a colour torch is a must i use mine all the time to look for coverage etc. I''ve painted the odd job in the past and when i've taken it outside i could see the shadow off the primer so i learnt the hard way (they were mostly metallic blue for some reason ) .

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thanks, I'm always cleaning the booth and sweeping it out. Blue's can be quite transparent and it's usually the primer shade being wrong in my own experience, I found that out the hard way too 😅

[@grahambooth-mr3eq]

Lovely job Paul, really enjoying the channel

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thank you Graham, appreciate it 🙏

[@draghixa]

Great job!!

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thank you 🙏

[@thomaswahahauw560]

Nice job! Question. Soon I am gonna paint my bumperlip and sideskirts in pearl white to match my car. Any tips ?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@thomaswahahauw560 thanks, take your time and do test panels 1st. These 3 stage pearls can be difficult. The ground coat is often the problem the white has to be a good match or it will never look right. And the pearl coat is often 2 medium coats, I would spray them in light coats because you can add more coats if it needs it, but you can't take it off.

[@thomaswahahauw560]

@@paulphillipspaintwork thanks mate! Have a nice Sunday.

[@ybrik5937]

Great video here! so with the pearlescent effect, does this mean that whenever there is a need to apply touch-up paint, it would be very apparent?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@ybrik5937 thanks, yes touching up chips and scratches would be very apparent. These types of paints are difficult to match, which is why we always blend them.

[@Tyro207]

What’s the best way to fix a stone chip on a 3 layer? 5mm diameter. I’ve got white pearl on my Subaru and I used just base coat with brush. But you can see the difference.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

To be honest. Stone chips are really difficult to fix like this. You'll always be able to see them.

[@muhammadramzanj]

Good work

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

😎

[@AbcAbc-lg5zi]

I noticed when you was applying your pearl you didn’t dry in between coats? With standox can you apply your pearl coats all at the same time? For example say u need 3 coats of pearl u can just apply 3 coats on wet on wet?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Apologies for the delay. Yes standox standoblue is designed to spray wet on wet. 👍🏻

[@shubhabratasaha]

Superb Professional job. Great. I needed your help dear. I am getting 8 panels of my honda civic painted due to an accident. Roof, front hood, trunk lid, one door panel, two quarter panels, amd two pillars. I got the job fone at a workshop in my locality, but the colour match was not perfect amd they are planning to repaint it. My car's colour is Platinum white pearl NH 883 P. Its a 2 yrs old car but almost in new condition as i hardly drove it for 3k miles. I need your help about the following please... 1. How much quantity of paint ( base, pearl and clear coat) would be needed for the 8 panels i mentioned. Pl guide me about the exact quantity of each component i.e. base, pearl and clear. 2. How many coats of each component needs to be done for that perfect finish and durability 3. I noticed that the pearl effect is not at par with company finish after the job done by the workshop. Could you please guide me as to how many coats are needed to be done and what quantity needs to be applied for each individial panels. Your help and advise would be greatly appreciated. I am anxious about the job. 🙁

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Hi, thanks. These are always hard to answer, not having seen the car. But it's probably going to be 2 litres of base, 2 litres pearl, and 2 litres of clear coat to paint. The good thing is the workshop is going to repaint it for you. Sometimes workshops are under pressure to "get jobs out the door," and you would be surprised how many customers don't notice things like poor colour match. So my feeling is that they knew it wasn't quite right and are happy to redo the work, "but only if the customer notices." This would obviously cost a lot to redo for the workshop, so if you hadn't noticed, they save the cost fixing their mistake.

[@shubhabratasaha]

@@paulphillipspaintwork Thanks Paul.... Greatly appreciate your advice.... The workshop repainted the panels.. This time the colour match is exact, and I am happy with it. The pearl effect is also similar to factory paint. Thank you so much for your guidance.. I am surprised the painter c ould complete the entire job in 0.5 litre of base paint diluted to an equivalent amount of thinner. i.e 1lites each of base and pearl(same ratio of dilution) , however he used about 1.5 litres of clear. Base coat was applied twice with a 60 to 70 percent overlap. The pearl and clear was applied thrice each. I got the job done entirely under my supervision. I hope the paint will be durable. What's your advice on the quantity of thinner used? Could it lower the durability and quality of the job? Paint used is PPG Asian Paints 2K Nexa water base Autocolour.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@shubhabratasaha no problem, I'm glad they sorted it for you, and you're happy. 👍

[@shubhabratasaha]

@@paulphillipspaintwork I've edited my earlier comment. 😀 Could you review dear... 😁😁

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@shubhabratasaha that's good, some paints are diluted 2 parts paint to 1 part thinners and need 2.5 coats. Different paint brands have different requirements I gave a rough estimate based on an average. As for the amount of thinners used, it doesn't really matter it's to dilute the paint so it's thin enough to spray through a paint gun. But aslo evaporates from the painted panel giving the pint a chemical bond to the panel and allowing the next coats to be applied. This won't interfere with the longevity of the paintwork.

[@dollaarz]

very good video with no shortcuts. showing everything. and great audio understandable for foreigners🙂. q is is possible to use the pearl layer on single stage black with clear. that is when the black has cured and flattend with 800. or is it only usable for metallic for dark colors?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thank you I really appreciate it. Yes that would work. Obviously it would need clear coat over the top. I see some people use a red pearl over black these look really nice.

[@dollaarz]

@@paulphillipspaintwork thanks ill ask my supplyer if they got this product. it is for motorcycle parts🙂

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@dollaarz awesome that'll look good on a motorcycle 👌

[@AbcAbc-lg5zi]

Sometimes I get little black dots when applying my pearl, would u suggest sanding them out with some 500/600 apply a little bit of ground then apply pearl as normal? Appreciate any advice thanks

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Great question, yes you can do it that way and I have done it before. But I have had good results lifting out the dots/imperfections while the peal is still wet with fine tweezers similar to how I do it in this video. youtu.bedI4VKOOHMQM

[@gregfroehlig2190]

So did you prime it in white then 3 coats of pearl. Then how many coats of clearcoat. I have same car that needs a new bumper cover. Thank you

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Hi, sorry for the delay. White primer then a solid white under coat and 2 coats of the pearl. I hope you got yours sorted.

[@ianrawcliffe5403]

Hi,nice work what gun are you using and what pressure

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

I am using a Walcom hte clear and spaying at 2 bar (29psi)

[@aireonnawestbrook8832]

Hello, the paint was taken off my car, it’s a relatively small mark. I was just given a painting kit with this exact color code to match, but i placed one coat on and it looks white. Im scared to place another coat and it doesn’t look the same. Am I doing something wrong?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Hi, apologies for the delay in replying. It's very hard to tell without seeing it. The colour in this video is a 3 stage paint which is a multi layer process. The white goes on 1st and is bright Then a pearl coat follows which will have a subtle effect and this will help the white underneath look the correct colour and finally clear coat is applied to protect the paint. Hopefully you got your car sorted 👍🏻

[@drogba2k10]

How do i get the right colour match with undercoat with 3 stage

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

These can tricky. A good painter showed me a trick with the colour camera where you scan the 3 stage pearl and tell the computer it's a solid colour. And it picks a different under coat. Which is sometimes better. Hope this helps.

[@JohnWD40TC02]

HI Paul, lovely job as always mate I like the way you remove the fuzz from your base but don't you get tape marks in the paint? I would have thought the slightest imperfection would still show in the next coat, is the technique something that just works with your particular scheme or water basecoat? I sometimes get hairs in my (solvent) basecoat but find them difficult to remove without making them show even after painting over them, hope that makes sense. Anyway mate a really interesting video and well explained as to what you were doing at every stage👌👌👍

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Thanks mate, water base is dried with air movement, so as soon as saw it, I stopped painting and started to dry the base. In this case I hadn't completely covered it, so using the sticky part of the tape, it was easier to remove. If I had covered it my strategy would be to try and remove it while it was still wet. If i allowed it to dry it would be difficult. Solvent drys much quicker than waterbase so I can imagine it's harder to remove fuzz but Solvent lends itself better to lightly sand and reapply so I'd do that if I were using Solvent. Thanks again mate I really appreciate your support 👍

[@JohnWD40TC02]

Thanks for the reply Paul that makes total sense, I'll have to try that if it happens again. I've only tried water base once and it didn't end to well as it was difficult to dry it in the setup I had back then (no indirect heater) my heater was a gas space heater so I couldn't use it while painting and it soon got cold in the booth.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@JohnWD40TC02 a heat gun or even a hairdryer are sufficient. But to be honest I like using Solvent and might get myself a kapci scheme as well.

[@JohnWD40TC02]

Yeah I do like my Kapci scheme the base is mixed 1:1 so it's good value plus the Kapci high build is nice and the clear coats are amazing👍

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@JohnWD40TC02 yea I hear a lot of good things about it. And your work is always amazing 👏

[@franekwas2184]

ile warst perly dales x1 czy x 2 ?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

2 coats of pearl. But this paint you have to do it all at once.

[@vennt79]

Than you 💯💯💯

[@chabelita-hj7ts]

Can you go to black base coat to white pearl right away

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

Yea I guess you could it depends on what you are painting. I typically use a white wet on wet as it will save on paint and give a more accurate match.

[@flightmedic7169]

I have a car that they painted but the color didn’t match. I will be repainting it. Do you know how I need to prep for that ? Do I need to re sand, re primer and paint? Thanks.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

You'll need to sand it with p500 and re paint. There shouldn't be any need to re prime.

[@flightmedic7169]

@@paulphillipspaintwork thank you so much. Would you recommend dry or wet sanding? Haven’t painted in a long time and used to always do wet before but I’ve seen many different things now on here.

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@flightmedic7169 either is fine. If you have a da sander and have a few panels to do, I would go dry. But if not, or it's only 1 or 2 panels, wet sanding is the way to go.

[@flightmedic7169]

@@paulphillipspaintwork I have a variable speed sander/ polisher. Would a DA be better ?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

@flightmedic7169 yes a da reduces the chance of swearl marks in the prep.

[@classicjmuziq1970]

How much quart u use to paint a car?

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

I'm not sure how much a quart is. Medium size car 7.5 litres

[@muhammadramzanj]

Hi Paul I am a danter from Pakistan

[@paulphillipspaintwork]

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