Car Painting: How to Paint Pearl White

[@philtucker1224]

Brian your quality of presentation is outstanding. You’ve really mastered your art over the last few years..

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you!!

[@Jim-fe2xz]

When I had a design group working for me I would tell them exactly the same thing - never go home feeling mad and yell at your family, pets, neighbors, etc.! Nothing is so bad it can't be fixed the next day with help if necessary.

[@wayneduchscherer4676]

My go to You-Tube site for all things painting especially White Tri-Coat Pearls. Learned more from Brian in 2023 than the previous 35 years.Keep them videos coming.

[@philtucker1224]

If there was ever a University for young painters, you are it! Live long and prosper buddy 🖖

[@PaintSociety]

Thanks Phil!

[@autouniontypeA]

Hi Brian, I've just replaced a damaged quarter panel on my car, I've followed all your tips on spraying white pearl, blending and gun set up for factory finish. I used my fuji hvlp and the 1.0mm nozzle for the clear coat. I got an orange peel finish, so I rubbed the surface down with wet 1000 grit, then sprayed again today with an increase in thinners from 10 percent to 30 percent. What a difference! I got a perfect smooth factory finish! Couldn't be happier! Thank you for all you invaluable advice, sometimes you just have to stick at it to see it through to a good job 😊

[@mosizlackm7522]

Your channel gave me the confidence needed to spray my wife’s car. Took all the steps you recommended and watched all your vids for reference. The end result was well worth the time and effort. Thanks brother!

[@PaintSociety]

Glad to help!!

[@TaragoPreviaEstima]

I love how you always show a completed job at the end.

[@PaintSociety]

The video is never over until I get there. Complete shot lol thanks for noticing.

[@walter.bellini]

Really enjoy your videos You really bring us through the process, whether it come out great or maybe not so great. You capture the realism. Loved your statement about not being work home, people at home need to be sheltered from bad days you know, thought that was super and real!

[@jarm6862]

Family first at the beginning, and family first at the end, thanks Brian, you are the crack!!

[@jslim_fa5371]

Thanks Brain for the advice. Paint turn out amazing. It really show the love you put into it. 👍

[@PaintSociety]

My pleasure!!

[@flyshitvalencia09]

You are so right about taking home the issues that happened on the job. I respect you and admire your work. Always learning from you. Thank you

[@gingerbadger]

I’m psyching myself up to repair a poor job previous owner did on rear quarter on an E92 M3… you have become a part of my evening routine now, familiarising myself with everything. One of KZbin’s top channels

[@PaintSociety]

Hell yea!!! Good luck

[@Road_Rash]

I'm about to do a paint job on a motorcycle, pearl white with synergy green ghost flames... I want the most blinding white available for the pearl base... that clear looks plenty good to me... good looking finished product...🖖🏿😎👍🏿

[@KWW0321]

True wisdom at the end, I wasted way too much time stressing over little paint problems that were easy to fix and the majority of customers wouldn't even care about. Sikkens is also a great product line, I recently went to cromax water-base at my shop because of the crazy voc regulations here in CA but would happily use Sikkens, have an awesome weekend:)

[@PaintSociety]

I was hoping that someone would watch that,

[@juanmata2433]

Cromax is awesome, I love Axalta products. But I won’t bash sikkens. Everyone has a choice and certain products fit they needs

[@KWW0321]

@juanmata2433 It took me awhile to get used to the system but was totally worth it. Tamco is still my go to for candies but this mixing scheme covers everything else. I completely agree plus if you aren't the owner of the shop you are going to use whatever they have and make it work.

[@hyliankoopa8627]

Just found out about your channel two weeks ago. Really love all the tips and tricks I learn from you. I’ve been working in a bodyshop for 8 years now. I did detailing for about 4 years, prep for 3 years, and I just started painting 7 months ago. I still have a lot to learn and you have no idea how much you are helping me out!! I love painting but it can be tricky sometimes. I have a pearl white GMC yukon to paint on monday morning!! Cant wait to see how it turns out :) Cheers!

[@autouniontypeA]

Brian I love your videos, you have helped me with my classic car hobby over the years. I have been spraying my own cars for 35 years, I have learnt so much from you. Wonderful paint job on that Tesla!

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you!

[@ginoconti-wl8hx]

Another great video. I’m not the tallest guy myself can only reach so far without leaning into the fenders when spraying the hood. I take 2inch tape and wrap it around the front of my suit keeps the loose fabric in the right places. Who cares the look whatever it takes. When I’m spraying a hood and blending the top of the fenders I lay paper over the tops of the fenders until I get coverage on the hood. Pull the paper then do my dusting on the tops of the fenders. Great adjustment on the base guys cringe when it comes to pearl white. Gotta get the base right the pearls just an effect. I got my own shop been painting for 20 years still watching videos and learning. That’s what’s it’s all about always trying to improve your skill set.

[@WalterMitty1966]

Hi Brian , I'm Phil from England............... You repeatedly said BUMPER , not Fender !! Glad to see ,the King's English , is with you!! brilliant , vid , as usual mate !! Cheers Phil

[@judih.8754]

Brian those dance moves look great!

[@PaintSociety]

You like that right 😂

[@tcorley7477]

Glad I'm not the only one looking at paint on cars while sitting in traffic

[@drazenveselic2902]

bravo Brian,always pleasure watching your master piece

[@linkan62uffe]

Hi Brian! It's nice to see a pro working👍. And you have a so nice approach, always ending your clip with " hey, don't overdo it, It's just paint". Your the best👍 Greetings from 🇸🇪

[@gabrielmendez5390]

I work in the Fremont factory and have been waiting for this for awhile been using your videos to help me out thx man can’t wait to see you take a crack at that new candy red

[@delbertgrubb1341]

could you please do a spray both tour? thank you for sharing your knowledge,i learn a little something every time

[@David-uu1oj]

I really liked the tip of familiarizing yourself with how you will paint stroke. 👍

[@PaintSociety]

Thanks for the feedback !

[@kandyman5315]

Dont over think it it's just a tesla. Nice job

[@PaintSociety]

Tesla Master. Thanks for your help on this one

[@pedrosaenz5540]

Amazing job!!! Always nice to watch you paint

[@toyehooks8239]

Looks AMAZING!! Thanks for always TEACHING!!!!

[@kevincordice7832]

Awesome work, and great advice. Let's treat our family better everyday.

[@PaintSociety]

Absolutely!

[@cooki3cutt3r13]

that was a good PSA there at the end.

[@gnonyx]

I don't know Brain, I think you're ready for some Ballet dancing, you definitively got some leg movement Great job, always enjoy watching you spray paint, and learning

[@PaintSociety]

😂😂😂 i got my ballet shoes ready

[@dardenvern]

great message about family and work Brian!!!!!!

[@PaintSociety]

Thanks for watching until the end

[@juanmata2433]

Awesome job sir. Over spray control is a must for the tight blend areas, color match makes that easier. Great tip on taking that crap home, sometimes I would tell my wife what bothered me cause venting helps. Spouses advise helps as well

[@PaintSociety]

But when they say its no big deal. Then i get upset lol

[@juanmata2433]

@@PaintSociety but sometimes we do make it out to be more than it needs to be. My wife doesn’t mind telling me I’m wrong lol

[@V1CSTAA]

I like how you said you want the right color for the car not just for the blend that’s good I’m always trying to get the color right it’s tuff in a production shop im still trying to learn more about tinting. I love that painters can look and just be like it needs more blue for example. I need to learn that skill set

[@PaintSociety]

Yes, because trust me I have blended colors that aren’t the right color lol.

[@randoms71]

Only thing that gets you there is time unfortunately. The colour wheel is your best friend when tinting. I hate tinting lmao

[@bodyshopsolutions695]

Also good tinting advice in my opinion is to start tinting with the colors that are in the formula.. using the color wheel to decide which colors within the formula to help you achieve the needs at hand.. very rarely do you need to go outside the the colors that are already within the mix

[@saennsandstrom2247]

Gold nuggets all the way through !!!

[@eaglebaldonetough4074]

Kudos!Tip top!Dude!You re The best of the best!

[@chrispassarella5634]

Some true words in the end

[@theracerguy754]

I painted a Buick regal in school and this pearl white is freaky as Hell. I noticed the bumber looks deeper white than the hood. And the passenger fender kinda not the same.. I know the Buick wasn’t perfect because every normal person who saw the car didn’t noticed or students only the instructors and I did.

[@michaelingwald6338]

Monster will give you kidney stones Brian, beware my guy!! 🤣 I speak from experience on that one!

[@PaintSociety]

I am going to dial back after hear this 🙏

[@thetrailoutthere]

Those ecoat parts from tesla are as raw as they come right off the Conveyor system. The ecoat has drips and imperfections that need to be sanded off before going into the booth so don't feel too bad about receiving an imperfect ecoat hood. Also, fun little fact, model S and model X (some white and red model Y as well) use a wet on wet Solvent based paint system by Axalta. You can spray the base, mid, and clear coat without having to wait minutes between coats but you do need heat to dry it as it won't air dry like with water based paint. Otherwise, you'd have wet/tacky paint for days or weeks. PPSW is a pain to match especially of you're doing spot repairs on a large flat panel.

[@Arnold-j5b]

Sikkens clear is actually really good and high end

[@karlavillajulca9683]

love your content ! keep it up 👍🏻 great video !

[@AlwaysApproved]

brian always killing it. love your channel man👍

[@jimprovax6846]

Never mind I need to watch the whole video. Looking awesome.

[@PaintSociety]

Glad you watched. Someone else commented about that and i told them the same thing

[@axelf911]

At least you knock out all the dirt nibs and bumps. My autobody shop did nothing when they painted my bumper. I had to point out the clear defects to them.

[@zcenic05]

Did my first Tesla white pearl last week. It has a very clean base. It needed a couple more drops of blue and it blended out nicely.

[@dogemcmoon9644]

More blue? Its wayyy too blue for me. I end up using toyota 040 as a white base and blend out the pearl. Turns out great

[@Martincustomdesign]

Other then to Keep the paint off the floor what other reason for paper on the floor . The one who saying the clear is no good cant paint . Ive been doing this 45 years you do a great job and a good job explaining it . With all my experience I’ve learned a thing are to from you keep up the good work.

[@jerryvikla3925]

Great advice Brian. I used to yell and scream in my respirator just about every time I painted but it never helped. My last paint job was a front clip I thought I could spray in the early morning calm of the high desert here in Idaho. Just as I started the last coat a rogue rain cloud came over and destroyed it! Instead of getting angry I designed and built a wall in my garage that keeps the dust and dirt out of the rest of the garage and doubles as a paint booth. Gotta turn those mistakes into a positive experience!

[@PaintSociety]

Good job I hope that’s still working out for you! Thanks for sharing your awesome story😍

[@n00ber420]

True words of advice towards the end.

[@arnoldtrombley4235]

You're video's are outstanding you always amazes me with your talent love the monster energy drink😂. It brought back memories of the body shop i worked at the painter would drink 2 glasses of milk before he painted and beer after 😂😂 thanks for the videos keep them coming 👍

[@jimprovax6846]

Like your moves when you were spraying the hood. Just wondering why is the cup taped up?

[@IOTWVUVWTOI]

Massive fan of the channel! Have you ever used Prismatic colours paint? Would love to see a step by step with their products

[@josuelozano7581]

I hate how the new painted panels with Sikkens look different on camera specially pearl whites, but when you pull it out it looks amazing, awesome job as always Brian.

[@skynetwifi9211]

Put a short step stool next to the tire. Fixes that close in issue

[@dustinlee8389]

Looks great Brian I have watched all your videos and have learned so much! I was wondering if you have ever used imperium brand paint or clear?

[@djbofjandb]

Great advice!

[@Ozias_0]

Best advice ❤

[@dystv2477]

people like judge eveything on the note the clear he was talking about maybe he couldnt get it to shine like yours maybe he used a diff set up. anyways i am very grateful to be learning from you. one day i want to own a shop and you guys are basically walking down the dark tunel to ligth.

[@gremlin1396]

Once again, professor great job.

[@PaintSociety]

Thanks again!

[@tripleeathletics]

I’ve never seen someone with a opposite leg & arm extension reflex. One moves the other moves! Hahahahha!!! Good stuff Brian.

[@PaintSociety]

I gotta have fun. That as for yall!

[@tripleeathletics]

@@PaintSociety Shoot man, I’m just giving you a hard time! The guys say I look like frogger half the time when I’m doing the lower sides of bigger trucks & vans. The way I hop along… HaHa!

[@PaintSociety]

Lol. Always fun time in the shop with the guys.

[@Evansoffroad182]

Nice job!

[@PaltysSaltos]

I really liked in yr videos back in day , the preassure and overlap thing , i would love to see it back again , also it would be cool if u can say what clear coat u are using

[@JoseContreras-mv5yz]

Finally a video painting with white. Are there any issues like painting with other colors?😊

[@williamzanghettijr5862]

Great video young man. Boy, those exhaust filters need a change.

[@PaintSociety]

Yes they do

[@tonymasters667]

I painted half my car with amazing results after your spray can video😂 Love the vid’s still mate.

[@larryzuniga7741]

Monster job

[@kittukanna9508]

Mr brain this is krishna I am from india from andhrapradesh,I am big fan of you brother I m also painter your videos are very helpfull to me😊😊😊❤ thank you so much given good knowledge

[@jimmypratt6450]

Scary shit , one bit off crap in the pearl and you've got some seriuos headaches . I've been there also i don't have a booth but my experiance get me through then home and a drink too chill out. 😅. Great vid Brian 👌

[@torowazup1]

Hi Brian, Do you mix the pearl with base coat, clear or other? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼😎

[@girishs9629]

THE BEST 👌👌

[@bgee461]

Nothing makes a bad day better than going home. I wash up, change in the locker room, and whatever happened that day fades away. There are points in my day when i think "fuck i cant wait to go home see my kitties".

[@PaintSociety]

You couldn’t have said it better!

[@chiefgeek2020]

How long can you keep your paint after a job, if you leave it in a PPS cup with lid?

[@valodik5794]

Thank you for all the vids, I have a question when I'm dry sanding I get chunks of dust sticking to my sanding paper after sanding like 1min(because of this I will get deeper scratches ). Why is this how can I not get this. THAAANK YOU

[@theracerguy754]

I vacuum it off the sand paper and need to throw away when it gets dirty too soon after vacuum the sand paper

[@valodik5794]

But it creates like a chunk of paint and the chunk stick to the sanding paper. it's also not just 1 it like a lot of them not sure why this keeps happening. wet sanding solves it tho@@theracerguy754

[@nugzarkulis9675]

Hey! Im also using Sikkens at my work in Estonia 😀! How satisfied are you with Sikkens colors?

[@BiggMoInc73]

Do you tack cloth after pearl coat flashes prior too clear? The intercoat that carries the pearl is like spraying a base coat right?

[@Jopakilo]

Hi Brain, any bad outcome if flash time waits too long? e.g paint the clear after the base sits for a day ?

[@Aikaramba12]

I’d love to have you paint my Tesla. I am sure the paint will come out much better than OEM

[@blizzakesta]

That's a sick leg kick you got. Mans doing pilates while painting. And they say men can't multitask 🤣

[@PaintSociety]

Lmao!!! Ty

[@troyshepard592]

Brian, what base coat gun u using? I have the 4600 for Clear as u recommended my ftiend!

[@PaintSociety]

Love the dv1 for base

[@joe2.017]

Alright Brian, im about to get another clear gun. Dont have the opportunity to demo any before i buy so im gonna lean on your knowledge and experience. Im gonna get either the Sagola, DV1 or the Sata CC. Which do you think is the best band for my buck?

[@Pantherman1979]

Speaking of painting a Tesla, or any car in general; how long would you wait after the paint is dry to wash and also, to wax? My old man was told by the car dealership about 10 years ago after he needed paint work to wait a month before waxing. Is that true?

[@joshhanrahan6704]

Yes. The solvents are still gassing out and if you were to apply a wax or ceramic you could definitely run into issues. There are breathable paint sealants (Wizards works great) that you can use that still allow the paint enough time to fully cure.

[@edwinlopez5421]

Hey buddy I used silkkens water base too how do you get this color right on the spot 😢?

[@CallumPrice]

I love watching your videos Brains, but i cant help but notice that you painted over plenty of bare metal rub roughs from the primer!

[@PaintSociety]

Thats aluminum, and I used an acid etch wipe previous to painting.

[@davida871]

We are our worst critics when it comes to our passion for an excellent outcome.

[@customcounter7366]

You’re not supposed to have facial hair with that respirator. Safety first! Love your channel! Matrix edge high gloss for me😊

[@marcuswhite1403]

I usually drink a few beers before clearing lol

[@cwhunter7127]

Hey Brian great job!! Ordering a Sagola next week. Is that silver cap? And what size do you prefer 1.2xl or 1.3. Thanks.

[@PaintSociety]

I haven’t noticed a big difference between the two, great gun tho

[@laupy4104]

Repaired and sprayed alot of tesla's / electric vehicles it suprised me how cheap and bad the new parts feel and the finnish of the cars.. guess they had to cut alot to drop the prices

[@bonkerz4371]

answer this question it would be nice So i have a 2011 dodge charger (not sure if this really matters) and would like to change the color of it from the oem metallic billet silver to a black whether satin or a glossier black Original paint is is pretty good condition at most a scuff/scratch mark on a driver panel but that’s it clear coat is still in tact car could pretty much look new with a detail wash does anyone have info where to start or links to videos on this channel i could look at ?

[@sttm1283]

why you tape the cup on the gun?

[@BudgetGarage1]

Any tips for the sikens hs+ clear if you use it?

[@BudgetGarage1]

I’m good up until the clear then run city before bake

[@ua7pyro591]

Those are crazy leg moves 😂

[@PaintSociety]

All for fun 😂

[@michelqumsieh]

Hello it is great paint job but i think the paint little bit brighter i might be wrong from here

[@theracerguy754]

Imposible that the first time to get familiar with the car on how the paint will be sprayed is when painting since you already sprayed primer. You already know after the primer how far you are going to reach and if you need a booster step or also after spraying primer you can decide if it’s better to change you spraying approach IE change from push to pull or viceversa.

[@PaintSociety]

Well. I took the hood back off the car and primered it off the car

[@occamsrazor1285]

10:08 You drankin' that lean?

[@PaintSociety]

That monster on ice is a great pick me up

[@robertwramirez287]

Do you tack the pearl before clear coat?

[@Middlestepofficial]

The hood on the Tesla is glossy because it's a trunk in fact and doesn't host an engine underneath.

[@PaintSociety]

Well, I have seen trunks underneath that aren’t painted it either. Lol. But great point

[@Middlestepofficial]

@@PaintSociety That's crazy. They are saving loads on paint in such a way. When you multiply it by millions of cars, even if they save a dollar per car it's still in the millions.

[@nicholasmankin9079]

no safety glasses?

[@ceesklumper]

Good question to ask yourself sometimes: "Are you fun to be with?"

[@kingsway731]

I am grateful for being tall.