Gunmetal Grey Metallic Urethane Basecoat Clear Coat Car Paint Kit w/ Starfire Clear Coat

Description

Gunmetal Metallic Gray Car Paint Kit Overview

Discover the premium quality of our Gunmetal Metallic Gray Car Paint Kit from Paint For Cars. This kit, offering an advanced base coat and clear coat system, not only meets but surpasses original equipment manufacturer (OEM) standards that you’d come to expect with any metallic gray car paint.

Gunmetal Metallic Gray Car Paint: Key Features

• Premium Finish: With top-tier finishes, expect brilliant gloss and enduring durability, color, and sheen.
• Ease of Application: The urethane two-stage basecoats in our kit glide on smoothly.
• Advanced Formulation: Our 2.8 VOC formulation is cutting-edge, ensuring protection against UV rays, solvents, chemicals, gasoline, and daily wear and tear such as fading, chipping, and scratches.
• Clear Coat Inclusion: The kit comes with the Paintforcars Starfire Supreme Urethane Clear Coat #2657. Known for its easy spraying ability, this medium solids clearcoat offers unmatched flowout, gloss, and DOI. Ideal for both partial and complete paint jobs, it seamlessly works with any basecoat.

Technical Details of Metallic Gray Car Paint Kit:

Compatible Surfaces

Suitable for well-prepared OEM finishes or repainted surfaces (enamel, urethane, and lacquer). When working with fiberglass, plastics, bodywork, or bare metal, primer may be required.

Mixing Proportion

A ratio of 3 parts paint to 1 part reducer.

Pot Life

• Ambient Conditions: 65-80 degrees temperature with humidity under 50%.
• Unmixed paint: Indefinite pot life when properly sealed.
• Mixed paint: Roughly 4-6 hours without a cover.

Preparation

Before sanding, cleanse with soap and water, then employ wax and grease remover. After sanding, apply primers where necessary. Adhere to the primer’s instructions and allow a day before painting with the metallic gray car paint color.

Spraying

Compatible with a variety of spray gun setups.

Application Guidance:

Here are steps to painting the metallic gray car paint:

• Initial Application: Apply 2-3 consistent medium-wet coats from a distance of 6-10”.
• Interval: Allow 15-20 minutes between coats.
• Dust Coat: An additional dust coat might be necessary for metallic uniformity.
• Clear Coating: Apply the clear coat within 45-60 minutes post the final color coat. Consult the clear coat tech data for specific times.

Drying Durations:

• Dust Resistant: 30 minutes
• Ready for Clear Coat: 45-60 minutes
• Non-Tacky: 4-6 hours
• Sand-Ready: 1 day
• Fully Settled: 7-10 days
• Buff and Shine: 7-10 days
• Waxing: After 60 days

Physical Specifications:

• VOC: Max 3.5lbs/gallon
• Coverage: Approx. 300 sq. ft./gallon
• Weight Solids: 39% on average
• Volume Solids: Roughly 31.8%
• Suggested Film Density: 1.0-2.0 mil
• Shelf Durability: 12 months

Here is a beginner’s guide to automotive paint, to help you understand the in’s and out’s of the different types and application methods of paint. If this color isn’t quite what you’re looking for, please take a look at our other Two Stage Kits Acrylic Urethane Basecoat + Starfire Clear and Two Stage Kits products here.

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