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For Pearl you want a white base, Pearl coat (this bit is the hard part to get even so I’m told) then lacquer.
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That effect is relatively straightforward to achieve if you're competent.
If they were proper fades with long, fluid transitions, that would be a bit trickier with rattle cans but what you have here are feathered edges which is as you'd imagine.
Once you've prepped the steel, prepped, primed and keyed the bike, the order of operations should be....
Flat white groundcoat across the whole bike.
Dust your pink on and work outwards towards the edges of the pink areas... white is an essential groundcoat for pink so it will add to the vibrancy of the colour. Try to get it right the first time because white over pink won't look the same as the rest of white on the bike.Next you'll want to add a pearl over everything. This is basically a colourless paint with tiny little translucent beads in it. The translucent nature of a pearl means that it will get darker as more layers are built up. This can mean that bb and st clusters can look a bit odd if you're not methodical in your application.
If you're using a transfer kit for the branding, you'll only get one attempt because the adhesive on the back of the transfers will loft the pearl off the paint beneath.
The lugs can be filled by dumping paint into a dish and painting it in with a brush.
Keep us updated on your progress!
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Don't know if this is the right place to ask but I'll give it a shot.
I've just won an unpainted Somec -frame and I'm thinking of doing the repainting myself. I've previously been happy with what I could accomplish with Montana cans, but for this I'd want a base of pearl white or pearl very light grey like in the picture below.
Is this even possible with spray cans? Would matte silver ->white ->fade give a similar effect?
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