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ilustr8tor
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:42 pm    Post subject: Who can answer this random question? Reply with quote

How much paint would it take to paint a body off bug inside and out? Let's say the color stage, shooting light pale green (reed green) on sealer. Have epoxy primer under the sealer.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Who can answer this random question? Reply with quote

2 quarts of single stage paint ... make that 2.5 - 3 quarts for inside and out.. plus the reducers and hardeners..
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:27 am    Post subject: Re: Who can answer this random question? Reply with quote

Depends on the mix. Some are 4:1 and some are 1:1
A gallon of color at 4:1 gives you a gallon and a quart sprayable.
A gallon at 1:1 gives you 2 gallons sprayable. That's a big difference in material.
Most times buying paint by the quart is more expensive than buying it by the gallon. A gallon will cost more but you will pay less per oz. I'd get plenty. Any mistakes and your out trying to match the color. I like 2 gallons spray able and I have some left for when something happens down the road. Even with a code and the same guy mixing the paint can easily come out a different color, then your doing it again along with all the labor of sanding it down.
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