Pactra Metallic Blue 265 looks transparent

[rossb]

I'm painting the body that came with my Savage SS. I am using Pactra RC265 for the upper half and I masked the lower half. I plan to use Pactra RC250 Outlaw Black for the bottom. I used an entire 3oz can on the top of the body and it still seems transparent when I hold it up to the light. When I look at it in normal lighting it is not transparent. It is only transparent when I hold it up to bright light.

I painted the Blue part first, probably should have done the lower half in Black first. It looks like the Black is going to show through the Blue when I paint the lower half. Should I back the Metallic Blue with something, maybe silver? The Blue actually turned out lighter than I thought it would. Is there any other choice for a backing color that would make the Blue darker & deeper?

 

[SkyMaxx]

Back it with the Outlaw black, and the blue will go really dark.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Silver is the norm and will keep the color for the most part.

Black is also normal, and as Sky said, will make it REAL dark

 

[ImBroken]

Silver is the norm and will keep the color for the most part.

Black is also normal, and as Sky said, will make it REAL dark

I dont know how dark it will actually get after shooting a full 3oz can of blue on there... lol You can try it, but it will likely become only a tad darker. I would back the blue with Silver to give it a more metallic look. This will also seal the blue before shooting the black...

 

[Team 17]

I use the Flourescent sealer to brighten up the color.

 

[rossb]

So do you guys think that it is looking good so far

 

[Jamie]

Yeh looks good! Post picutres of the complete thing as well!

 

[rossb]

I backed the Metallic Blue with Pactra RC262 Indy Silver. It eliminated the transparency "problem" and it did not really change the color. It might be my imagination but I think it may have made the Metallic Blue more metallic. This body is going to look great when it is done.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Thats why the Silver is the Norm

Way to go! Now lets see the FLIPSIDE of that thing!

 

[rossb]

Almost done

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Looking good!

 

[rossb]

Thanks a lot. See here:

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19193