btceng
Active Member
I just finished my engine bay with ss plum crazy from PPG. It looks a little light to me. What color primer should be used under the plum paint to get the proper finish shade?
My car is a burnt orange/copper color (made it myself, ain't come up with a name for it yet though...). When I had to repaint it, I wanted it just a touch darker. Layed down a coat of black before starting on the orange, car turned out lighter... Still looks great, just went on to dumbfound me on how colors actually work. Guess I wasn't born to be a rocket surgeon.
It is true that the color of the prier can affect the look of the topcoat.SPI told me to use white primer under Viper Red to make it pop .
Ppg uses G scales. Each paint mixed in ppg will give you the correct g scale. They go from 1-7 I do believe. You need to use the correct G scale for appropriate color match and hiding.
Really good information there.