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Painters: How does air pressure effect color? #61252 05/21/08 08:59 PM 05/21/08 08:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ F fig426 OP top fuel
fig426 OP top fuel F Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ	I used to know this but have forgotten. How does the air pressure effect the color that is sprayed? Higher pressure/lighter shade etc????? I have to shoot a panel on my car and figured I should know this before I spray to get it to match if I need to. Thanks!!! Chris from New Jersey

Re: Painters: How does air pressure effect color? [Re: fig426] #61253 05/21/08 09:05 PM 05/21/08 09:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ DJVCuda I Live Here
DJVCuda I Live Here Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ	metallic or not?

Re: Painters: How does air pressure effect color? [Re: DJVCuda] #61254 05/21/08 09:39 PM 05/21/08 09:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ F fig426 OP top fuel
fig426 OP top fuel F Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ	Yes metallic. FT6 Dark tan metallic. Chris from New Jersey

Re: Painters: How does air pressure effect color? [Re: fig426] #61255 05/21/08 09:53 PM 05/21/08 09:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ DJVCuda I Live Here
DJVCuda I Live Here Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11,179 Atco NJ	higher air pressure = more metallic suspended in different directions = lighter lower air pressure = more time to flow out = more even layered metallic particles = darker color.

Re: Painters: How does air pressure effect color? [Re: DJVCuda] #61256 05/22/08 11:03 AM 05/22/08 11:03 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 821 NW Ohio 6 6pkaar super stock
6pkaar super stock 6 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 821 NW Ohio	How do the HVLP guns play into this? Since they are running a lower pressure are they always going to have a darler color?

Re: Painters: How does air pressure effect color? [Re: DJVCuda] #61257 05/22/08 04:49 PM 05/22/08 04:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ F fig426 OP top fuel
fig426 OP top fuel F Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ	Quote: higher air pressure = more metallic suspended in different directions = lighter lower air pressure = more time to flow out = more even layered metallic particles = darker color. DJV,,, Thanks!! That was what I was looking for!! Chris from New Jersey

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