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Old 09-19-2016, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by olds45512 View Post
cat yellow might actually have good coverage because of the amount of black that's in it, any of the brighter yellows suck. gm has that yellow they put on the cavaliers and some other stuff and i hate when they come in, the last one i did took 8 coats to get coverage. to the naked eye it looked fine but i have a special light that replicates sunlight that i use in the booth to help me determine if i have full coverage, it wasn't until i got to 7 coats that it looked good and i put the 8th on to ensure i didn't back it outside and get pissed off.
I have a good buddy who owns an auto shop. He has told me about the yellow GM used. He said the same thing you did, 7 or 8 coats before you couldn't still see primer. He HATES it also, so your in good company!
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