Saw a trick for blending pearl white at a trade show in Detroit

I was at the big show in Detroit last month and watched a guy from a custom shop in California do a demo. He sprayed his mid-coat pearl over a gray sealer instead of white, said it gives you way more control over the final color match. I tried it on a 2021 Camry bumper last week and it cut my blend time down by almost half. Has anyone else used a tinted sealer under tricky three-stage paints?

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matthewh285d ago

Gray sealer under pearl is a smart workaround. It reminds me of how the best fix for a problem is often a step back in the process, not a harder push at the end. You see it everywhere, like fixing a wobbly table by leveling the floor instead of just shaving the leg down. Getting the foundation right saves a ton of correction later.

angelac635d ago

Isn't that just like what @matthewh28 said, where most bad paint jobs start with skipping the primer?