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Ok so i've decided that i'm goint to paint in a few weeks (once my replacement tailgate arrives), and have decided to do a two tone paint style but I need help with a few simple things.
I'm thinking of painting the top straight mixer white and do the bottom in a dark navy blue.
So that it's not too aggressive of a transition I'm thinking of doing a thin pinstripe about 10mm (3/8") below the join.
So what I need to know is
1, Can I paint with standard PPG single pack paint (don't know the proper name) then do a two pack clear over the top without any issues.
2, Since my truck is white and I'm painting top a brighter white do I need to prime the whole thing, and do I need to prime at all.
3, When doing two tone do I paint it all one color first, mask up then paint darker color? or do I paint top down below joining line, mask up and paint the second darker color.
4, I'm thinking of doing a white stripe just below the join, do I just mask it and paint it all as one.
5, How do I make the transition between colors sharp but not raised, I painted my pocket bike and it had a 3D effect where the paint overlapped, and when I tried to sand it down a bit the edges chipped.
And lastly how much paint do I need? in metric if you could (it took me about 5 min to work out the 3/8" bit)
Thanks