Painting White Cellulose Over Colours

[Chas66]

I've sprayed the tank and seat unit on my bike red with a black stripe using cellulose paint. Thing is it doesn't look 'right'. An experiment with masking tape shows a white stripe between the two colours looks better and I'm thinking of spraying them on with white cellulose.

I'm aware of the rule of thumb that you paint darker colours over lighter but I don't know the consequences of breaking this rule in this situation (and if they're serious don't want to learn the hard way).

Cheers

Chas

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[jaykay]

try to paint up to the red,reather then over it.red can bleed pretty easy.
and you will have to put on a few coats to get your white so as it covers.

 

[Windy Miller]

I think I would be inclined to use white striping tape for this.

 

[pedrobedro]

Just leave the masking tape on

 

[the snooper]

get some white vinyl stripes and laquer the whole thing

 

[Chas66]

Cheers for the replies, I've spoken to the bloke I'll be getting to spray the 2k Clear coat and decided to give painting the white stripes on over the black using white cellulose a go. If the Black bleeds through I can always revert to the white vinyl tape afterwards.

 

[jaykay]

dont think the black would bleed,but the red could.

 

[mike os]

for future... white, red, black......mask as reqd.

 

[the snooper]

if you are going white on red and black dont go to heavey with the coats allow time for the thinners to evaporate between coats and that should stop it bleeding through it will only bleed through if you disturb the red & black