Déjà Vu | Spherical Gloss

Описание: I love working on Teslas. Masking is a breeze and the simple body shape makes it easier to spray.

We did this color just recently in a satin finish on a model x plaid. Low and behold another Tesla owner saw that on our social media and came to us requesting it in gloss.

This model 3 had clearly been liquid wrapped before in matte black. Not sure of the brand or installer but they didn't quite do enough coats. I still had to pick off the pieces around the edges. Pressure washing came in handy for the hard to reach places.

Since the roof and both windshields are not getting sprayed, this car was a piece of cake to mask. Some short Plazmask for the side windows, long Plazmask for the roof and it was basically good to go. The only real issue were the gaskets along the windshield and roof. Some J-Tape or similar trim tape easily pulls this gasket back letting the paint grab hold of the edge.

This is a pretty small car so no need for a High Solid Turbine. We used the compressor for the entire project starting with a Black Basecoat in Raail Spherical. I'm using a Spectrum Black Widow HVLP gun with 1.7mm tip. About 1.5gallons and she's good to go.

Déjà Vu pearl is white in powder form so pairing with a Booster is a must. Luckily the owner wanted it with a Blue Booster for a deeper color. I mixed about 25g of pearl per gallon of Spherical Base (un-tinted) and added 4oz of Blue Booster per gallon. Still using the same HVLP setup for this mix.

I switched guns to a clean one with a 1.3mm tip for the clearcoat. Raail Spherical Gloss needs about 2 medium/wet coats. The next day I decided to flow-coat for an even smoother finish so after sanding I applied 1 last wet coat of Gloss and let it dry for about 6hrs.

Unmasking was super simple and the car was ready for pickup. The finish came out great even without a paint booth. Definitely our best work so far. We booked a photographer for the next day so check out our social media for the pics. As always, links to everything below. Let us know what you think!
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Products
Starter Kit: https://drpigment.com/products/starte...
Déjà Vu Spherical Kit: https://drpigment.com/products/spheri...
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Wash and Mask
2:06 - Basecoat
2:32 - Mixing up the color
4:23 - Spraying Déjà Vu
5:41 - Gloss and Flowcoat
7:22 - Unmask
8:32 - Cost Breakdown
9:31 - Customer Pickup
10:13 - Bloopers