Took a gamble on PPG vs Sherwin on a pearl white respray

Had a 2018 Honda Accord come in last month with rear bumper damage. Customer wanted a full bumper respray in that pearl white. My shop usually runs Sherwin Williams, but I've been hearing good things about PPG's waterborne on lighter colors. Went with PPG even though it cost me $45 more per quart. Honestly the flake laydown was way smoother, no tiger striping. First pass looked almost done. Had to tweak my gun settings a bit though, it lays thicker than I'm used to. Anyone else notice a big difference between brands on tricky colors like pearl or metallic?

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troymorgan10d ago

Nah @ryand26 is right on the money. Had a pearl white Camry fight me with Sherwin last fall.

ryand2611d ago

That bit about the tiger striping is exactly why I switched to PPG for pearls a few years back. I had a nightmare with a Sherwin metallic silver once, had to do three recoat passes to get it even. With PPG I just bump up my fluid knob a quarter turn and slow my stroke down a hair, the viscosity is definitely different. Your mileage may vary, but for any white pearl or light metallic, I've found PPG lays down way more forgiving than other brands.