A coat of white color sealer primer, two coats of white base coat, and in this case it was two coats of the mid coat which was the pearl coat. It lays over the white, changes the appearance of the white. The tricky part is getting is consistent for color match painting a car all blown apart like this. plus you are adding film build with each coat working towards and including your clear, so it gets harder for it all to lay slick for reduced OP sanding and buffing of the clear.
