Paint question

TeeJayHoward · 07-26-2006, 04:45 PM

This color is beautiful. The grey/black combo just looks awesome in my eyes... I'm debating painting my plastics this "black chrome" instead of the silver I had planned. Does anyone know of a place to pick up this paint in rattle-can form? Is it a multi-layered kind of deal? (lay down flat black, next layer is semi-transparent glossy stuff, then comes the clear coat)

Artistimo · 07-26-2006, 06:03 PM

House of Kolor and Alsacorp makes stuff, but you need professional equipment to use it. You will not find it in rattlecan and I don't recommend painting any streetbike in rattlecan unless you're just going to stunt it or race. Sometimes they turn out ok...for a little while. Fact is, it's never going to come close to a pro job. As a custom painter, I've painted thousands of Harleys (I'm a subcontractor to Harley and do a lot of pinstriping for them through my shop) as well as sportbikes and helmets. I can't begin to tell you what a headache it is to repair badly-painted parts that customers bring in. For the most part, I don't even accept that kind of work anymore.

I just used some of the spray chrome stuff today, it's ghosted over a cleared and cured black base. Then I candied it in Kandy Apple Red and I'm going to put a flat clear over it. It looks sweet like that... I'll post a pic later if I have time. If you have questions or you want to have it done like you described send me a PM.

hybrid · 07-26-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeJayHoward

This color is beautiful. The grey/black combo just looks awesome in my eyes... I'm debating painting my plastics this "black chrome" instead of the silver I had planned. Does anyone know of a place to pick up this paint in rattle-can form? Is it a multi-layered kind of deal? (lay down flat black, next layer is semi-transparent glossy stuff, then comes the clear coat)

or go to your nearest auto paint store, have them match the color and they can most often put it into a rattle can for you.

Ive had several customers go and do this when they wanted to paint something and didnt want to pay me to paint it.