Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

I painted my frame today and I am impressed with the color depth. I started painting candy colors back when Candy Apple and Kandy Apple were name brands and all the candy paints were lacquer. When House of Kolor came along, their colors were virtually unmatched in depth. Well, I can tell you this stuff is right there with them. The pics below don't do the color justice. The light in my shop isn't conducive to photography. I did shoot one pic of the front frame horn where the sun was shining in the door, but even that doesn't tell the story accurately. This stuff is gorgeous! It looks a foot deep.

OK, I've sung its praises, now let me impart a couple of things I have learned:
1) The Coating Store offers primer-sealer in a multitude of colors. The idea is to get a sealer that's close to the color you're using so it enhances the hiding properties of the final coats. I used their silver sealer because I am using a silver basecoat under the candy red. When I shot the first coat of sealer on the frame, I didn't have my spray gun adjusted properly and I put a sag in the sealer in one spot. No big deal, the second coat will fix it, right?.. Well, not exactly. When I applied the second coat it covered the sag, but after the sealer was fully dried I noticed it was crazed where that sag was. Hmmm... So now I know, when waiting for the first coat of sealer to flash, make sure any sags or heavy spots are dry (dull). If you leave any area wet, the next coat may craze. Luckily, this spot is buried under the paint, barely noticeable, and where it will be hidden by the rear wheel.
2) The silver basecoat was a dream to spray and went on very evenly.
3) This paint is Polyurethane, not Acrylic Urethane. Polyurethane is known for its toughness, but it has some idiosyncrasies that are different than Acrylic Urethane. When you are applying the candy color coats, make sure you allow enough time to do the color AND the clear. This is what's called a wet-on-wet system. The clear has to be applied immediately after the color. If you wait more than 30 minutes to start clear coating, you will have to wait overnight and wet-sand the color before applying the clear! Follow the included instructions explicitly.

So far I am very pleased.