Yes, and a difference noticeable by those who wrench on bikes is that the
thick "dipped-look" clear coat chips terribly easily especially on areas
that flex--seat lug ears, for instance. A thinner clear coat wears better
in the real world that the bike lives in.
David Feldman
Vancouver,WA
> Mark,
>
> Most of the "wet look" on a paint job has to do with the clear that is
> used. Imron clear is crystal clear and flows very smooth because it is
> polyurethene enamel. Imron was billed as "the wet look" paint from the
> beginning. Where the skill of the painter comes in is the thin
> application of the paint. If one starts looking at custom paint jobs
> from various painters, a trained eye can see a thick looking smooth
> clearcoat a mile away. The trick to awsome appearance and improved
> durability is the thin application of all colors including the final
> clear coat. The look (compared side by side) of the thin application of
> paint that is smooth as glass is superior to that of the "thick" look
> that almost appears like the frame was dipped instead of sprayed. Most
> people only see the resulting colors, but skilled painters can tell a
> master touch from an adverage touch with a glance.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> >
> > The prettiest bike I've ever seen, bar none, was a pearl white Dave
Moulton
> > frame, painted by Cyclart, formerly owned by listmember Ritzmon and now
oned
> > by one Wm. Preucel of Palo Alto who rides it to Colorado or Tuscon every
> > couple weeks. This bike had 4 or 5 colors faded under the pearl, from
blue
> > to red to violet, when you got it out in the sun it was DAZZLING.
> > Absolutely the prettiest paintjob I've ever seen.
> >
> > A close 2nd is the "laser purple" that Mr. Baylis laid on my Wizard,
which
> > gets comments everywhere it goes. I'm partial to the deep blues and
purples
> > found on Hetchins, but the poly enamels cant possibly match the current
crop
> > of paints available from Dupont or Ditzler.
> >
> > What I want to know is how they get the "wet look" in the paint. This
has
> > got to be the skill of the painter, laying it on just right with no sag.
> >
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> > Mark Petry 206.618.9642
> > Beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA
> > mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net
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> > "The main difference between genius and
> > stupidity is that genius has limits"
> >
> > Albert Einstein
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> >
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