Re: [CR]Flamboyants vs. Polychromatics

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:05:57 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Flamboyants vs. Polychromatics
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Dave wrote: << Thanks fo the info. Are you say that polychromatic and flamboyant are the same as metallic? I am just trying to keep track here. Dale says that flamboyants are the "candy" color paint style, unless I am interpreting his response incorrectly.>>

Peter wrote: << Dale... good question and one a frame painter could best answer. But yes I think polychromatic translates into metallic and flamboyant into "candy". >>

I forgot what I wrote but Peter has it nailed. Ha! "Flam" is definitely what we call "Candy" or translucent paint coating over a reflective metallic base, whilst "Polychromatic" = "Metallic" which is suspended metallic reflective particles floating in a single coating. All of which has been around for a surprisingly long time....

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC