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AshimotoK0:
Got some Genuine Hammerite Thinners for £2.50 / litre at an autojumble and a 2.5 litre tin of the black smooth paint out of a skip ages ago. Going to try it out on some frame parts. Tins tell me 15% thinners /to paint,  25-35 PSI pressure and wide fan, thin coats, 15 mins between coats  but no mention of nozzle size. anyone know which size tip I need?

Menno:
Use one of the two Sata Hvlp 3000's you have lying there.
Take the smallest nozzle. It makes painting easier if you don't spray every day.
1.0 would be best.
It makes it easier to apply paint without shooting to much at once.

The other 3 are rather big for just painting a frame.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Menno on July 05, 2016, 10:32:33 PM ---Use one of the two Sata Hvlp 3000's you have lying there.
Take the smallest nozzle. It makes painting easier if you don't spray every day.
1.0 would be best.
It makes it easier to apply paint without shooting to much at once.

The other 3 are rather big for just painting a frame.

--- End quote ---

Thanks Menno ...don't worry I won't go anywhere near Candy  ;)

Menno:
Allow me to tell you a story.

Once I was in the south of France with my dad and we went to visit a guy who does the same work as I do:
Painting tanks with candy and flakes.

So we get there and this guy starts explaining everything about painting.
What he does, how he works. Which tools he uses and what kind of paint.
My dad, who is far better in french than I am, got lost in the conversation and had at some point no clue what we were talking about.

After this interesting and nice meeting my dad wondered it was rather unusual that this guy told so much about his work.
And I explained that the how is not a big secret. You can get instructions and info anywhere. Google, youtube.
It is the experience that makes all the difference. Working with candy is really frustrating if you don't do it every day.

I get a lot of clienst coming over saying that they went to a local painter - guys with years of experience with 'normal' paint- and they simply didn't get it right.

So, I can tell you guys all you want to know. And believe me; there is no more fun in doing everything on your bike all by yourself.
But even I struggle often with candy even after working with it daily for a couple of years now.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Menno on July 07, 2016, 10:30:13 PM ---Allow me to tell you a story.

Once I was in the south of France with my dad and we went to visit a guy who does the same work as I do:
Painting tanks with candy and flakes.

So we get there and this guy starts explaining everything about painting.
What he does, how he works. Which tools he uses and what kind of paint.
My dad, who is far better in french than I am, got lost in the conversation and had at some point no clue what we were talking about.

After this interesting and nice meeting my dad wondered it was rather unusual that this guy told so much about his work.
And I explained that the how is not a big secret. You can get instructions and info anywhere. Google, youtube.
It is the experience that makes all the difference. Working with candy is really frustrating if you don't do it every day.

I get a lot of clienst coming over saying that they went to a local painter - guys with years of experience with 'normal' paint- and they simply didn't get it right.

So, I can tell you guy all you want to know. And believe me; there is no more fun in doing everyting on your bike all by yourself.
But even I struggle often with candy even after working with it daily for a couple of years now.

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Totally agree Menno.  All candy painters I have ever talked too tell me, one wrong move and you have to start all over again and wipe out any profit you have.
My feelings on when Honda started using candy paint was on the 1967 SS125 twin frames ( Candy red & candy blue/green). Anyone know an earlier Honda model using candy paint?

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