If not careful, the lugs would appear darker that the main tubes.
For example, as you spray paint along the individual tubes of the frame there is a tendency to get a buildup of paint around the lugs. This process was not easy, because if the red was sprayed unevenly it would appear a darker or lighter shade in places where the paint was applied in heavier of lighter coats. What you see is the light reflecting back on the white undercoat, through the red translucent top coat. What I learned was the spray a candy apple red over a bright white base coat. Red paint is also prone to fade over time when exposed to sunlight. So synthetic pigments are used, and the finished job ends up looking slightly orange. But it is no longer used in modern paint, because it is highly toxic and very expensive. The reason is the best red pigment is made from Cadmium. Red is one of the most difficult colors to paint and look half way decent. That is when used to produce a brilliant red finish. One of the ways it was used, you would not even be aware that it is a candy apple finish. I also learned about candy apple finishes. The result was a perfectly smooth finish with the decals completely buried under clear coats, with not even the slightest ripple in the top surface above the decal. Like for example, spraying 6 or 8 clear coats over decals, then when dry, sanding smooth with very fine 600 grit paper, before applying a final clear coat.
Candy apple blue paint how to#
Not only by Jim Allen, Masi’s painter, but former Masi painters, Brian Baylis, and Jim Cunningham of Cyclart, who were all sharing the same premises and paint booth.Īt that time I had been painting my own frames for a number of years, so I knew how to handle a paint gun, but what I didn’t know were the little “Tricks of the Trade” it took to bring a paint finish up to the next level.
When I went to work for Masi in Southern California at the end of 1980, I was amazed at the beautiful paint work coming out of the shop. The gold FUSO name on the down tube is actually the base coat, it was masked off, then the red candy apple was sprayed on, and the mask was removed after. Just like seeing the apple under its candy coating. One can see the sparkling metallic gold under the semi-transparent red, blue or green top coat. The result is a finish of great depth and beauty. First a base color is applied, metallic gold for example, then a special translucent paint in a color of choice is sprayed over. If you don’t already know, a Candy-Apple paint finish is a two-step process.
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