what kind of paint to use

[ARCTIC DUCK]

AWWW cmon!! just git yourself some good ol arctic cat green brush it on there, i guarantee itll add 3-4 hp!!! lol

 

[snowcross338]

Thanks for the info snocross338
Before I moved here I used Omni paint for sled hoods, racecars etc... Was told for use on fiberglass on my Legend Car to mix extra hardner, with no explanation.
Since I moved here I have trouble finding a good Omni seller so I switched to Nason. Mixed extra hardner in it also. It held up this season real well on my sprint car, not starring or cracking from rocks and around dings
Now I know why
I keep getting refered to House of Color for flouresent paints, have you had any experience with their bright paint for long term fading in the sun ?

----- Gimpster -----

The bright floresant paints do fade in the sunlight over a couple years of exposure, they are meant for show cars and bikes that hardly ever see sunlight. There is a company that started about 5 years ago called ALSA, they have chrome colors that really look like chrome and hyper colors that change color like the old matchbox cars when exposed to heat or cold. I believe their website is www.alsa-corporation.com . Check them out for flouresants too, they have some crazy crystal effects stuff that looks kind of like marbalizing. They also make that soft feeling ruberized flat paint that skidoo helmets are painted with.

As far as buying Omni paint it is just low line PPG. So any paint supplier that sells PPG can get Omni.

 

[Gimpster]

Thanks a mill for the link
I like what I see there
We don't need a cheap paint with this chassis and I see what we are looking for on that site. Prices are not too bad eather.
Chrome FX would look sweet on a sled hood

----- Gregg -----

 

[TravRMK]

True with some automotive paints, but not all. Flex additive is basically a retarder so the paint flashes slower, same thing is acheived by adding too much hardener(it doesn't get harder, it dries slower). A slow drying clear will be more chip and crack resistant. I have been teaching autobody and paint for 8 years and have been in the field since 1992. This has been told to me at every paint class I have attended from PPG, Basf, and Diamont.

This is true, but there seems to be a misconception that the flex additive makes the paint flexible and not ever crack on flexible parts for the life of the paint. This is not the case, It will eventually flash off, and you are left with the cured qualities of the base/clearcoat. and that is what I was trying to get accross. If you use a good quality paint, and clear, and keep the thickness in check, it won't crack on you.

 

[NoSecondChances]

Again as said earlier, use an automotive paint. I use RM Diamont paint, and it is great, a little pricey. Flex additive WILL flash off after a while, and is only for instalation of flexible parts such as a car front bumper that is painted off the vehicle. Good paints don't need them. With the diamont, I have never used flex, and have painted stuff off the car, and had to flex the crap out of the part to install, and no cracks or chips. BTW Napa isn't the place to buy quality automotive paint.

^^^ what he said. I used Dupont base/clear BMW Red #314, no flex additive, and it has not cracked, flaked off, or chipped through last season. Just cut polished the hood last night, looks just as good as when I painted it. Cost for primer and 2 stage paint = $300 bucks. If you use a good primer and prep, your paint will adhere to the hood. Your paint may flake and chip partially due to flexing but IMO, it will separate from the undersurface becuz of poor preparation. You can add all the flex additive you want, if it doesn't form a bond with the under lying surface, its gonna come off anyway. Quality paint, good prep job, follow instructions on paint, don't cut corners.

 

[snowcross338]

This is true, but there seems to be a misconception that the flex additive makes the paint flexible and not ever crack on flexible parts for the life of the paint. This is not the case, It will eventually flash off, and you are left with the cured qualities of the base/clearcoat. and that is what I was trying to get accross. If you use a good quality paint, and clear, and keep the thickness in check, it won't crack on you.

Very true!!