urethane striping paints...

[kritz]

ok, i know it's probably not traditional like using one shot to stripe with, but last night i used some of the new house of colors striping and lettering paint.

i was leary at first because i've grown pretty attached to my lead based enamels, but after a couple pulls with the brush i warmed up. the HOK stuff doesn't need to be thinned, doesn't need to have hardener added if it's gonna be used under clearcoats, the urethane is tough as nails once dry ...not gummy, and it dries in about a half an hour.
i've only gotten to use one color of this paint, and only lined flames on a motorcycle tank, but it seems like a helluva product. i am curious to see if anyone else has tried it, and what their overall impressions of it are.
soooo...anyone else tried house of color urethane striping paint?

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Kritz my man,

I used HoK this past summer for the first time, outlining some flames on a Heritage tank. I used the gold they had. I liked it too.

It pulled easy and covered nicely. I will say this, I found I had to slightly thin w/ naptha as I palatted the brush. Also there is really no room for error. There is a very short window for wiping off and redoing mistakes.

All in all it's good stuff. I can't see using it all the time, but it is a good alternative.

Good post, Kritz.

Joel http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[caffeine]

i heard its toooo thin but they are working on it...

also keep hearing to make sure you use different brushes than the ones you used for 1 shot as HoK ruins brushes..

ill give it a try some day....for now...1 shot is at the store..so i buy it..haha

[KCsledz]

you need to really clean your striping brushes after using any urethaane. If you don't you will come out after a few days and your brushes won't bend though the curves any more.

[KCsledz]

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i was leary at first because i've grown pretty attached to my lead based enamels, but after a couple pulls with the brush i warmed up.


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From what I hear 1shot had removed the lead from the majority of their paints.

[Unkl Ian]

ALL the Lead has been removed from 1-Shot made in the last year,
as required by the Federal Lead Police.

[KCsledz]

Aah haa! Thats what I heard but I thought that they kept it in the red and white.

[safariknut]

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you need to really clean your striping brushes after using any urethaane. If you don't you will come out after a few days and your brushes won't bend though the curves any more.

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I have only used HOK urethane striping paint a couple of times(not by choice)and a couple of things I've noticed about them:
1)The solid colors seem to brush rather nicely whereas the NEON colors(pearls mixed in)seem to have a problem with separation,dry too fast,and when dry are flat almost like latex paint.They also don't cover very well.
2)The thinner(supplied by the customer)was some type of acrylic enamel reducer that was very hot(penetrated the base readily)and made removing an error very dangerous.
3)The reducer(which is all that would clean the brush afterwards)dried the hair of the brush so badly that a brand new brush was rendered worthless.It caused the brush to balloon outward in the center and even repeated oiling with brush oil failed to restore it.
In conclusion,I can see no real advantage to using the HOK paints other than compatibility with the base although with proper technique,1-Shot may be cleared over just as readily.I'll stick with the 1-Shot.
Ray

[kritz]

wow, thanks for the replies...
i knew ray would have some words of wisdom on the subject.
thanks...after looking at the prices of the HOK paints, the dry-retarder, the thinner, and new brushes each time...i'm definately sticking with the one shot.

thanks for the replies....