Pinstriping and lettering paint
Rebel,
First I need to ask the application of the one shot paint. If you want the stripping or lettering to last step up to the House of Kolor Striping/Lettering Urethane. You will end up with a far superior finished product.
The HOK will lay flatter and lock in better to the substrate and also accepts the clearcoat.
HOK striping tips: If clearcoating over the striping urethane use a small amount of catalyst and this will lock the stripes in and keep them from shifting. Your lines will lay very flat so less clear is needed.
If you're not going to clear over the stripes or a factory finish:
--Clean the surface with wax/grease remover(HOK KC10) and wipe dry.
--Clean a second time with a waterbased cleaner(HOK KC 20).
--Choose your color, catalyze it(HOK U00) and lay your stripes.
Just remember when you're striping with the catalyzed HOK, once it's on the surface it's very difficult to remove mistakes.
Sounds like I've avoided the whole question of one shot not sticking to the new paints because of the new chemistry. Basically that is true. Enamels will lock in good with other enamels but not the catalyzed urethanes. Once the chemical structure of the catalyzed urethanes link up, they only way for following paint to properly stick is by mechanical adhesion. That is why one shot doesn't stick well or last on factory finishes.
............from the dark side of the painting blvd,
kroozn