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Glossary

Adhesion Promoter

A product used specifically for promoting adhesion on bare plastic parts.

Bake Cycle

A term used to indicate a timed session for drying paint in a spray booth oven.

Base Coat

This refers to a coloured paint coat applied prior to mid/clear coat application (see ground coat).

Base Coat Blender

A conventional basecoat colour without any pigment added. It is used as a transportation devise for the holographic flakes, which are sold in dry flake format. It is also sold with several of the colour changing products (Ecstasy & Illusion).

Brilliant Colour Dyes

These are also referred to as candy colours. They are in reality translucent straight colours (non-metallic) used over the top of a variety of ground coats and base coats.

Colour Shifting

As the title indicates these products have colour shifting abilities and generally show two different colours depending on what angle you view the finished job from.

Designer Pearls

These are very similar to conventional refinish basecoats in as much as they can be used as a standalone colour with or without a ground coat. Superior to an OE manufacturers pearl or mica finish, but not as dramatic as the colour shifting range.

Double Clear Coat

Terminology used for a specific type of clearcoat application technique. Following a typical base/clear process (as determined in the TDS) the product is cured and sanded prior to a fresh application of pure activated clearcoat. This generally gives a smoother/flatter finish straight from the gun.

Flash Off

A term meaning the amount of time needed between base/clear coats to allow for the evaporation of solvents.

Flip Colour

This refers to a special effect base colour that changes colour based on the angle viewed.

Grabber Coat

This is an initial dusting of clear coat applied after base coat and prior to a full wet coat application of clearcoat and reduces the possibility of runs by acting as a mechanical grip.

Ground Coat

This refers to a coloured paint coat applied prior to mid/clear coat application (see base coat)

Mid Coat

A coat applied after the base/ground coat and before clear coat.

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet.

Pre-Wipe

This product is a fast evaporating degreasing solvent used as a final wipe prior to paint application.

Set Up

This generally refers to the air cap, fluid tip and needle size of a given spray gun.

TDS

Technical Data Sheet.