LNG Finish Questin?

[jemsite]

Originally Posted by nightfiend14

I would just like to say i've found this whole thread on neon colors quite interesting.

hehe... can somone summarize the actual "info" so i can add it to the spec sheet (off the forum to avoid future bickering about the sos) ...glen

[Rich]

JD sumarized it

Originally Posted by Rich

HOK is what I used to do the Neon (Actually Fluorescence) after Japan stopped making the colors.

The story is actually we had the Deglo is the USA this was told to us by Paul Gilbert that was using it. The Deglos did not really need a white base coat because they were One shot style paint, When we sent the samples to Japan they told us that there was some type of Radioactive material in there that made them glow and they could not do it, How true this is I am not sure but it made for a good story, They asked Gen-Gen paints and Gen-Gen came up with the White base coat, Transparent over coat to simulate the Same finish, But really none of the Fluorescence we did where as Bright as the Deglo paints.

After the fad went they stopped making the Neon paints so I just bought from HOK to do replacement and repairs, It was good for a match but still did not glow like the Deglo.

[jemsite]

thanks... interesting they'd try to duplicate the real thing (ie MKR swirls later) no doubt to cut costs and do it "in house" at Japan.

is it known if the LNG protos used Deglo brand paint then or is that undetermined? ...glen

[Rich]

The Japanese will always keep their purchasing within their organization of allied businesses [I forget the Japanese word for it] whenever possible.

No production model was sprayed with Deglo.

[Distantshore]

Originally Posted by nightfiend14

I would just like to say i've found this whole thread on neon colors quite interesting.

I thought it was interesting too! I learned something new.
By the way I remember PPG using the Prophet machine in a Body Shop I worked at about 10 years ago. We did it to color match cars that had some fading when just doing spot work. Always felt like a Mad Scientist mixing paints!