Hi, anyone know of a place where you can buy small samples of one shot paint? color chips are never accurate and I really hate to buy "test" quarts or "test" half quarts only to find out they are not the color needed...help!
One Shot made by Consumer Paint is probably one of the most consistent of any company producing paint,,the color charts are perfect matches to their product. I sold One Shot for almost 50 years and to my knowledge 1/4 pts. are the smallest quan***y available. HRP
thanks for the quick reply. New to the striping thing with this paint. Used other brands that were never consistant.
Just it...not sure, put flames on car using auto-air, cobination of pearlized pink with metallic and transparent purple, white shadows in center, but nothing seems to be a color to make the flame edges stand out. Similar shade fade impact, extreme different make it look like clown car. That is why samples.
Lime would look cool too! If there is a color I can paint some fiberboard an send to you just let me know!
You will soon find out that you are worrying about something that you will not be able to tell the difference. It will all depend on what color you put it on or next to. It will match the chart exactly, but your eye will be affected by the color under or next to your color of choice. There are millions of colors, but the human eye can only detect less than 300.
Most of the guys that I have watched stripe usually blend different colors to get exactly what they want.
4oz is the smallest, then 8oz, Pint, Quart, Gallon. The old charts were pretty accurate, the color shifts slightly as it dries.
Thanks guys, I guess I just don't want to make an ugly...and I know you all have seen uglies at shows. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some things I have seen ... well the guy was just plain blind. I'm guessing I will find some process blue and give it a try on a sample panel. Worst I could do is have to look for something else. I will tell you, auto air colors are some super paints for airbrush. I am basically a beginner with water based, but what I did looks just plain great--and not just my opinion..others are wide eyed. Kind of dating me, but I used to paint murals on vans in the 70's...things sure have changed..but want to thank all of you for the replies!
The beauty of OneShot is that it mixes easily . Buy a few colors and try mixing it to a color / shade that you like for your project . I use 3 oz. paper mixing cups with NO wax coating for my mixes. Good luck .
Stupid question here, but what makes the one shot paint cure? Is it an alkyd type paint like tremclad or rustoleum? It seems more like automotive paint, but whenever I have let auto paint air dry, it takes a long time to dry and is generally not very durable. (eg. filling paint chips) The one shot seems to be very durable, as many commercial truck door lettering is painted with it.
you can call one shot and get yourself a color chart. they'll send you one at no cost. i'm pretty sure coast airbrush sells the 4oz cans. the neat thing about coast is the employees are all artists. call and ask questions. all that aside, NOTHING can subs***ute for running test panels or experimenting on your subject. bite the bullet. buy some paint. run some lines. wipe 'em off. figger out what you want.
You can find most common colors at Art Supply Stores..Along with a fair selection of inexpensive brushes, good for beginers only...
Been a long time til reply--lots of honey do stuff, but here is a pic of the car. Used auto air colors to pinstripe and they worked great--was really suprised...and if you really mess up-windex is the eraser. Still have striping edges to clean up..but easy with this stuff. Thanks all for suggestions and help.
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