SCOOTER DIAMOND PAINT KIT

Diamond Paint Kit for scooter

The Diamond paint kit is for scooters users who wish to customize their rides with an incredible paint : the Diamond effect gives an amazing iridescent aspect.

The kit includes :

- 3 sprays for the undercoat (black or white depending on the Diamond shade)

Complete background colours at the bottom of the page (PDF chart) 

- 3 sprays of Diamond paint

- 2 sprays of UHS high quality clear coat (two-compartments with hardener to trigger)

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You will find below a quick description of the steps that have to be followed for the application :

- The background should be primed if necessary

- The background should be dry, and free of dust and grease

Warning : Only use our alcohol or our degreaser because incompatibilities and reactions can occur with other degreasers. Generally a simple light sanding with water is enough.

- Apply the basecoat (black or white) in thin quick passes. Depending on the air temperature, leave more or less time between each coat to allow it to dry.

- Directly after having applied the basecoat (between 5 minutes and 30 minutes at 20° C), apply the Diamond basecoat, always in thin and quick passes, to let the colour appears gradually.

- Once painting with the Diamond paint is done, the colour should present a satisfactory appearance and the background should not be seen anymore. This is where top coat can be applied in two adequate passes.

Diamond paints are different from the usual standard "car paints". They contain "Candy" inks and are more liquid.

It is very important to apply them in finer passes, to avoid the risk of sagging, and to prevent "marbling" effect, and in order for the  "diamond" pearls contained in the paints to be correctly positioned,  "laying flat".

Question :

I would like to know exactly the steps, the grain of the paper with which to sand before the primer, the drying time between each coat, do you have to sand the primer and apply the paint afterwards, finally each step really detailed until the end.

Answer :

The light sanding of the existing paint on the fairing is done with P500. The goal and to create the hook.

Apply thin coats, waiting 1 minute between each coat.

Drying is fast, and it is not necessary to sand between the different stages of painting: we paint "wet on wet", therefore by superimposing the layers of paint (base, Diamond, clearcoat) without waiting beyond 30 minutes (delay or grip is compromised).

The clearcoat is applied in 2 beautiful coats spaced 7 to 10 minutes apart.

Diamond paintings are Candy paintings.
They are resistant to the sun, but are more fragile than the classic shades.
For this reason, it is important to simply park your vehicle in the shade, and not expose it to the sun unnecessarily.

There are also anti-UV clearcoats that help protect transparent shades even more than conventional clearcoats.