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Originally Posted by
rootboy
Cromovelato. Seeing that pretty Wilier posted recently, I wonder again, how do they do that? Of course, the owner of that particular bike says it is the copper plated version.
Did you ever Google the word? There's not much definitive information on the process. Yes, I know it was a tinted clear coat over a chrome plated frame. I'm just curious what they used to tint the clear coat? Regular paint with solids providing pigment would degrade the transparency of the clear.
Full text of "From Doniphan to Verdun : the official history of the 140th infantry"
Some kind of dye????
Just curious.
Interestingly enough, not all paints are opaque, which is what you are referencing above. In fact some tint bases are so transparent that, when tinted, it takes multiple coats to cover up the underlying surface color. Just ask those that have painted a deep red over white. Titanium dioxide helps increase opacity and can be added in small amounts in order to assist, but too much will lighten the color too much.
Not saying that is how the effect you describe is achieved, but it is not correct to say that paint with standard pigments is necessarily opaque.