Pat, I reviewd the HOK paint website, TPC Global. With so many choices it was confusing but also very informative. The thing that got my attention was the one part colors. Using catalyst for every color as I do today is a pita. I love the idea of a great paint that is single component that can be protected by a two part clear urethane. Reminds me of the no longer available DuPont lacquers I used 30 years ago. Cheap and easy.
Is the paint available in half pints? I'd buy a few colors today. The neons and metallics and pearls open up a whole mother world
Matt,
Yes the HOK line can be a bit intimidating. I tend to find Coast Airbrush web site a little easier to work with on HOK paints. The main difference between HOK and most other auto paint brands is HOK is pretty much all custom mixes. They have some basic colors, but the lid gets blown off when you work with their custom stuff.
If you go to the Coast site you will see two types of HOK paint. The first line is the original "Shimrin" line:
http://www.coastairbrush.com/categories.asp?cat=44
Here you will find the bread and butter of their line with many pre-mixed colors. On this paint job under Designer Pearls (PBC) I will be using Majik Blue Pearl, Black Pearl and Razberry II Pearl. These are absolutely gorgeous colors.
Under "Solid bases" I will be using BC25 black and BC26 white. I also will be using SG100 Intercoat clear. Here you will find other pre mixed basic colors that are non pearl.
The HOK line has expanded dramatically when they introduced the Shimrin 2 line.
http://www.coastairbrush.com/categories.asp?cat=745
This line has some basic colors under the HS Graphic Basis tab, but the lid is blown off when you get to the FX Karrier Bases. With the FX bases you mix what they call Effects Packs into them. You can mix and match the Effects packs to create tens of thousands of custom colors.
Now go to the HOK site
http://houseofkolor.com/kolors/
Now click on Karrier Basecoat. If you click on any of the Karrier Basecoat colors, you will see a bunch of different color variations. If you click on that color it will take you to a page that gives you the formula which will be a blend of one of their Effects Packs with that color Karrier Base.
I will be using a several different color formulas on this paint job.
It took me a while to figure the whole thing out, but once you get the basics of their line it makes sense.
Both Coast and TCP Global sell small quantities of the whole line.
BTW you want RU311 Reducer for normal painting conditions. Most of the line is reduced 50%.