It is not something you should always do, but it is advisable to remove any imperfections that remain in the paint at the end of each coat, as well as any particles that may adhere.According to George Barris in volume four of his Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's series (Thaxton Press, 1997), one other Northern Californian who was also experimenting with candy paints was Mel Pinoli of Pinoli's Body and Paint Shop in San Leandro. In his book George says that Mel "was experimenting with translucent toners, trying to find the secret to what would eventually be called candy apple." George goes on to say that, "Mel remembers combining different amounts of toner and clear, but that the results weren't very good." What we do know is that by late 1956, Joe had completed customizing Frank Livingston's '49 Chevy Fleetline, which Frank then took to Mel for painting. Mel used printing dyes in clear lacquer, two-toning Frank's car in Brazilian Gold and Tropical Tangerine Orange. Entered in the 1957 Oakland show in January, Frank's car took the Colonite Wax Best Paint Award, as well as Custom Car d'Elegance. However, the colors faded quickly when exposed to the sun, as the Chevy was Frank's only transportation at the time. George finished his story about Mel by saying, "Eventually he hit upon a combination of toner and clear that worked." So, ink for toner wasn't the answer, no matter how brilliant when first applied. ![]() George also credits a customer of his, Jesse Lopez, with coming up with a formula to paint his new '58 T-bird in candy red. Jesse shared his formula with his friend George, who marketed the translucent lacquer under the name, "Kandy Lak." In his biography It Ain't Gonna Work, "St." John Morton, a noted Northern California custom painter, pinstriper, tattoo artist (Ed Roth once bought one of Morton's custom-made tattooing machines), chemist, paint innovator, and bestower of the Von Dutch Award at the Grand National Roadster Show, gives Mel Pinoli credit for finishing the first candy green paint job. (It Ain't Gonna Work was published in 1999 by St. "St." John also once had his own line of custom paints as well. Though he was a true innovator on the custom paint scene, he has often been overlooked in histories written on the subject. This situation was somewhat rectified this year, however, when "St." John Morton was inducted into the Grand National Roadster Show's prestigious Hall of Fame-a fitting, if not long overdue tribute. ![]() ![]() It's interesting to note that George Barris shows photos of the candy green paint job mentioned above in book number four of the Kustom Techniques series. George says of Ted Leventhal's '50 Chevy convertible, "As far as I know, this was the first car painted in what became known as candy apple. At the time the car was built (1955), the paint applied by Mel Pinoli's Body and Paint Shop in San Leandro, California, was called green iridescent lacquer.
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