Brighter, stronger paint

A new era dawned nine years ago when DuPont, in conjunction with luxury automobile makers, developed the revolutionary process of wet-on-wet painting. Using advanced spray-guns, a proprietary adhesion coat, reformulated paints and inside-out drying equipment, this patented system eliminates the inter-layer boundaries that allow paint to scratch, chip and fail.

DuPont’s magic begins when a unique adhesion coat chemically melts itself into a metal-gripping primer. Then, within a carefully choreographed period, these two initial coats are topped with three additional layers: a mirror-like reflective coat, a translucent “candy” color coat, and a final depth-enhancing clear. Each coat is followed by a brief application of infrared, which warms the metal and cures the paint from the inside out. Electronic controls douse the infrared just before the surface dries. Then, so long as the next layer is applied within an hour, the problematic boundaries vanish as the long molecules in the wet layers become intertwined.

Santana acquired necessary additional equipment and DuPont factory-training in 1998. For 2007 we remain the only bike-builder certified by DuPont to apply their premium wet-on-wet finish. If you’re ready for something that’s fresher, brighter and stronger than “custom paint”, Santana alone offers a rainbow of durable fades, candies and iridescents that come with a lifetime warranty backed by DuPont—the world’s leading supplier of automotive finishes.