Flake
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Has any one ever sprayed flake before? Im doing a complete on a single cab s-10, blue, with as big of flake as a 1.6 tip will shoot. Any advise would be awesome.
Use a mini or micro flake, with some HOK SG-150 intercoat clear. Don’t try to use a refinish clear, use House of Kolor or an equivalent and follow their directions EXACTLY. When you layer a clear like flake requires, you’re walking a thin line between not enough clear and having solvent trapping issues. After the whole job is shot, I usually let it bake in the hot sun for a month, then cut and buff. That allows the clear to shrink back around the flake as much as possible before you level it out. I really recommend finding something small to spray to get a feel for shooting flake.
my normal procedure would be like action said except i always clear twice. i’ll build up the clear over the flake, usually 4-5 coats of a good high solids clear. next day or two i will cut it flat with 400g and leave it open like that to shrink back for a few more days and then final clear it, cut buff. for mini or micro flake i will use a good intercoat for a binder of the flake (not sg100). anything larger i use clearcoat just for added strength.
make sure to keep the clear mixed so the flakes dont bunch up at the bottom of the cup some say put a clean new nut in the cup it keeps the flake from bunching up
i would go out and buy some xirralic tinters in the colours you want and some clear base and apply as a mid coat easier and will look 100000 times better imo !
this is red xirralic on base black car
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tommy
Looks like a nice choice for an overall finish, Tommy. Not quite the pop of a med to big flake but probably a shitload easier to shoot…
Another choice is a chrome or holographic silver flake with a kandy on top, but it’s not the easiest to shoot.
I use 1/4″ diameter ball bearings in the bottom of the cup and make sure to keep it shook up. SG150 is great about keeping flake in suspension unless it’s 1/32″ disco flake or some other oddball shaped flake, you’re better off shooting that stuff dry anyways.
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