Pearl and Flake

[Clem]

Just to show more of what I don't know, I just watched the Trufire DVD. I have always heard and it was mentioned again on the DVD. Always filter your paint. Pearl and flake are chunks. This is counter productive isn't it for pearl and flake? Don't have any yet but just curious.

Clem

[Whit]

On a larger scale,,, used to put a couple
of nuts n bolts in the pot to agitate at
intervals just to keep the pearls and/or
flake mixed in the paint as opposed to
them settling to the bottom,,, metal flakes,,
metalics,,, pearls,,, all have a tendency to
go to the bottom and if not agitated can
concentrate and before you know it,,,
you're spraying a totally different color !!!
This was laquers but same principle !!!
Uro's would spray the same but today's
waterbase is a heavier liquid so not as much
agitation required other than occasional
shaking !!! Even so,,, when it sits on the
shelf for an extended amount of time,,, be
aware,,, it may or may not be the same color
if trying to touch up a previous application,,,
even if from the same bottle !!!
The pearls,,, and moreso flakes,,, will spray
better if not using an extremely fine tip !!!
Your exotic finishes are mostly an overall effect
so the detail is not that critical to be using a
fine tip anyway :wink2: a med tip (paasche#3)
should be fine,,, or better,, a small touch-up gun !!!
Extra care on gravity guns,,, so be aware and
keep the gun moving (tilting side/side @ intervals)
If you stop,, back off to look,,, then resume,,,
don't be surprized if there's a different color
on top of what was just sprayed :flushed:
It takes a lil practice and habit !!!
Chapter II after a short intermission !!!:blah:

[Stang]

I usually throw a nut in the paint can and put it in a shaker. Then throw a nut behind the gun and paint away. They also make a gun for the new big flakes. Look at it at www.innate.com. Flake Buster

[Clem]

Stumbled across some 00 shot. May use that to keep it stirred up. I suppose some would scream about lead in paint again but paint chips haven't tasted the same the last couple years.

Really not sure when I will get into pearl or flake but I know I will try it some time.

Thanks

Clem

[blinddog 99]

Clem, give em a whirl, they are so sweet when you get them down nicely. They can be a bit of a bitch to get there, but Whit and Stang have it down. Just make sure there is a rattle in your can......

[blinddog 99]

Flake? Jezuz, it looks like a bucket of painted finger nails. Good luck, can you say Flake Buster? You are a brave and crazy man.......

[Clem]

Looks like spraying tensile for a Christmas tree in your first pic Steven. Must be thinking of seeing flake sparkle from across the river.

Like Blinddog, waiting to see how it turns out.

Clem

[Skids]

whoa...just take the screens out of a blowdryer and toss it in the intake! man, never seen anything like that!!

[Clem]

Not that it is really custom paint but I built this gate a few months back and painted it white. Everyone has been harping that the shamrock should be green.

I picked up some white pearl and sprayed this as a base on the shamrock and went over it with trans apple green. With the shrubs and everything being darker I figured this would bring out the shamrock.

During the day you really don't notice the pearl but in the evening with the porch light it does have a soft glow or shine. ( I think you get the idea)

For what it is Worth here is a pic.

Clem

[Clem]

Steven, I am curious if you have tried the large flake yet. Wondering if it came out in clumps or fairly even.

Clem

[Jay Horton's Private Shop]

Hey Guys,

" ...use the Flakebuster Luke".

Here's a cool trick for this type of application:
Do what Steven said; lay out wet clear, Flakebust or "bedliner gun" it, wait a minute or 10, then with a glove, gently pat down the high spots on the surface. Repeat, etc...etc... this helps compact the flake into the clear and hopefully eliminate any wayward flake that may want to stand up. I can't remember if I got that trick off the OSF site or from Nate but, it is a good'un! It should help reduce the number of coats of clear to level the flake. No matter what, it still takes a lot to level a flake job.
My findings were that the Flakebuster Gun works far better than the "bedline gun" but it should at 10 X the price. I shot a chopper in the spring '05 with some nice sized flake mixed in HoK SG100 and near the end of the job, the guy brings me a dash to match up. By that time, I had scored a deal on a FlakeBuster and used it on the dash. The resulting flake job was slightly more pronounced and fortunately, it worked out great. It made the dash just different enough to stand out against the rest of the job. He was happy and I was happy. Where you orient the flake in the job is as important as where you orient the pearls in a pearl job. It's 2 schools of thought which result in 2 different paint effects. Later Jay