Re: "Tangerine Dream" - KZ750
That's the one ..................... just like in the "good old days" - well '70's anyway !
The last flake job I did was as mentioned - Vespa scooter for a customer, that was in 1982 - so I'm a bit rusty now.
The trick is to get just the right amount of flake suspended in the clear - too little and you just have the odd sparkle, too much and the gun frequently clogs and / or you need loads of clear top coat, otherwise it's like rubbing your hands over sandpaper ! Mini Flake is much simpler, although you need much more for "heavy" coverage.
Normally you spray a base colour, white, silver, gold - or one to match the flake. That is sprayed as a "finish" coat with no imperfections. In the case of my Yellow sample - it would be sprayed over Gold or light yellow.
I aim to cheat a little with this experiment - I'll use some 1/4 litre shots of clear [ thinned to suit ] and then add one sachet of flake at a time until I think it's right ! The sachets are in exact weighed amounts, so I should be able to calculate for larger quantities.
Of course - this is with cellulose paint finishes ............ I have never used any "modern" finish, so can't comment on how it works with them ? Although I assume that if the materials are comparible, the proceedure would be the same.
I'm sure we must have a paint guru out there who can explain better ?
Maritime said:So you are going to mix the flake in a clear lacquer then spray it on? Sounds like a plan.
That's the one ..................... just like in the "good old days" - well '70's anyway !
The last flake job I did was as mentioned - Vespa scooter for a customer, that was in 1982 - so I'm a bit rusty now.
The trick is to get just the right amount of flake suspended in the clear - too little and you just have the odd sparkle, too much and the gun frequently clogs and / or you need loads of clear top coat, otherwise it's like rubbing your hands over sandpaper ! Mini Flake is much simpler, although you need much more for "heavy" coverage.
Normally you spray a base colour, white, silver, gold - or one to match the flake. That is sprayed as a "finish" coat with no imperfections. In the case of my Yellow sample - it would be sprayed over Gold or light yellow.
I aim to cheat a little with this experiment - I'll use some 1/4 litre shots of clear [ thinned to suit ] and then add one sachet of flake at a time until I think it's right ! The sachets are in exact weighed amounts, so I should be able to calculate for larger quantities.
Of course - this is with cellulose paint finishes ............ I have never used any "modern" finish, so can't comment on how it works with them ? Although I assume that if the materials are comparible, the proceedure would be the same.
I'm sure we must have a paint guru out there who can explain better ?