![]() ![]() Then apply the mixture using an HVLP gun. The process for how to make metal flake paint is simple: just mix these flakes with any Eastwood urethane base coat, candy paint or our Intercoat Clear. Metal flake car paint does more than just look good - it also resists fading and bleaching better than standard paint while also maintaining its gloss longer. If the base color you've been eyeing isn't available in a metallic formula, you can turn it into a metallic with some flake additives. Turn an ordinary paint job into an extraordinary one by stirring in Eastwood car paint flakes. Headlights - Taillights - Accessories - More.We recommend 1 heaping tablespoon of flake per sprayable quart of clear paint/binder or per pound of clear powder coat. If you have any reservations about whether our products work in Plasti Dip, you should know that we were the pioneers who introduced Plasti Dip Pearls to the world. Not only are all of our Metal flakes completely compatible with plasti dip, we were the first to supply the dip companies with pigments. As we say around here, “One jar paints a car.” Visit our FAQ page for more answers to your questions, or contact us, we are always ready to answer questions. Remember, unlike some flakes that people dust onto wet clear-coat dry and spend about 400 bucks for 20 jars of flake to paint a single auto, our system is much more efficient. See our tips pages for more information, our download our instructional PDF. Keep in mind, that even though they are called “Bright White metal flake”additives, most of our flakes are made from special solvent-resistant polyesters that can withstand the chemicals in the clear coat. Just choose your base coat (white is good if you want the paint to take on the color of the flakes), and add a heaping tablespoon of our flake to any clear coat (although we recommend a base clear for mixing the flake into, like PPG’s DBC-500, or HOK’s inter coat clear). We personally like the small flakes, because of the ease of use, but there are a lot of people out there who want larger metal flakes, so we are giving them to you.Ĭreating a great Bright White metal flake paint job is super simple with our flakes. ![]() We now offer all sizes of flakes in many of our popular colors. Used in Automotive Paint, Nail Polish, Dip, Epoxy Concrete Sealer, Water-Based Coatings, Powder-Coatings, Fiberglass, and even Elmer’s Glue ®. When you use about a tablespoon per quart, “One Jar Does a Car.” Flakes have a temperature tolerance of 400 degrees, making them fine under heat lamps and in Powder Coating Booths.Bass Boat flakes (.015″) are for those who just plain want to get that 70’s big flake look and are willing to work for it.Mini Flakes (.008″) are for people looking for more flash, and willing to work a bit harder. ![]() They go around door edges and hood edges seamlessly. 004″ in size, and are the easiest to spray with no knockdown and easy to cover.
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