Can you spray metal flake in clear coat?
Can you spray metal flake in clear coat?
Spray clear coat mixed with metal flake over a painted surface. Don’t bother buying a colored base to use for your metal flake paint work. Since the metal flakes are adding both color and shine to the paint, always aim to use clear paint as a base.
Can you mix metal flake in base coat?
Just choose your base coat (black 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 intercoat clear).
Can you mix metal flake in paint?
Mix one tablespoon of metal flakes per one quart of clear coat. Stir the metal flake and clear coat until completely mixed. Pour the metal flake mixture into a paint sprayer. Make sure that all parts and tubing of the paint sprayer are clean to avoid residue from a previous paint job ruining your project.
Can you add metal flake to gel coat?
Although it appears that the metal flakes are mixed into the base coat, they are usually mixed into the clear gel coat. This can be applied over the colored gel coat and the metal flake is usually coated with clear gelcoat for added UV protection and to smooth the surface.
How much metal is in a clear flake?
The rule of thumb is two teaspoons of ‘flake per quart of clear.
Can you put metal flake on gel coat?
This can be applied over the colored gel coat and the metal flake is usually coated with clear gelcoat for added UV protection and to smooth the surface. The larger the metalflake, the more coats of clear gel coat it will often take to cover.
What kind of gel coat does fibre GLAST use?
Fibre Glast Glitterflakes are .015″ metallized polyesters flakes typically used with a clear gel coat. We recommend our #180 Clear Gel Coat which is an ISO/NPG marine gel coat with excellent weathering properties and a high gloss suitable for glitterflake.
What kind of gel coat do you use for glitterflake?
We recommend our #180 Clear Gel Coat which is an ISO/NPG marine gel coat with excellent weathering properties and a high gloss suitable for glitterflake. Typically, glitterflake is used in molding applications. It is necessary to first apply 12 – 14 mils of wet catalyzed gel coat.
How to use glitterflake for fibre GLAST repair?
Mask off a large area around the repair. Apply a backup layer of catalyzed pigmented gel coat or resin and allow to dry. Next, mix the desired amount of Glitterflake and clear gel coat and catalyze. Apply a layer 12-20 mils thick and cover with peel ply, wax paper or cellophane.
