Spraying Metal Flakes On A Full Respray: Custom Paint

Back in the 70's and 80's when we were spraying metal flake, we used to ground the car by placing a metal chain on the back axle running to a ground. Doing this you get rid of static electricity which makes the flakes lay flat and not stand up, so you don't need to nib them later and possibly damage them. We also used to put a couple of clean ball bearings in the paint cup which helps keeps the flakes on the move in the cup as you are moving while spraying.

I did a small flake job at home in my detacted garage 2 months ago, im still finding a random flake here and there in the house. The garage floor is glitter finish now lol.

Strong people lift others up they don't drag us down. Quote of the day. Keep doing what your doing brother. Cracking paint job.👍

Flake and candy looks great .. Yes sir, The smaller flake is easy to bury with Kandy and clear but that big ol bass boat stuff sticks up everywhere.

Gotta love some custom paint brother

The way we do it is to do all the flake work then blow the whole car off so any lose flake falls off then bury it in clear. We don’t do the kandy work until it’s perfectly smooth. Also I know there’s better painters out there then me but I strive for every job to be better then the last as long as your learning and growing as a painter then that’s all people should focus on.

Killer job. I agree stay away from those negative people they are just miserable and sad ppl trying to put you down. I agree 110% with what you said about not wasting your time with negative ppl. Keep the great work and content.

I'm a year behind watching. We're about the same age and I feel the same about just being a better person. In our industry people are down right mean. Doesn't matter how good you are. Keep your head up and keep that same mentality. Misery loves company!

Your one of the best painters I have ever seen. A trick I learned with flakes is put down a similar base colour to the flake. It helps coverage and cuts down on heaps of stuff. Your job came out killer

Watching your videos motivate me to get back into the garage and finish my 66 Ford Bronco. Thanks for the inspiration!

Love how you don't pay attention to the haters and couch quarterbacks. Kill them with success. Spread love not hate. Life is too short. Long time subscriber. I wish I had your ability to brush of the assholes. Still learning. You the man, Gunman.

This American loves everything you put out! Anyone who wants to be a great painter needs to diversify their technique, and learning from other painters is how you do it. I'm still a novice but candy is all I've ever sprayed. Ive never seen it done like this in person, only read about it. Please keep cranking out the killer work, keep that outlook, and don't stress what anyone thinks. Hell most Americans don't even like their next door neighbor, so dont take any negativity from an American seriously. They probably dont know wtf they're talking about anyway.

Love it brother! Try this tip...after you lay the flake, airline the whole car while still wet to remove or flatten as many loose or stacked flake as possible and the same when dry... then HS clear to build, then flat, then candy base or 2k and then flow... One extra run I know but this will drastically reduce your high spots and any break throughs will still be candy red. It also will add a look of extra depth to the flake. I personally never flat after spraying candy. It's always risky.

Hello from ireland guny, you have a great attitude not to let negative people drag u down, life it too short! Keep them great vids coming 👍 👌

Sir another great video. Thank you. As always I learned more from you and your video. I'm a street vendor and after watching your video about doing the lowrider panel I did the cart and sides of my van. She gets lots of attention with what you shared and the advice you gave when I wrote in on the video. Your generous sharing of knowledge has been more helpful than you might know. I'm building a new crepe cart this winter and it will be finished with some of your paint techniques along with a float decal or two. Thankyou and God bless.

I painted a tiger cub tank years ago. The bottom was silver and the top was black. After painting the silver i didn’t clean the gun correctly and when I finished the black had lots of silver particles in it. It looked fantastic, my favourite paint job ever.

Gun man that looks stunning you’ve done a great job ignore all the idiots they’re just jealous

Brilliant job. Forget about the people who make bad comments. At the end of the day the job looks mint and if it's not something you do every day it takes a little practice to nail it. It's the same in mechanics, you can be a good one but there's always those jobs you struggle with!

The cleaning up job after spraying flakes in my home custom painting studio probably held me back from painting for a year. I had to redesign the entire space for everything to prevent cross contaminations. Even though through all the troubles, flake jobs are still essential in my opinion, totally worth it.

Awesome to see this video. I do believe I saw the drama on FB, and I may have even commented in that thread. Was good to see the steps you took, and why you would do it differently.