Since the demise of Old School Flake, we have taken over the top spot for custom paint metal flakes in the US. Several sellers on Ebay are actually buying our flakes, doubling the price, and reselling them. 004″ micro metal flakes have been known to give off big sparkle for a low price. They can be used in many different mediums and even our small. Each jar contains about 50 or so grams of metal flakes, or 1 measuring cup. They are heat resistant to 400 Degrees F. Our Hexagon flakes are easy to spray, and solvent resistant enough to use in two part epoxy paints. If you have any reservations about whether our products work in any other coatings, you should know that we were the pioneers who introduced Pearls to the world.Our Durable “metal flakes” are a great way to add sparkle to any paint job. Not only are all of our Metal Flakes completely compatible with liquid wrap or other coatings, we were the first to supply the coatings companies with pigments. As we say around here, “One jar paints a car.” 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 “Midnight Blue 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 (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 base clear coat (although we recommend a base clear for mixing the flake into, like PPG’s DBC-500, or HOK’s inter coat clear). RecommendationsĬreating a great Midnight Blue metal flake paint job is super simple with our flakes. 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. 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. Great for Airbrush, HVLP Guns, Brush on Applications, Powder Coating equipment, Dip Sprayers, Concrete Sealing, Leather wipe-on coatings, and Plastic Manufacturing.Treats 2-4 Quarts of sprayable (64-128 oz) clear base or binder.Ĭheck that you have the correct ratio of pigment to clear base and ALWAYS spray a test panel first! Try this in epoxy resin, polishes, sealers or other coatings for a great custom effect! How Much Do I Need? Click Here. Our Midnight Blue Metal Flake additives are very versatile and is used in so many applications.
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