Metal flakes over SPI bright Red

[V8 trike]

Have any of you ever put a red metal flake over the SPI bright red

 

[metalman]

What are you looking for? Solid flake or what I used to call a speckle or dusting? You certainly can do either over any base color with any flake for a variety of effects.

 

[V8 trike]

The dusting for a sparkle and pop to a already bright beautiful SPI red

 

[Jim C]

you have to watch dusting in flake on solid colors. it can end up looking like dirt in the paint when its not reflecting. as with anything custom, you need to do a sprayout to see if its what your looking for.

 

[crashtech]

There are plenty of OE reds, particularly 3-stage pearls, that will give a much better effect than trying to dust sparkle on a solid color. A few examples:

Ford RR
GM 505Q
Mazda 41V
Kia BEG

 

[V8 trike]

There are plenty of OE reds, particularly 3-stage pearls, that will give a much better effect than trying to dust sparkle on a solid color. A few examples:

Ford RR
GM 505Q
Mazda 41V
Kia BEG

But I already have the SPI bright red

 

[OJ86]

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Now I am not sure what the undercoat color is in these 3 stage colors, but the midcoat may work for what you are trying to accomplish.

Like Jim said, any time you just add some flake on top or to a solid base it will mostly look like dirt specs unless you get full coverage with the flake.. Were as a pearl will be a smooth look, if that makes any sense.

Here is an example. I once tried to put an orange flake on top of an orange base...It just looked like dirt..

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

Just to condense what the boys are saying, spray the SPI red, mix your choice of flakes in some SPI intercoat, spray that over the red, then proceed. You are going to want to do some test panels so you can see what it looks like and adjust to get your desired effect. Make sure you record what your mixture is before doing this on the vehicle.

 

[crashtech]

Midcoat in OE 3-stage jobs is a tinted clear similar to candy.

 

[V8 trike]

Thanks guys