Sparkle Finish

[John Abbett]

So I'm at the Guitar Store with my daughter, she see's this guitar and loses it. DADDY BUY THIS FOR ME! I'm thinking I'm in trouble. Lucky for me it wasn't 100 bucks or we we would have walked out with it.

She is still very young, so I'm going to make her a 1/2 or 3/4 sized guitar. My question is, is this paint something you can buy and spray in one shot, or is it layered, pink with the metalic flake on top?

http://www.daisyrock.com/products/rockcandy/rc.htm

It's the pink metalic flake "Sparklies".

She was like me at a tool store.. She is going to be an expensive kid.

Anyway, anyone done a finish like this? Any sources?

Thanks.

-John

[syxxstring]

It's definitley a flake finish. I've looked at them in the store, they do a good job.

You can probably get something to sparkle from a can but it wont have that bling factor.

With flakes you want to work from little to big so the light can always bounce back.

You never get 100% coverage, and if you did I would ruin the effect. Its interesting to look at what you think full coverage is until you see it under a magnifying glass.

To recreate or beat their finish I would use a metalic pink base and then lay pink flakes over the top.

The fun with flakes is burying them under clear, plan on a few extra clearing sessions to level things out.

If you want specific product order it would go like this with House of Kolor products:

Primer, for guitars HOK direct to metal primer works well as does their ordinary primer. (Craig Fraser who does Jackson custom finishes prefers DTM)

Metalic sealer with Pink Kandy concentrate in it, or metalic sealer and then the pink metalic base coat.

2 layers of pink flake mixed in HOK intercoat clear, give a few minutes between coats to settle.

HOK uc35 clear.

If you don't already have HOK products the set up will cost you since the primer sealer and clears are only sold by the quart.

AutoAir also makes a sparklescent base coat that is killer in pink, it's called Porn Star Pink but we don't have to tell your daughter. That would be killer under pink flakes. Might be a cheaper set up too.

If you don't want to try and flake for yourself pm and we'll talk.

[Batfink]

I can't work out exactly which one i'm looking at but if it's a flake finish:

Base colour coats, metalflake coats, clear coats to bury the flake.

Google custom paint spraying or custom metalflake, i'm sure you can find some car sites.

Check out 'House of Kolor' or 'Old School Flake' for available colours or you can tint the clear over a silver flake but as i said i couldn't exactly work out which guitar i was looking at.

[John Abbett]

It's definitley a flake finish. I've looked at them in the store, they do a good job.

You can probably get something to sparkle from a can but it wont have that bling factor.

With flakes you want to work from little to big so the light can always bounce back.

You never get 100% coverage, and if you did I would ruin the effect. Its interesting to look at what you think full coverage is until you see it under a magnifying glass.

To recreate or beat their finish I would use a metalic pink base and then lay pink flakes over the top.

The fun with flakes is burying them under clear, plan on a few extra clearing sessions to level things out.

If you want specific product order it would go like this with House of Kolor products:

Primer, for guitars HOK direct to metal primer works well as does their ordinary primer. (Craig Fraser who does Jackson custom finishes prefers DTM)

Metalic sealer with Pink Kandy concentrate in it, or metalic sealer and then the pink metalic base coat.

2 layers of pink flake mixed in HOK intercoat clear, give a few minutes between coats to settle.

HOK uc35 clear.

If you don't already have HOK products the set up will cost you since the primer sealer and clears are only sold by the quart.

AutoAir also makes a sparklescent base coat that is killer in pink, it's called Porn Star Pink but we don't have to tell your daughter. That would be killer under pink flakes. Might be a cheaper set up too.

If you don't want to try and flake for yourself pm and we'll talk.

Thanks for the Great Response. I will give it a try and see what I can come up with.

-John

[godzilla]

Hi,

There is a guy that does this all the time.....I mean ALL the time at TDPRI.com

Here is the thread; http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-disc...ncaster%29.html

Lots of information there on the sparkle finish.

Hope it helps.

Steve

[John Abbett]

Hi,

There is a guy that does this all the time.....I mean ALL the time at TDPRI.com

Here is the thread; http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-disc...ncaster%29.html

Lots of information there on the sparkle finish.

Hope it helps.

Steve

Wow what a link. That should cover the question nicely.. Thanks again everyone.

-J

[syxxstring]

Did some playing with HOK's Metalic Sealer Yesterday, no clear yet:

Straight from the can:

With some Pagan Gold and Cobalt Blue mixed in:

Metajewels and Tangarine flame:

For those of you who don't know. Ko Seal is what goes over HOK's primers before you paint. They do it in two steps because they make finishes with so much stronger solvents than production finishes. They have no recommendation to paint directly over thier primers.

The kewl thing about them is Ko Seals have the same hardener as their klear, so you can use them as single stage paints. So if you want flat black or white just prime and ko seal. They have had it survive on rock crawlers and dragsters, so it should survive even Vai's antics. It also makes a great black or white base for other finishes.

For your daughters guitar, you could just prime and apply a tinted metalic Ko Seal. Clear would then be optional.

[John Abbett]

Did some playing with HOK's Metalic Sealer Yesterday, no clear yet:

Straight from the can:

With some Pagan Gold and Cobalt Blue mixed in:

Metajewels and Tangarine flame:

For those of you who don't know. Ko Seal is what goes over HOK's primers before you paint. They do it in two steps because they make finishes with so much stronger solvents than production finishes. They have no recommendation to paint directly over thier primers.

The kewl thing about them is Ko Seals have the same hardener as their klear, so you can use them as single stage paints. So if you want flat black or white just prime and ko seal. They have had it survive on rock crawlers and dragsters, so it should survive even Vai's antics. It also makes a great black or white base for other finishes.

For your daughters guitar, you could just prime and apply a tinted metalic Ko Seal. Clear would then be optional.

Thanks, I'll pick some up and give it a try.