MICROFLAKES Over Black Base vs White Base (Myth Busting Experiment)

[@dipyourcar]

What do you think.. Flakes over white hit or miss?

[@stunna1050]

Miss. This should stop the requests, that's for sure.

[@veneraberens4653]

I LOVE THE GLASS BEAKER MIXER TY FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION ABOUT THIS I SEE IT DOES WORK BETTER OVER THE BLACK COMPARED TO THE WHITE I CAN SEE SPECKS BUT NOBODY THE SAME AS THE BLACK TY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FONZI AND CREW

[@IcecalGamer]

I didn't expect white to work. But thank you for pointing it out so clearly. Fonzie... :) i have an idea: Have you tried flakes over gray? :) as gray, as middle ground as possible. Still small scale ofc. As a legit test: Start with white speed shape, go through a gray scale, end up on black. Where is the point of grayness where flakes stop making us want to wipe the "dirt" off ? PS: Keep up the bloopers :))

[@gilou275]

you were right, it doesn't look good. thanks for doing it though ! cheers

[@veneraberens4653]

@@IcecalGamer GMORNING HAPPY NEW YEAR I WONDER THE SAME QUESTION NOT YELLING ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND 🙂🖖🏻💯

[@mehmup]

I always wondered why I never saw any flakes over a white base, and I agree it just makes the paint look dirty.

[@SeanStrife]

I don't know if I'd say dirty. I'd say it looks more like the paint's chipping off.

[@CpillarTahoe614]

Looks dirty or peppered by tar

[@TheReverb1]

Hi; ALL new cars that are painted with pearls are painted with "3" stage paints. White base; the pearl and the clear. Also I do not understand why these guys mix the tints (like in other videos) with the clear. The tints are applied then the clear over.

[@chrishayes5755]

could maybe look cool if you tape off a certain area in a pattern and hit that only.

[@zacharyfett2491]

I love the clear beaker you’ve been using. The visualization of mixing the colors and elements is really fun to watch. Definitely looks better over the black!

[@robertshunter]

The only difference, compared to a dirty white car, is the consistency of the coverage. What a plus!

[@wglnaeclipse8715]

It pains me to say this, but Fonzie is right (j/k). Definitely better over black base. Not only does the flake make the white base look "dirty", but the brightness of the white base washes out any effect of the flake.

[@CoolsyNitro]

These flakes would never have turned out well, but transparent flakes would actually work extremely well! You should try to get your hands on some transparent flakes and do a white base vs black base comparison!

[@gofigure84]

They did something like that when they did a dark vs white base with white powder hypershifts

[@CoolsyNitro]

@@gofigure84 Pearl powders have been quite the staple of the channel and they definitely look good. I don’t believe Fonzie has ever used a transparent metal flake however and I think he’ll be blown away by how good transparent metal flakes look over both a white and black base, considering that transparent metal flakes usually contain holographic/colour shifting properties!

[@gofigure84]

@@CoolsyNitro the hyper shift line is color shifting. Like chameleon green to blue to purple. Red to black. Probably over half or white base powder that over white give a subtle shift that resembles pearls. Over black you get the full color effect. Not quite transparent metal but still.

[@sachachanyan]

You were right. It’s a fail.... looks like skillfully sprinkled on dirt, but it was worth the experiment.....

[@SeanStrife]

I actually think it makes it look more like the paint is cracking.

[@johnspetkitty81]

I can't say I'm surprised by the results. It's very similar to putting holo over nail polish. It ALWAYS shows best over a dark base.

[@paulahrendt1766]

You are 100% correct! It looks like dirt over white. Ugh! I'd love to see some kind of paint that would provide the rainbow like shimmer my sister's vinal bike seat from the 70's had over white. I think it was 1976 bi-centennial themed bike with long seat & chopper style handle bars. Could pull wheelies so easy on it. Lol. Had red white blue hassles coming out of white handle bar grips. 🎉

[@Boosted_E_]

IMO, the white side just looks dirty and I couldn't see any difference between the 4 different flakes on the white. I thought the silver and gold looked the best over the black and would love to see the gold flakes on a black base on a car. The blue and green flakes were hard to see their dominant colors. Other than that, keep up the great videos!

[@thegooddoctor6719]

Yeah the Flake over a white base is not a good idea. Try a Flake Pearl combo. Love the content as usual !!!!!

[@xxShadowxx-dy2wo]

i agree, pearl flake is sick, this? a lot better over the black

[@Tevatron044]

I did a gold glitter baseball bat with a white base. I think you need a much higher concentration and maybe even more coats to get a white base to work, but the result is actually not that bad. I still believe the best base will always be a darker shade of the flake/ glitter color. That way, the base accentuates and complements the flake, giving it a little boost. White overpowers the flake and black may take a little away from the sparkle.

[@seethruhead7119]

I want to see what it would look like if you use 5-10grams of a colorshift into 20 grams of a solid pearl that matches your base coat. Will the solid pearl + base coat give you a nice pearl and the colorshift add some accents to it? Or would you be better off putting down a base pearl and 2 5 gram colorshift coats on TOP of the base pearl. Have you ever tried this out in a video?

[@CallumCosgrove]

You were definitely right about that 👍🏼 great content, love watching these episodes 👌🏼

[@tj_offroad]

Is it me or do microflakes just look bad to anyone else, it's like someone spilled glitter all over their car. I agree with him though that the white base looks especially bad. More pearls and candies please.

[@SeanStrife]

I don't mind the glittery look on the car, but I do have to agree; it looks terrible on a white base.

[@ElwinWay]

Yea I'm not a fan of these.

[@jutto64]

At what shade of base "grey" do the flake colours pop? Is it a gradual change or do we get it all highlighting at once?

[@tinmanpickle7212]

Yes they do look better on a darker base,your Right

[@reydelsol7026]

HEY! I got notified! YEAH! Did you do anything different with the stirring portion? Normally I skip through it but this time I was transfixed. Different music, anything? On white they all reminded me of Chicago winters, dirty snow. Thank you for your time and energy. Peace and Love

[@13Dixiefried]

Just using a clear beaker instead of a bucket.

[@JohnYoshii]

Nord grey with black interference please! I really want to paint my truck with this. I don’t know how it will turn though. That grey with black at angles I feel like would be killer but have no idea if that would be the result. Any ideas? Great videos. I’ve been binge watching for the past 2 days

[@simcptmike]

You're right Fonzie! All the white look bad. But that blue on black base looks so good!!! Like a whole other Galaxy!

[@reesebales]

how about a video similar to this but with the 4 types of interference pearls? wanting to know how purple interference would look over a black base

[@dloyal09]

Definitely better over black. This could be an entire series testing several different base coats the same way. I would love to see a deep dark purple with the silver flakes

[@timblackwell3196]

Wash out on the white base. You were right. I do Love the Royal Blue. Would love to see that over a Blue base color. Would look incredible!

[@poorperformance8850]

I want to see a mix of one of everything,solid base, one pearl, flake, hypershift, juice, candy etc. Even if you keep same main color in all products it still should be different in a way

[@crazylarryjr]

That would be real expensive and a real thick layer of paint. This stuff was designed specifically, for the person that really wants to change things every 6 months to a year. Making it budget friendly vs a real paint job, that's the purpose of these. Throwing the kitchen sink at it (What you are proposing), would be expensive as hell for something that might last a year. It'd probably last less as the thickness of the paint would make it practically fall off on it's own. This is going on each additive (over base) getting it's own clearcoat

[@poorperformance8850]

@@crazylarryjr did you miss all the other videos like the blackest paint or mood ring. Experimentation is fun they can be mixed not all layered

[@1GODDOTCOM]

Definitely right, over white is a miss looking at this sample.

[@keeperofthegood]

Chef: I use White Pepper Peon: Why? Chef: Black Pepper looks like fly poop

[@free4fire]

On the plus side, if you go with the flakes over white, you can drive through mosquito and fly swarms in summer and nobody will notice afterwards. Also please do Mandarin Orange base and Burnt Copper Alloy mixed with ZTU HyperShift on top. :)

[@BobOShea]

I want to grab a towel and clean it!

[@amberya_r33]

I have a BMW 135i in grey and I need to have it resprayed but I want to add flake to the color. I can’t find any examples online of how different colored flakes will show up on the grey. Can you do a video of this?

[@speedmom1702]

Yup, I think you were right, Fonzie, just looks like grey specs on white, unless the camera just doesn't pick up what the naked eye can see. Looks great on the black, though, very subtle.

[@jasoneller761]

Best on black

[@johnniemnemonic73]

I agree with you, none of them look good over the white base. My favourites are the silver and the gold over black base. Thanks for doing the experiment and sharing the video. 👍

[@bryanpulling7932]

Thank you for doing this video, I have a white convertible and have been interested in dipping my car.

[@samuelswincer9612]

Could you please do a video covering how you recommend to clean the gun and dip canisters

[@patriciahunt9818]

I do definitely agree with you they just look like a thick layer of dust on the white but the blue and silver look great on the black Have an awesome new year

[@aaronnhuffman6842]

That royal blue over the black base is honestly so good.

[@Secondchancesarerare]

Serious question, what guns do you guys use and how do they compare to the traditional gravity feed spray guns most of us have? Are they better when it comes to orange peel, do they spray smoother?

[@terryturman8495]

I've seen white cars that have a pearl essence too them how come this doesn't work ? 5/5

[@DowneastBeast]

I thought the color flakes were going to look good but you're right, it just looked like dirt. How would it look with a little tint in the clear though? Like white base then several coats of tinted clear with the microflake?

[@Velkanis]

question if the base was grey instead of white would it turn into another dirty white or would it be more like looking at black? or maybe an in between?

[@VolkFolk11]

Would grey be any better? Possible make the flakes show up but not be quite as dark?

[@BrandonMGrimm]

I'd love to see the micro flakes over their coresponding color base... Silver holo over Avalanche Gray, Gold Holo over Dessert Tan? (or similar)... Emerald over and Army Green.

[@Keeling16]

My question is can you combine different metal flakes? Say a red blue silver and a green over a black? a Shiney oil slick look?

[@pennybrooks9038]

You were absolutely right, Fonzie

[@elizabethhallett5060]

would you be able to do these on a darker grey or silver base? and not on the white, just looks dirty. black looks better.

[@MrBibertiger]

so you was right it just looks like an even sprayed dirt coat on white base and all of the holographic effect just seems to me to dissapear into nowhere

[@Terry-sb4bk]

You were right because I tried it but mine came out on the white but I may have had more pearl added. GOD BLESS

[@aaronsalmon216]

You were right. On the white side just looked like dirt. I would like to see emerald green full scale on a black base. Thanks for this comparison.

[@caliban2805]

Definitely better with black base but does the glossy level make a difference like glossy black vs. musou black?

[@rickallen9864]

You where right. And they all look similar

[@spookypuptarts511]

I gotta agree with you on the white not looking too good. I wonder, would larger flakes like the silver superflake from a few videos ago make a difference? I still don't think it would look better than it would on the black anyway, but I'm curious

[@dhanssolo]

Are flakes mixed in with clear coat or are they more or less one last layer on top of base coat before clear? im thinking of getting into painting and want to practice on my old audi

[@vineousvondrake2456]

yeah pure white just washes out any effect the flakes would have you'd have to do a bunch more coats and it'd probably still not work right and black can be too dark and hide some of the effects maybe try it with either a slate or gunmetal gray and see how that works

[@Omar-rf9kg]

I'm looking for a video that features a pearl brown. Or candy brown gotta 70 cuttless with brown interior and rag top

[@nayl.900]

I really need you to use these shapes for all your pearls!!!! Trying to find something for a white base 🤔

[@SimPoolman]

I didn’t notice any downfall of it on the white other than the contrast of the sparkle. I actually enjoy it on the white. It’s subtle.

[@Goofball_lingo]

How many beakers did you break mixing those

[@larryharris2598]

Nope none of them work

[@marjorieford1823]

LMAO your bloopers were the best part of the show!!

[@moseswj3]

You got it this time Fonz! I personally think they all look grainy, I'll stick to pearls

[@johnbull6909]

How much of the paint mix do you actually use? Seems like a lot to shoot such a small sample.

[@user-dk6bm4gu5w]

Yep. Just looks dirty over white. Would it be crazy to take those same speed shapes and put a candy topcoat over it?

[@PAStreetScene]

Can you achieve a candy marble effect with dip using a silver base, black with grocery bags, and House of Kolor Candy as a topper?

[@tiffanynorris7131]

Off topic on this video sorry but can you colorshift a midnight black car with that rare jade pearl I really would like to do my camaro in that color changing but would like to see it done first if you can please

[@layzy24]

What is that liquid substance? Is it clear coat?

[@leonsumrall524]

What happens when you give the flake more coats on the white?

[@madmanjack6923]

You were RIGHT !

[@astrinymris9953]

I have to admit Fonzie was right. I think I got a faint shimmer from the gold holographic on the white side, but mostly it was unimpressive. I wouldn't say it made the white look dirty, because the application was so even it definitely looked looked deliberate. It looked almost like a faint granite pattern. Not much of a difference from solid white, but okay.

[@oscrfsh]

That first one that was sprayed I couldn't stop thinking how is he not getting over spray on the other ones lmao...took me a min

[@consciousrealitycreator8774]

what micron/size were those micro flakes?

[@swifty2844]

Hey Fonzi where do you find this music, all your vids have cool relaxing soundtracks

[@swifty2844]

Ah I've found it, band called "In Bloom"

[@vdubster]

Happy new year dude 🤙🏻🇬🇧

[@Hawksteers]

Can we get some close ups of that table

[@anishpatel5715]

Kinda the same thing I've learned with this. Base should always be darker than pigment. Otherwise you do get stunting that doesn't look great... However when painting with crushed glass it's a little different especially if you're mixing the color into the glass

[@m-tminds3929]

You are brave using that beaker an that mixer I've never known that style of beaker to be durable

[@sticky9053]

White side looks like a well dirtied car, you were right Fonzie! Would love to see an Orange Candy :)

[@jamesrobinson678]

Only good thing is the flake over white would b good for like a special edition paint like old Halloween or another barn find or something on those roads.

[@runnerfrog13]

Ha, this was literally a question I just asked on a different flake video!! Perfect video

[@rf937dave7]

The black base makes all the colors stand out more than the white but I can't decide on the best. They all look beautiful. You did a too good a job lol. The white may look good in person. Love white colors as well

[@catgynt9148]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Your combination of colors and flakes are insightful. Wishing you and your family another blessed new year filled with peace, continued prosperity, good health and opportunities for happiness (on camera and off). Greetings from NE Ohio. Peace.

[@g.d.164]

Heej fonsy could u do this with difrent kinde of hypershifts?

[@kimreed998]

I like the silver and gold on the black side we're the blue and green look good on the white side. I would really like to see if you could do the gold and silver on your amethyst or grap purple base

[@johnaristcuray2456]

Can you do orange based with violet pearl and vice versa?

[@TelipatiEvolustions]

What Nozzle size you used for clear coat?

[@magpierh]

Curiosity - why do you not use the funnel on the beakers when pouring?

[@CodyRPierce]

I would love to see voodoo violet candy over gc-47. Possibly a midnight purple dip option if I'm right

[@djd3sniper]

may i ask a huuuge question. i love your product and i have big plans for a paintjob imma do on my challenger. i watch you videos all the time and get super excited when you go to use the microflakes because that is one of the components imma be using on my car so it can give some kind of insight of how its gonna turn out.... but here is my issue. you never use red. i think you have made 3 videos using different colors of flake but you never use red. i was hoping in this video that red would of been uses since you used green and blue. but even still i see this is a really cool idea

[@aisychannelone]

spray it on metalic grey base?

[@kshepthedrummer]

Happy new years everyone!

[@Mr_Darby]

Is it just me who thinks that the flakes seem to "snap" to an angle as the car rotates at a constant rate? As if there was a low framerate on the flakes...

[@SherrieandherLykoiGaia]

Definitely looks good on the black base, and nothing good on the white. You were right!

[@hymnodyhands]

As a fractal artist, the results of this did not surprise me ... even in the digital world of small pixels, most often things darker than white on a white background look like a pattern of dirt, whereas on black, the colors pop.

[@ryry562000]

Over the white was a huge miss, but man that Gold holographic over the black popped beautifully

[@T.S.T2014]

Great demonstration, Royal Blue or Emerald on black all the way for me.

[@TheFanatic340]

I would love a bright purple flake over a vibrant blue base

[@danwilliams4270]

Was it my phone, or did it seem like the flake look like it was glitching in and out on the white

[@Audio_Simon]

Is this mica, or glitter?

[@MultiTimelady]

If you want subtle ,use small flakes over white. The gold and the silver works the best.

[@InsaneAction]

What about the middle ground of a grey base?

[@astrorighteous1953]

Could have also done another shape with the base matching the pearl