Spraying Metal Flakes On A Full Respray: Custom Paint

In this video, I will take you through how I sprayed Metal Flakes on a full respray on this Subaru WRX.
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[@mikecorvette60]

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.

[@dylanstark6587]

Great tips

[@davidparker9676]

Thanks for the tips. I like the grounding technique, I'll have to give that a try next time. The agitating cup is also essential luxury if you are doing flake.

[@monstaro19]

True flakster story.. also spraying flake during the night time is better too. All rules is out the window with flake jobs. You can mix up many products

[@LTVoyager]

Isn’t part of the goal to have flakes at all sorts of orientations to reflect light from many angles? Won’t have them lay flat lessen that effect?

[@bigduphusaj162]

Load of tripe a car Is grounded anyway🤣 if you've recently sanded plastics then run some water or a tack rag over it. Ball bearings in a cup stops flow so just quit it man

[@martinwoodruff9378]

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

[@chrisgarcia4113]

Looks awesome!!! You gave me ideas!👍

[@southmaplegarage]

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.

[@thehotrodstation3313]

Flake jobs are an easy excuse to the wife for all the stripper glitter! 😂 Joking,joking,,,,,,,,,,,🤔or am I?

[@TEAutobody]

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.

[@TEAutobody]

@John Thomas Is this what you do to feel superior? Go around on KZbin and correct people’s grammar. I can tell you that in this line of work having “perfect” grammar doesn’t get you paid more or more respect.

[@pandapaintsautobodyrepaira2416]

Gotta love some custom paint brother

[@13window]

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.

[@Zekrom868]

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.

[@toddbrown9398]

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!

[@ronrogers6155]

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

[@LTVoyager]

The danger of social media is that you are putting yourself out there and you will attract some flies. Kind of like cooling a pie on a window sill. 😁

[@corysturgis6660]

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.

[@jesseknight1993]

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.

[@ThePoleLine]

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

[@SNAFU..]

Agree his technique and gun control is flawless. Regards the flake base....this depends on the look you want.....a black base highlights the individual flake a lot more....imo looks a lot better.

[@googleuser6440]

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 👍 👌

[@francsg7622]

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

[@Dixler683]

Gunman….no comments on paint today. You dispensed some world class wisdom about living life and our short time on Earth.

[@therealrealshocker]

You're work looks incredible but your speech was even better. God Bless man, don't let haters get to you. They're just jealous... Remember that

[@angeel8286]

Hes a guy thats brilliant at his job what he does is his own business ,hes a perfectionist and striveing to find his perfect place on this earth.Im a body man myself and all i say is good on ya gunman.

[@robbycoryell9336]

Looks good man, don’t worry about those crap talkers. I got 26 years in this occupation and I still got jealous haters. At the end of The day if you’re happy and you’re doing a good job ignore the rest

[@spanthefestaman]

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!

[@bolzify]

I've learned so much from your videos

[@bullymaguire8868]

It's the year 2000 again!

[@joelongstaff7601]

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.

[@jabber67]

That's an absolute stunning job mate, how anyone can talk sh!!t about you is beyond me. I know how hard it is to paint some jobs and especially in your climate. Your smashing it! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SNAFU..]

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.

[@derekholmes4792]

Wow after math is nuts! So much work

[@r1crazy100]

Well said brother… You just do YOU and don’t change who you are to appease others. Keep up the great work 🤙🏻🏆

[@rozonoazolo]

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.

[@Justins00ss]

Gangsta! Looks downright amazing gunny. I've been following along for a number of years and your videos inspired me to lay down a slick paint job on my 2006 Pontiac GTO Holden Monaro for you Aussies! Haha. And man did it come out sweet. Keep up the good work and screw the haters

[@dropinbiking92]

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.

[@harpo7226]

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.

[@The9meister]

Nice job, I like spraying flake, stands out in the sun. I live by, treat others how I want to be treated.

[@FuManchu5ltr]

I have images of you dancing around the booth throwing flakes in the air saying, “Fabulous!” off camera.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

🤣🤣

[@DormiusOksivox]

These flakes are flying all over the place! 😜

[@benweddup552]

Gunman never ceases to amaze. Excellent paint my man. Id love your knowledge 👌🏻

[@luisvega1294]

Always a joy! Gunny..keeping it real best way to be..

[@luisvega1294]

Thx Gunny! Sent reply but i dont see it.. Not sure what happened

[@majesticdetail3422]

Came out sweet Gunny. I've seen guys use scuff pads to knock down the flake in between coats. But you can't complain for the final results. I'd be ecstatic with it! 👍

[@mitchellferre1652]

That looks absolutely stunning !!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@warrenmills5800]

Ignore the haters, no need to ever defend yourself when you produce the quality of work and achieve the results you get and put in the effort you obviously do ;)

[@hobbyautobodyfun9315]

Your a bad ass painter. I learn just by looking at you .

[@tiporari]

That is absolutely mental. Whoa. Nice job! I was stressed out watching that flake blow around the booth. You made it look great.

[@peugeotobsessed7772]

Love it great job as always

[@robertbills4290]

Beautiful job Gunny and a Beautiful colour

[@miceinoz1181]

That looks really nice. I did something similar in a British Racing Green enamel on a motorbike many, many years ago with a similar result but used a lighter base colour and no candy, just flake mixed with the colour then followed by clear coats. Worth the effort in my books. I intend to do another lighter red flake job with candy later this year, so will keep your black base colour in mind. Don't see much flake these days.

[@bdautobody]

Great work & great philosophy on where you’re at mate….. life is short u crack on ✊

[@user-eo9ie4wr1w]

I looked awesome gun man. I appreciate all your helpful hints and guidelines it makes a bunch of difference

[@Bkrieder]

A quick lock down, few coats of clear base after you blow the loose flakes off, next time will give you fewer head aches mate

[@mattsecuro2968]

He did a great job it looks beautiful be proud of yourself

[@stevenagy9257]

Well done, some good advice in this video about negativity. AAA+ Gunman !

[@lydloesulv]

looks absolutely sick mate. 90 hours is mad fast imo for what this job is. fuck the haters, ain't worth the time of day. can't wait to see some vids from the new shop with standox, your IG alone shows you're properly back into your rhythm again since switching back. keep it up, and have a good one!

[@ramoncruz9910]

Thank you for your work and words. Thank you my brother...car looking nice👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@dannyrexknight]

Looks crazy cool!

[@efrainguzman6143]

I hate negative people, but I can assure you that’s a heck of a good job you did there don’t care what people say, but that’s a damn good job

[@rsh923]

Beautiful paint job Gunny. Fully agree with the grate advise & mind set

[@rsh923]

I started doing spray painting from home in 2014 and I have learnt so much from just watching your videos over & over never gave up until I got it right. Today we are still going strong as a small business. Love from Cape Town, South Africa

[@ch0g0nda1]

I do a very aggressive tack rag after my last coat of flake. I've basically figured that the thing should look like almost like normal basecoat when you go to clear over it, if there's still proud bitties then I know I didn't tack rag enough. I'm not sure I've ever used anything quite as big as you are in this vid, but I thought the advice might be worth sharing. Love the channel, you've basically taught me how to paint over the years, thanks!

[@davidparker9676]

With flake this big you don't want to sand it flat until you are sure you have enough clear to bury it. Doing a scotch-brite scuff between applications of clear is the best way to avoid sanding the flake and solvent pop in the heavy clear.

[@three27sbable]

Great words dude, and great work as usual 🤘😎🤘

[@optonaut]

True words on the "internet hating" if one doesnt like what you are doing, he should simply move on. great job!!! thanks for the video

[@sll-tt6bj]

Great job man I'm glad I ran into your channel

[@misssummersalt]

This looks GODLY! dead set heaven sent!

[@bobcaruso9849]

That red kandy job looks great.keep up the great work.also like your attitude towards all these negative people 😊.thats right enjoy your job,and hobby.

[@michaelhoward7784]

Awesome job mate looks killer 🙌🙌

[@stephenhodgson5964]

Amazing work.

[@smithy2]

Looks killer 🤙

[@boostismagic]

You got Elton John boots, man! 🚀

[@nickjoiner450]

Great job Gunny and screw the hater's

[@allanbrowne111]

I have done 2 motorbikes with flake/candy, I found it better to clear after the flake stage, flatten down that clear, then do the candy. That way any stand up flakes are taken care of before the candy goes on. But a killer job, well done. As for negative people, they are everywhere, just ignore them, and look after yourself.

[@matthewprimavra4103]

When ya do flake only do 1 wet coat of flake and a light dust coat of flake then put 3 coats of HS clear on it sand down so it's flat with 1000 gritt as the finish grade then candy it and flow coat clear buff it and it will come up like glass @thegunman

[@Captaindan7141]

Love it! GC8s rock!

[@socalpaints9718]

Thanks for the tips ! Been looking to spray some candy and flakes

[@erikflores2409]

Looks killer that is some major flake bud!!

[@garyjermyn6862]

wow ,what a job , nice talk as well .

[@Ontheroadbrogymgo]

I don’t get bad mouthing other painters. I like to make as many friends in the business. You learn from other painters. My friends have made me better, and I know I’ve helped others. Gunny, a bunch of us here in the States went to Standox training facility in Chicago. We all lived about 8 hours away. We were all 15 plus years painting, but we had the best time. We went to a Cubs game, some of the guys went to a strip club. The next day a couple guys were puking, and had hangovers. One guy charged $3000 on his company American Express, at the strip club and didn’t even remember it.🤣 It was a 3 day course for recertification, we have to do every so often, so we can warranty paint jobs, but really it’s to have a great time and learn. And also social network. I personally think it would be a blast to get to work with you! Even if it was one job.

[@adampye905]

Another great video

[@craigfiles7067]

I learnt the hard way like you about flake standing on end but it's on skateboard decks eg: low rider graphics i paint for man caves I now sand my flake before giving 3 coats of clear than sand again than candy clear & final clear coat

[@RONAKAWEED]

Hahaha have fun cleaning your booth after that.. lol

[@sun4u2day]

if some is talking shit it is because he is jealous nothing you have to worry about or defend about we all are working to be better painters we compete against our selves. not any body else , keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brian1715]

I’m glad you don’t feed into everyone else is negativity and drama. Painters are so much drama everybody thinks they’re the best why can’t we all just work together to become the best and learn from each other. I hate the painters mentality I can’t even find a shop where everyone works together so I just continue to quit this industry sucks and you’re underpaid for the shit you deal with

[@chriscal8201]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve learned that the people who get the farthest in a craft are the ones who learn somthing from everybody and also bring others up not look to throw them under the bus while the rest of us want to learn to paint better 🤣

[@chriscal8201]

Looks greatl

[@yunusjones4167]

awesome job 👍

[@SE-se3jq]

It looks super good bro...

[@TimBoss2000]

Love the channel 🔥 Best way to paint flake IMHO is: Fine Fine Medium Medium Coarse Coarse Clear Clear

[@ganeshnarayan5505]

Great video what a beautiful paint job don't worry about people on Facebook their will be lot of haters because you do such a beautiful work.

[@davidray4655]

I always use a suction gun with stainless hex nuts. No clogging.

[@matthewdial2322]

Good job brother!

[@Captain-Donut]

Wow that’s impressive 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Iswhatitisssss]

Skills brother.

[@iyamwhite3931]

Good lord thats awesome

[@leefritz8860]

Words to live by...

[@eddieschumock5997]

People definitely need to chill! Nice work 👍

[@andrewmcallister9250]

Hey Gun man WELL SAID !

[@elclassicochannel9241]

Learned alot from you .whenever we ask something mostly you reply and reach out for help describe all well . Think it turned out well not bad at all .don't care about people you can't make m stop it's just the way they are

[@davebaer5699]

If you got standing flakes then either the pressure at the nozzle was too high causing dry spray that wouldn't let the flake settle into the clear, or your spray distance was too far which, again, causes dry spray. Or it could have been both. Looked good in the end though. Nice job! 👍

[@sharkfish8279]

Your Da Man

[@japkoo6185]

Nice gunman

[@tillmanpayne9059]

Great looking paint job and remember if ppl are talking shit it just means they are jealous

[@jeffreyeaton9934]

That's size and amount of flake is called full coverage. I use mini (.008) and micro (.004) 3oz flake/32oz intercoat ratio to give a metal flake effect. It all depends on what the customer wants at the end off the day lol.

[@russelljohnson6920]

Most of the paint jobs I do are candy over flake some had artwork under the candy but that flake gets Everywhere

[@RGD-Repairs]

In regards to people trying to talk shit about you and put you down.. Just ask yourself 3 questions.. 1) Was you happy with the job you did? 2) was your boss happy with the job you did? 3) was the customer happy with the job you did? If all are YES.... Then f**k the shit talkers man :) End of the day... Regardless of what people think.. If all 3 questions are a YES... Win Win...

[@mpizzle24]

Great work mate! 👏 The flowcoat is the payoff and it shows! How was the booth clean up after though?

[@caydecoulthard909]

Far out I changed to 4K and it was a different video ahaha didn’t even know there was a setting for video quality cheers for the tip car looks insane