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DIY Metal Flake Paint - Custom Metalflake Paint

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By Douglas R. Glad
Photography by Douglas R. Glad
Diy Metal Flake Paint
Pete Santini has been painting cars since the late '70s. Inspired by the choppers of that era, his art is combination hot rod and outlaw biker. His office has several cool helmets and tanks on display. The shop is smeared with color.
Diy Metal Flake Paint
The test subject is a '69 Impala that is going to get a blue candy top with some metalflake accents. We're thinking this would look good on a rear valance or as a highlight on the roof if the car is painted all one color. We saw a metalflake job on a dashboard that was so subtle we almost missed it, and we think firewalls and SS stripes would look cool with flake as well. Our cars are from the '60s too; why do the choppers get to have all the fun?
Diy Metal Flake Paint
The surface prep for metalflake jobs is the same as any other paint job. If you are spraying over existing color you'll need to scuff it with 600- to 1,000-grit paper to kill the gloss. If you are working with bare metal, use some primer/filler, block-sand it with 320-grit paper, and finish with the finer grit.

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