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Valleyscorsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:33

Right as you can see my corsa is nautilaus blue, which is more green but anyway, i really like the colour of the car but iv got a few scratches and stone chips which need attention, i want a respray all over car, not a full shell just outside, thing is i want it to stand out a bit more but generally keep the same colour, two things have been mentioned to me pearls and flakes, what the flap do these do? Im after my original colour but when you catch light it shows another colour,not a flip something more subtle! any examples? Not sure if this is the right forum but never seem to get answers in the help one! Also sorry about the essay,

Cheers, Jamie

KingBling

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:41

these r silver metalflakes over a atlantis blue respray mate

Valleyscorsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:47

That looks cool, how much are these flakes and where you get them from? Are they mixed in with the paint? and what colour do you reckon would suit mine? Sorry about all the questions!!!!

Cheers, Jamie

Korsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:51

my pearl... not really "flip paint" but you can see 2 diff colours in the right light...

Korsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:53

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:56

Crystal Flakes

peter_1.2

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:57

a gold flake wud look good on ur car. all u do is add metalflakes 2 base laquer cote then laquer over that a few times
shouldnt cost 2 much 2 do

Valleyscorsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:57

That pearl looks gorgeous, but would i be able to keep my original colour?

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23rd Jun 04 at 17:57

BTW:

Metal Flakes cost about £18 per pot,
Crystal Flakes cost about £30 per pot,

You need two pots to do the whole car (This is using stuff from Rage)

Valleyscorsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:02

Crystal flakes? What do they do compared to metal flakes? Id love to see these paints in life cos i doubt the pic shows the overall effect of these

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:05

Crystal Flakes actually flip between different colours, where as metal flakes have a fixed colour, they just sparkle that one colour. Crystal Flakes work really well on dark colours... If your going to Max Live then you can see both the different types on the CS stand

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:12

Obviously it would cost less for a blowover with metal/crystal flakes (it is a blowover right?). how much labour would you expect to pay if you supplied the paint?

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:16

Another way to look at it is metal flake is like adding 'metal glitter' to your original paintjob. Makes it more sparkly.

Crystal flakes are like metal flakes but each flake is rainbow.

Valleyscorsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:27

I LIKE CRYSTAL FLAKE ALOT!! How much do you reckon for a blowover with this added, as a rough estimate,

Cheers all, Jamie

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:29

As I understand it, the flake can be added to lacquer, so theres no need for a paint blowover, just lacquer? cant cost much can it?

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:30

Somewhere around £1000 as a blowover is a pretty quick job, but the flakes are quite hard to do, and need a fair bit of laquer to cover over and get glassy...

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:31

quote:
Originally posted by Drysdale
As I understand it, the flake can be added to lacquer, so theres no need for a paint blowover, just lacquer? cant cost much can it?

Flakes are always added to the laquer.

Korsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:32

quote:
Originally posted by Valleyscorsa
That pearl looks gorgeous, but would i be able to keep my original colour?

think so.....

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:34

quote:
Originally posted by XTC113

quote:
Originally posted by Valleyscorsa
That pearl looks gorgeous, but would i be able to keep my original colour?

think so.....

You can keep your original colour according the Rage, but, if your paint is in poor condition and needs touching its not recomended, however greens and blues do tend to touch up ok... A blowover is recomended by the tech guys at Rage...

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:35

Hmm...I thought re-sprays with flake/pearl effects cost 1-2k....thought just a blowover with lacquer would only cost a couple of hundred!

oh well.

Korsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:36

i had mine done at the same time if it help.....

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:38

Your best bet is to speak to a bodyshop, as I'm guessing, I know my respray was expensive... Your looking at probably £6-800ish for a blowover in flakes or pearl though... (Thought you were wanting a blowover on the base too - misread)

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:41

good good. Will pop down this weekend. I know it might sound a bit stupid but will most bodyshops do a job like this (lacquer blowover with crystal flakes) or is it more of a specialised job for say rage?

Korsa

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:42

id say more specialised, i wouldn't go to a bodyshop that hasn't done it b4....

Drysdale

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23rd Jun 04 at 18:44

Yeah fair enough. Thanks for the quick replies as usual you lot. I'll call in at calibre coachworks then...

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