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I just sent out a candy job over 'flake. (I posted it here too). A few people around town have seen it, and today I just got a flame job with the guy is asking if we could do 'flake?
I personally was looking for it to happen... and have seen some increasing use on the net... but not locally.
Anyone else having a similar experience?
Not really seeing a change over to the heavy flake,but I'm finding more people wanting the brighter flake (in this case PC2710) in everything, even stock nonmetallic colors (which makes for an interesting combination when it hits the sun) more pronounced than a stock metallic additive. I am finding more people headed to that "tri stage" paint job, recently completing a 62 Nova in a beautiful 2010 Tri Stage red Pearl from GM, followed by a 72 442 in a Mazda Tri Stage Pearl called Velocity Red, now in the shop is a 68 Mustang Coupe that we are going to do a Tri Stage Sunset (yellow/orange/almost rust color) Metallic,inside, outside,underneath........Most choose a color then are surprised when my price doubles and I explain the reason why on a Tri Stage color.........Some get it, others still want that $300single stage job that my shop is famous for :rolleyes: on the nicest looking rides for that "old rod" look :whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Bill S.
Bill S.
Funny:LOL: This should come up as I sit here and wait for my 3rd coat of Kandy over flake to dry, on a 2008 Dodge 4X4 Crew Cab.
Man that puppy is BIG :eek::eek:
That's what I am going to be using on my 70 pick up.
Daytona blue metal flake.
Kurt
Bill you have hit the head of the nail with the hammer there. People (most) want the finish but aren't prepared to pay for the end result. I would think the pricing of materials is all relevant to what it would of been back in the '60's/'70's.
I hadn't really thought about this until now but this post has got me to wondering. It sure seems like I have been seeing more metal flake but it never entered my mind that most of them could possibly be newer paint jobs - - - :confused:
Now I can't wait to start counting and asking owners how new or old the paint job is on that "metal flaker" ;)
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Originally Posted by DA34GUY
That's a lot of acreage! :-)
What goes around comes around, everything old is new again, etc., etc. etc.----------:oQuote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Bob
Amen. Pick up the enthusiast mags/books of 40-50 years ago and much of that's what's re-trendy today. And it will continue to progress with a certain segment of the hobby. Not sure I'm looking forward to outright resto rods coming back.......................some of you know.........the two tone brown tones, with lots of period accessories (moto-meters, fold down trunks, and so on), and the rear tires sticking 4-5 inches out the fenders. Though perhaps I'd like to live long enough to see smoothie billet-mobiles cycle back through around 2035 or so.............:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by bobscogin
Since I was actively painting in the early seventies, I got to do some flake when is wasn't old-school!
Another thing I saw in the last couple weeks... somewhere on the net... were two recent Candy Root Beer jobs! That was hot news back in the day! :-)
And don't forget the chrome wire wheels! :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I was not a fan either. It seemed like they took a step backward and tried to produce "near-stock-looking" rods. I much preferred the "hot" variety!
I was glad when that went away... even though it was superceded by the trendy billet rods.
I've still got a 1/2 jar of silver micro sequins from the 70's. I had a jar of gold too but I seem to have misplaced it at some point in the last 30+ years. Do they still make the air driven mixer pot for metal flake? I lost that one too somewhere in the move from Iowa to Illinois. I used a fair amount of micro sequins back in the 70's, but not a lot of the real big metal flake. Took a little clear to bury that stuff. :whacked:
Back in the 70s I always thought I wanted wire spoked rims on my Hot Rod - - - that is until I helped a buddy clean his - - - - no thanks - - - old school steelies still ROCK :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
That was because, at the time, guys began to feel "guilty" about cutting up nice old cars, and nobody wanted to start with some of the rusted out junk that many so-called "old school" cars are built from today. So, the resto-rod emerged. Remember too, that many of those hot rodders were raising families, and the resto-rods with AC, independent front suspension, bucket seats, power steering, etc. were a lot more family friendly than a chopped and channeled Model A coupe.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Bob
Think I should probably go stroll through the second hand store down the alley and find me a couple of lace table cloths!!!!!
Dave, you bring to mind a story that has haunted me my entire adult life.
My first car was a 56' Chevy, I painted it red & wanted "The Lace Stripe'' that was hot back then. The only lace I could find was on the stereo cabinet so I used that. Came out great. Then my mom found it and I was in BIG trouble. Turns out it was hand made by a great great aunt or some such thing. :eek:
Whenever any subject comes up at a family function that even remotely refers to lace or lace products, this story resurfaces. :mad:
Well, what the heck does a guy know anyway???? Lace is lace, isn't it???:LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by pro70z28
Seems like to me anyway that everyone is painting orange also. Maybe because I just got my out of paint and shot mine orange on top and black on bottom.
Let me hijack my own thread! :-)
BTW... That hand made lace could be saved by soaking it in lacquer thinner a couple times. :-)
The most popular pattern then was "chantilly lace" which is still always available.
Today you can find some neat ones around Halloween, with skulls, spiders, spider webs and more. I still buy different patterns today, and occasionally go through the stash to see what might work for a job. People don't recognize it as "lace" if it isn't flowered. :-)
Check out the background textures like palm leaves, spider webs, and other random textures.
Okay. Back to 'flake! :-)
How do you like the new 'flake stuff, Jay? Tough to work with as the stuff that was around last time metalflake was stylish???
Not nearly as bad! I used all lacquer back then, so it took about 20 coats of clear to bury it.
I remember when I shot a roof on a '65 Impala lowrider, in the late '70s.... and then waited about 2-3 months before I could sand and buff it. If you didn't wait, it would shrink back and look orange peely again. :-( I think in the cold climates they were waiting 6 months!
This last job was in urethane. I shot 3 wet coats of candy and 5 wet coats of clear...waited about a week, since it was cold... then blocked and buffed without going through anywhere. Much better. {:-)
Notice the webbing on the bottom? of this '70s job? :-)
My Mom actually used gas to clean it. I found that out during the interrogation. I would have offered lacquer thinner, even would have cleaned it myself but it was already cleaned with gas. Also, the fact that it was salvaged didn't really do much to lighten the situation. :CRY: It was a somber mood in the house for a long time. I figured my best chance for survival was to just shut up & be as invisible as I could make myself until the lace fiasco blew over. And as I said in my earlier post that day never really came. :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Of course being the glutton for punishment I was, I repainted the car a few years later and did another lace stripe. This time however I wisely went out and purchased some lace from the store expressly for this purpose.
Even though I had my own store bought lace for the second paint job, it wasn't enough to quash the infamous story of Aunt Jane's Doily. Yes, yes I know what doilies are. The word is indelibly etched into my subconsciousness **):LOL::LOL:
I wish I had thought about hand made lace. My grandma used to hand crochet table cloths. They would have been big enough to do an entire hood or a roof!!! ...and Grandma would have let me do it! (she loved me) :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by pro70z28
...and another '70s job. Those were good times. :-)
My Mom loved me too. Just not for a few days there in the early 70's. :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Well maybe my prediction was right. I finished that flake and candy job about 3 weeks ago, and just got a request for flaked flames from a guy who saw it.
I hope it's an ongoing trend... at least locally. :-)