Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
At 04:44 PM 3/30/2005, you wrote: You can't tell from this picture, but the MG had the prettiest Deep Blue paint. Looked a mile deep. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/detail?.dir=6168&.dnm=faba.jpg Super cool old dragstrip pics. I saw stamps from June & Nov 64??
RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
Dan…I sure am tempted to get my car painted metal flake. It’ll be this fall before I make the commitment, but want to find out if there are any major problems. I need to find a good paint shop in Houston!! Dan Mascheck From: Dan McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:47 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake Alot of lowriders still use flake. I just painted a motorcycle solid red flake. Took about 12 coats of clear to bury it all enough to be wetsanded out. It looks absolutely amazing though. House of Kolor has a very nice selection of flakes, as does OSF (Old School Flake) Good luck! Dan McIntosh 1963 Impala SS Convertible Street Metal Fabrications http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: Todd Gatesh To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake - Original Message - From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever > happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all > the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! > > What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? Metal flake takes A LOT more work to hand sand after it has been applied. I did a 68 Camaro while in high school with a black base and blue/green metal flake on top. It looked green/black during the day and blue/black at night. Kind of weird. --Todd
RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
Scott, Cracking is what I heard as well, but that was almost 35 to 40 years ago for me, so surely something has to be improved, and you see many bass boats are still metal flake! Dan -Original Message- From: Scott Somers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:32 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake The better ones had up to 20 coats of clear and therein is the problem. Back then clear and sunlight did not like each other. Talk about cracking. Looked like a 100 year old's face. On a bad day. Bet they have the problem fixed by now. - Original Message - From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rick Schaefer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > When I was a kid, they had a 3 window coop come through town, it was > painted > metal flake Green...Damndest color I have ever seen in the sun!! I keep > thinking about painting my car in metal flake, but I remember in the old > days they had 5 or 6 hand rubbed coats of lacquer. I never heard about > upkeep!? > > Dan Mascheck > > -Original Message- > From: Rick Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:08 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > Dare to be different. Check with a paint supplier on care & upkeep. > I wonder if the modern day paint compounds can't carry the > metalflake??? A good metalflake paint job sure looked good. > > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I see metal flake on old carsthey are referred to as "lowriders" >> -Original Message- >> From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net >> Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600 >> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake >> >> When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What >> ever > happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see >> all > the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! > > What >> kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I > want to >> repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as >> an > option! > > I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, >> TX > surrounding or the area! > > Dan Mascheck > > -Original Message- > From: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, >> 2005 6:19 PM > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, >> Vol 20, Issue 69 > > Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to >> Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide >> Web, visit >> http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net > or, via >> email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the >> list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your >> Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list >> digest..." > > > > > > -- > Rick Schaefer > 72 TPI El Camino > > > > > > >
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
You can't tell from this picture, but the MG had the prettiest Deep Blue paint. Looked a mile deep. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/detail?.dir=6168&.dnm=faba.jpg On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:46:33 -0500, Dan McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alot of lowriders still use flake. > I just painted a motorcycle solid red flake. Took about 12 coats of clear > to bury it all enough to be wetsanded out. It looks absolutely amazing > though. > House of Kolor has a very nice selection of flakes, as does OSF (Old School > Flake) > Good luck! > > Dan McIntosh > 1963 Impala SS Convertible > Street Metal Fabrications > http://www.lowriderimpala.com > - Original Message - > From: Todd Gatesh > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:19 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > > - Original Message - > From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:00 PM > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > > > When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever > > happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all > > the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! > > > > What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? > > > Metal flake takes A LOT more work to hand sand after it has been applied. > I did a 68 Camaro while in high school with a black base and blue/green > metal flake on top. It looked green/black during the day and blue/black at > night. Kind of weird. > > --Todd > > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
Alot of lowriders still use flake. I just painted a motorcycle solid red flake. Took about 12 coats of clear to bury it all enough to be wetsanded out. It looks absolutely amazing though. House of Kolor has a very nice selection of flakes, as does OSF (Old School Flake) Good luck! Dan McIntosh1963 Impala SS ConvertibleStreet Metal Fabricationshttp://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: Todd Gatesh To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake - Original Message - From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:00 PMSubject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake> When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever> happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all> the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake!>> What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application?Metal flake takes A LOT more work to hand sand after it has been applied.I did a 68 Camaro while in high school with a black base and blue/greenmetal flake on top. It looked green/black during the day and blue/black atnight. Kind of weird.--Todd
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
The better ones had up to 20 coats of clear and therein is the problem. Back then clear and sunlight did not like each other. Talk about cracking. Looked like a 100 year old's face. On a bad day. Bet they have the problem fixed by now. - Original Message - From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rick Schaefer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake When I was a kid, they had a 3 window coop come through town, it was painted metal flake Green...Damndest color I have ever seen in the sun!! I keep thinking about painting my car in metal flake, but I remember in the old days they had 5 or 6 hand rubbed coats of lacquer. I never heard about upkeep!? Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: Rick Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:08 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake Dare to be different. Check with a paint supplier on care & upkeep. I wonder if the modern day paint compounds can't carry the metalflake??? A good metalflake paint job sure looked good. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I see metal flake on old carsthey are referred to as "lowriders" -Original Message- From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600 Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I want to repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as an option! I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, TX surrounding or the area! Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:19 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, Vol 20, Issue 69 Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to Chevelle-list@chevelles.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list digest..." -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
My car is 1969's Dusk Blue Metallic. It's not "metal flake" per se, but the guy who painted it complained about there being so much metal in the paint that it tended to pool up and settle in certain areas. He also complained about it being difficult to buff out without it looking like it had fine scratches in it from the metal. Needless to say, the guy who painted my car was pretty clueless and did a "half fast" job, but apparently metal flake or metallic paint in general is tougher to get right than regular paint. John Nasta
RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
When I was a kid, they had a 3 window coop come through town, it was painted metal flake Green...Damndest color I have ever seen in the sun!! I keep thinking about painting my car in metal flake, but I remember in the old days they had 5 or 6 hand rubbed coats of lacquer. I never heard about upkeep!? Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: Rick Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:08 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake Dare to be different. Check with a paint supplier on care & upkeep. I wonder if the modern day paint compounds can't carry the metalflake??? A good metalflake paint job sure looked good. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see metal flake on old carsthey are referred to as "lowriders" > -Original Message- > From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600 > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What > ever happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see > all the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! What > kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I want to > repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as > an option! I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, > TX surrounding or the area! Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, > 2005 6:19 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, > Vol 20, Issue 69 Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to > Chevelle-list@chevelles.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide > Web, visit > http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net or, via > email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the > list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your > Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list > digest..." -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
- Original Message - From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever > happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all > the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! > > What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? Metal flake takes A LOT more work to hand sand after it has been applied. I did a 68 Camaro while in high school with a black base and blue/green metal flake on top. It looked green/black during the day and blue/black at night. Kind of weird. --Todd
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
Dare to be different. Check with a paint supplier on care & upkeep. I wonder if the modern day paint compounds can't carry the metalflake??? A good metalflake paint job sure looked good. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see metal flake on old carsthey are referred to as "lowriders" > -Original Message- > From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600 > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What > ever happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see > all the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! What > kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I want to > repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as > an option! I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, > TX surrounding or the area! Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, > 2005 6:19 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, > Vol 20, Issue 69 Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to > Chevelle-list@chevelles.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide > Web, visit > http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net or, via > email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the > list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your > Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list > digest..." -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake
I see metal flake on old carsthey are referred to as "lowriders" -Original Message-From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.netSent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What ever happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see all the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! What kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I want to repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as an option! I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, TX surrounding or the area! Dan Mascheck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:19 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, Vol 20, Issue 69 Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to Chevelle-list@chevelles.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list digest..."
