I decided that I need some parts to be painted with metalflake and after seeing videos of "flake busters" on youtube and the manufacturers description
www.innate.com/Paint/OSF/Flake%20Buster.htm
I decided to make my own,looking at various thread and videos arround the net and this is what I came up with, bearing in mind I already had the underseal gun and airbrush bottle (the bottle was used just because the lid is a perfect size for gluing where the underseal canisters go.
remove the tube from the underseal gun, that goes into the underseal canisters. On mine I ended up drilling out the thread (with a 3/8" drill where the tube went as I was trying different shapes and sized of pick up tubes.
I also shorted the nozzle that the underseal sprayed from, so the the flake would be sprayed more diffusely
drill a 1/2" hole in the middle of the top of the airbrush jar and then glue it into the bit where canisters screw onto underseal gun. I used glassfibre paste, just because it was handy.
when thats dried drill a 3/16" hole in from of where the tube used to go to form a vent hole (I needed to file part of the gun body down for the vent though). I tried holes in different places and vent tubes, but none worked as well.
and thats it, screw the bottle on with metal flake (or glitter , which is less that 1/10 the price,but isnt resistant to paint solvents or UV stable), and spray it everywhere..... ohh yes it goes everywhere, and I was only using 1 psi of pressure. spray a full wet coat of paint where you want the flake to go, and while its still wet, spray on the flake dry and it will stick. as I was only using 1 psi of air, it doesn't do much drying of the paint that the flake is sticking to. using pick up and vent tubes, I was using anywhere between 5psi and 30psi, and at the higher pressures it was like using a grit blaster.
I did fit a regulator to the gun but thats optional.
ohh and the sample is painted with a red base coat, then sprayed on top with 4 different combinations
1)red paint and flake
2)red paint and flake, then lacquer and flake
3)lacquer and flake
4)lacquer and flake, then lacquer and flake
cant really see much difference though
then it'll just be a case of a few coats of lacquer and flatting back if you want a high gloss finish. I'll just use a couple coats of lacquer though as I prefer slightly textured paint
and this looks to be the same as the underseal gun I used
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181361111464
and the glass bottle.....£5 seems like alot for a bottle but I guess it does come with a free "airbrush", bit the bottle doesnt fit the airbrush it is sold with
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230800090376
www.innate.com/Paint/OSF/Flake%20Buster.htm
I decided to make my own,looking at various thread and videos arround the net and this is what I came up with, bearing in mind I already had the underseal gun and airbrush bottle (the bottle was used just because the lid is a perfect size for gluing where the underseal canisters go.
remove the tube from the underseal gun, that goes into the underseal canisters. On mine I ended up drilling out the thread (with a 3/8" drill where the tube went as I was trying different shapes and sized of pick up tubes.
I also shorted the nozzle that the underseal sprayed from, so the the flake would be sprayed more diffusely
drill a 1/2" hole in the middle of the top of the airbrush jar and then glue it into the bit where canisters screw onto underseal gun. I used glassfibre paste, just because it was handy.
when thats dried drill a 3/16" hole in from of where the tube used to go to form a vent hole (I needed to file part of the gun body down for the vent though). I tried holes in different places and vent tubes, but none worked as well.
and thats it, screw the bottle on with metal flake (or glitter , which is less that 1/10 the price,but isnt resistant to paint solvents or UV stable), and spray it everywhere..... ohh yes it goes everywhere, and I was only using 1 psi of pressure. spray a full wet coat of paint where you want the flake to go, and while its still wet, spray on the flake dry and it will stick. as I was only using 1 psi of air, it doesn't do much drying of the paint that the flake is sticking to. using pick up and vent tubes, I was using anywhere between 5psi and 30psi, and at the higher pressures it was like using a grit blaster.
I did fit a regulator to the gun but thats optional.
ohh and the sample is painted with a red base coat, then sprayed on top with 4 different combinations
1)red paint and flake
2)red paint and flake, then lacquer and flake
3)lacquer and flake
4)lacquer and flake, then lacquer and flake
cant really see much difference though
then it'll just be a case of a few coats of lacquer and flatting back if you want a high gloss finish. I'll just use a couple coats of lacquer though as I prefer slightly textured paint
and this looks to be the same as the underseal gun I used
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181361111464
and the glass bottle.....£5 seems like alot for a bottle but I guess it does come with a free "airbrush", bit the bottle doesnt fit the airbrush it is sold with
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230800090376
