{"id":15857,"date":"2011-06-04T23:43:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T06:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15857"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:05:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:05:52","slug":"how-to-metal-flake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Metal Flake Your Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fhow-to-metal-flake%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F06%2FHow-to-Paint.jpg&amp;description=How+To+Metal+Flake+Your+Ride\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[15857]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"How To Metal Flake Your Ride\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=How To Metal Flake Your Ride&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" data-text=\"How To Metal Flake Your Ride\" data-desc=\"How To Metal Flake Your Car Just because I love grease, doesn't mean that I don't love sparkly things too!\u00a0Before going to Viva Las Vegas this year, I wanted to add a little bling to my 1955 Studebaker Champion with a metal flake paint job. Studie and I have been through a lot together in the five\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>How To Metal Flake Your Car<\/h3>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15861\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"How to Paint\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Paint-575x299.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just because I love grease, doesn&#8217;t mean that I don&#8217;t love sparkly things too!\u00a0Before going to <a title=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/greasegirl.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/29\/viva-las-vegas-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Viva Las Vegas<\/a> this year, I wanted to add a little bling to my 1955 Studebaker Champion with a metal flake paint job.<\/p>\n<p>Studie and I have been through a lot together in the five years I\u2019ve owned and drove her. I\u2019ve become attuned to her original patina\u2019d coral and white paint job. So originally the thought of changing her exterior in any way made me nervous. But the more I thought about adding a subtle sparkle to Studie\u2019s white roof portion, the more I liked the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Not knowing the first thing about how to paint, I was lucky to have an expert nearby. Pati Fairchild is the newest member of my car club, the <a title=\"Gasoline Girls Car Club Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.GasolineGirls.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gasoline Girls<\/a>. She also happens to be a professional paint and body chick who teaches the subject at <a title=\"El Camino College Women In Technology Dept\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elcamino.edu\/academics\/indtech\/wit\/\" target=\"_blank\">El Camino College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15862\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"metal flake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/metal-flake.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/metal-flake.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/metal-flake-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/metal-flake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/metal-flake-575x431.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After polling friends on Facebook and looking through various paint samples, I paid a visit to <a title=\"Coast Airbrush\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coastairbrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coast Airbrush<\/a> in Anaheim for my final selection. I went in knowing I wanted an abalone sort of flake that would disappear in the shade but be super sparkly in the sun. The friendly guy at Coast Airbrush highly recommended the House of Kolor Ice Pearl Flake.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15863\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"1948 F1 Pickup Admired at VLV 14 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-575x284.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d had a little experience with Ice Pearl before. Co-Gasoline Girl Lori\u2019s F1 is covered in ice pearl over bare metal \u2013 and it\u2019s a crowd stopper at every car show we attend (as you can tell in the picture above!) After being blinded by the sparkling white ice pearl in the sunshine, it didn\u2019t take me long to decide it was the way to go.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15858\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Gasoline Girls Painting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gasoline-Girls-Painting.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gasoline-Girls-Painting.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gasoline-Girls-Painting-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gasoline-Girls-Painting-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gasoline-Girls-Painting-575x354.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Red and White House of Kolor Ice Pearls Flake in hand, I gathered up my fellow Gasoline Girls. We were all hands on the job as Pati walked us through the steps to give Studie a professional metal flake paint job!\u00a0They say a picture\u2019s worth a thousand words, so follow along and learn the process in the <a title=\"Flaking a Roof\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/22543289\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">great video<\/a> below! (Thanks to Lori for the video skills!)<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqvimeo\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><iframe id=\"vvq-15857-vimeo-1\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22543289?title=1&#038;byline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;fullscreen=1\" width=\"575\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/22543289\">http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/22543289<\/a><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>We ended up doing three coats of White and Red House of Kolor Ice Pearl flake mixed into clear, covering that in two coats of plain clear \u2013 for a total of five coats. Pati showed me how to spray as she did the first coat and then I grabbed the gravity feed gun for the last four.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15860\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"How to Metal Flake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Metal-Flake.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Metal-Flake.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Metal-Flake-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Metal-Flake-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/How-to-Metal-Flake-575x339.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gun in hand for the first time, I was a little nervous about how to paint. Keeping in mind that Pati told me to spray even and steady, I quickly found a rhythm. The ladies said I looked like a pro. I\u2019ve gotta say I\u2019m looking forward to my next chance to paint!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15859\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"House of Kolor Ice Pearl Finished\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/House-of-Kolor-Ice-Pearl-Finished.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"how to paint, how to metal flake, pearl paint, metal flake paint job, house of kolor\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/House-of-Kolor-Ice-Pearl-Finished.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/House-of-Kolor-Ice-Pearl-Finished-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/House-of-Kolor-Ice-Pearl-Finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/House-of-Kolor-Ice-Pearl-Finished-575x431.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ice Pearl Paint sure does sparkle when the sun hits it right! Although ultimately I might want a heavier metal flake, I think the ice pearl flake was a great decision. It kept my patina\u2019d roof looking just like it always has\u2026but when the sun hits it, watch out!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve still got a ways to go before giving Stude the real body attention she needs. But until then, she\u2019s got a little sparkle inside and out\u2026just like me!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Trails,<\/p>\n<p>Grease Girl<\/p>\n<address>Many thanks to Pati Fairchild, El Camino College, and the Gasoline Girls!<\/address>\n<address>If you know of any young ladies interested in car careers, check out <a title=\"Women In Technology on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Women-In-Technology-El-Camino-College\/152490041447302?ref=ts&amp;sk=wall\" target=\"_blank\">El Camino College&#8217;s Women in Technology Program<\/a>!<\/address>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fhow-to-metal-flake%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=How+To+Metal+Flake+Your+Ride\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"How To Metal Flake Your Ride\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=How To Metal Flake Your Ride&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/how-to-metal-flake\/\" data-text=\"How To Metal Flake Your Ride\" data-desc=\"How To Metal Flake Your Car Just because I love grease, doesn't mean that I don't love sparkly things too!\u00a0Before going to Viva Las Vegas this year, I wanted to add a little bling to my 1955 Studebaker Champion with a metal flake paint job. 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