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Good to hear from you again mate , top work as always - what gun do you use for spraying 'flake ?

Hope he's gonna put the Tasmans with White walls back on!

Scotty.

This is my Mrs ute & she wants stockers put on it,ive put the Tasmans on my van.

Body,paint & fit up done by Paul @ Smooth Customs & myself,frenched number plate done by forum member wot179,(Craig).

Love it .
How is the van going?

Very tidy indeed Paul

Trev wrote:Love it .
How is the van going?

Hi Trev, the van should be on the road shortly,will be in a rollin restoration condition,lol.

Blacky wrote:Good to hear from you again mate , top work as always - what gun do you use for spraying 'flake ?

I still use a suction feed gun, as i have since the 70's for applying flake. the tip size depends on the flake size.

How do you keep the 'flake suspended in the paint ? just by shaking the gun after each pass ? I have tried but it keeps sinking and the job ends up blotchy

I put a dozen new 3/8 nuts on the pot.
And you keep shaking the gun up before each pass.
It keeps the flake in suspension. No different to a pre mixed spray can you buy.
Have read about the dry aplication method, and would like to give it a try. But their could be a lot of lost material.
Different people have their own methods, and as long as it comes out with the look you are after. Thats all that matters.

Cheers Paul - will have to find something to paint now so I can try it

Looks great, nice work Paul.

My mate who painted my EK roof uses ball bearings to help keep the flake moving, swirling it before each pass. Which basically has the same effect as Pauls method.

Very Nice!! Top work as per usual.

Smooth customs wrote:I put a dozen new 3/8 nuts on the pot.
And you keep shaking the gun up before each pass.
It keeps the flake in suspension. No different to a pre mixed spray can you buy.
Have read about the dry aplication method, and would like to give it a try. But their could be a lot of lost material.
Different people have their own methods, and as long as it comes out with the look you are after. Thats all that matters.

Is THAT what you're 'sposed to do???
I've been doing it all wrong all these years...I block the nozzle off with my finger after every pass and "reverse blow" through the pot to mix it!! DUUURRRRR

Scotty.