Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - metallic vs. flake

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kathrot
02-20-07, 12:41 PM
quick question: is 'metallic finish' the same as a 'flake finish'?
thanks in advance...

onetwentyeight
02-20-07, 12:43 PM
nope. one has a sheen to it, the other looks like it got doused in glitter.
kathrot
02-20-07, 12:44 PM
fantastic. thank you as always!

vpiuva
02-20-07, 01:29 PM
Not all glossy paints are metallic. Metallics and flakes have reflective material inside the paint. The difference is in the size of this material. Metallics have lots of tiny pieces (dots), Flake has fewer but larger pieces. You can apply metallics in as few coats as a non-metallic, which is one reason you see metallics on lots of cars, but not flake.
TRaffic Jammer
02-20-07, 01:31 PM
Metal flake is the sh*t
Hocam
02-20-07, 02:10 PM
The real question is does one match your chrome bag and anodized deep Vs more than the other?
Aeroplane
02-20-07, 02:16 PM
Metal flake is the sh*t
Ziggy Stardust drives a metal flake spacecar.
goldenskeletons
02-20-07, 02:24 PM
Ziggy Stardust drives a metal flake spacecar.


yo, my man knows FACTS.

and you everybody knows ziggy stardust matched his paint job to his rims and then rocked matching boots. quit getting all jealous.