metalflake

[glen76]

anyone got any metalflake finished boats?

cheers

[Temporarily Insane]

From what I remember, the glastrons in the late seventies to early eighties were in a metalflake finish.

[bigboy]

Originally posted by Temporarily Insane
From what I remember, the glastrons in the late seventies to early eighties were in a metalflake finish.

Indeed, they were. Also the hydrostreams were frequently painted in metalflake!

[coolgraphics]

every bass boat in the US is done in metalflake gel

[glen76]

can you ghet metalflake graphics but do they just not have the depth for effect

[Captain Chaos]

yes you can get metalflake, microprismatic, Irridescent & other graphic films. But they're all inherantly shite when it comes to outdoor durability.

[Temporarily Insane]

I dont know where you heard that from.

3m and all the other manufacturers gaurantee the material for years.

I havnt had any problems when Ive done the graphics designs for other people and I do like to experiment a bit with the unusual vinyls.

Always interested to hear about problems just so the problem isnt made again......

For reference.....Ive used sparkle-brite vinyl for the silver, metallics and solid colours for the outlines and these all come with a 5 year gaurantee..........Ive had them on the boat for 2 years so far!:-))

[Captain Chaos]

thats not metalflake though Richard

[Temporarily Insane]

The image above is a similar effect to metalflake and does give the sense of depth as does metalflake paint or even gel.

Metalflake finish vinyl:

Paint finishes:http://www.metalflakecorp.com/mod.ph...=31&page_id=27

This link shows metalflake holographic flakes:http://www.kustomshop.com/scripts/de...FRJdVAodUEGrKg

[Temporarily Insane]

I have just noticed that Mastercraft do metalflake boats.

I think its the X9