I have sprayed several motorcycles and snowmobiles using
metalflake which is a brand name.....NOW, you do not mix flake
in the paint....It is a separate procedure...The flake is sprayed
on as a ground coat, the same as Your pearls are...It is added
to the paint cup of proper viscosity of lacquer clearcoat, then
color added after desired flake is obtained...Flake is very heavy
and if not continually agitated will cause You very negative results...I used a couple of large ballbearings in the paint cup,
continually shaking the spraygun...While the results were happily
accepted by the owners, metalflake is a pain in the knickers...
You might look into the new systems offered today..Plastic
micro-chips are used instead of metallic, and therefor much easier to spray, and endurance is much better...Bill B
