Boo
Boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: Jan 6, 2026
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3802
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@robin Don’t let this put you off Robin, this is a heck of a lot of work because of the metal flake and the kandy paint. A normal paint job is not as ...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

I’ll be sanding it all flat again once it’s dried and cured. It might seem tedious, repetitive and time consuming but that’s because it is. This is ho...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Look at the shine on that now. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

This time it’s got a proper reflective gloss finish over the flake as well as showing off the flake effect.

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

After the first re-coat of clear coat. The flake reappears! ✨✨✨✨✨✨

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

QUICK UPDATE!!! I sanded the clear coat back (without sanding through) flat with various grades of sand paper, finishing with 600 grade. See how it...

5 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@tv101 OK, she was in a band called Flyleaf but she now has her own band. Her first album “Life Screams” is so good and she has a unique voice that I ...

5 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

Stunning new song from Lacey Sturm (she wrote it ages ago actually but it’s new to public release).

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@russ Thanks man. Like anything, there is a learning curve and there is a lot to learn with painting. The basic principles are easy to get your head a...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@tv101 🤣🤣 Well, I’ve got some body blanks that are not particularly attractive, wood like poplar. So, when they are guitar shaped, I can make them loo...

5 years ago
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RE: Jab Date!!

@robin West Coast somewhere, not too far from your caravan. We are keeping a close eye on the market and what is available to buy. We are also conside...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@eddie6string Yeah, I’ll just find my feet with it all and I’ll take on paint jobs for any of you. 👍

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Another shipment of flake and candy this morning.

5 years ago
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RE: Jab Date!!

@mattbeels Thanks man. We made a conscious decision years ago to overpay the mortgage and now we are nearing the end of it and the way things have wor...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@rocknroller912 Yeah it doesn’t surprise me, it’s certainly not cheap. It’s the stuff they use on TVRs, which they used to build in Blackpool, just do...

5 years ago
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RE: Jab Date!!

@mattbeels She has had MS for many years. She has been very lucky, it’s been remit and relapse for a long time and she has worked constantly in our wo...

5 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

@rocknroller912 The nearest I’ve come to Chameleon paint (colour flip) is a 3 stage pearlescent. They shift quite a bit but there are some really craz...

5 years ago
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RE: Jab Date!!

Yep, there will be a lot of unsung heroes that are getting us through all of this and I have no idea how to thank them. The government will step in at...

5 years ago
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