another flame questain

[captbo]

I am using a dark metalic blue b/c. I am looking for a suttle but evident flame appearance.
Should I addd a little black/pearl to the same paint I used for the base, I have some dark green to use in place of the black If I can get the pearl tinted what color tint should I opick up?
can some one point me in the direction of an inexpensive clear?

Thanks Bo

 

[kevsLX]

If you lightly airbrushed some silver along the taped out flame edge, that would look nice. Or maybe get your jobber to mix up a half pint of a lighter metallic blue for the flames?
I use PPG's Omni 161 clear a good bit, it's inexpensive, flow out nice, buffs out great.
A friend of mine has had Omni clear on his truck for over 5 years and it still looks like new.
Also I hear Transtar makes a good inexpensive clear.
Do you have a Keystone Automotive store in your town? They have their own line of clears and primers that I've heard are inexpensive, I've never used it though.

 

[captbo]

Thanks Kev, I am very new to the paint world and got the paint I have for free as it was mixed wrong, would a simple dash of white ( paint of the sanme type lighten it up or should I further reduce it I am using it at 50%. if possible can you post an image of one of your skull stencils,, Thanks for all your help!

Bo