Metallic outline w/Kamelion paint

[krs7272]

First I would like to say this is a great site. Anyway I am wanting to use a Kamelion type paint for the body of my flames and want to outline them in a bright blue metallic my question is most manufactures of Kamelion type paints recomend spraying over a black base which I have already. But I am thinking to get the best result for the outline Im going to have to spray the outline so the metallics are even. But I would like to avoid taping the entire inner body of the flame to acomplish this. Or having to apply blck over the body agin even though that is the best solution I have thought of. Do you guys have any suggestions I might be overlooking to easily do this?

Thanks in Advance
Chris

 

[ezrider]

Chris i would go with your second methiod, but i would use an air brush to spray a ghost flame of the metalic color around your taped flames then using 1/8 fine line tape, cover up your soon to be stripe then spray 1 or 2 light coats of black to cover the remaining metalic paint then shoot your Kamelion paint on top. Shoot 4 or 5 coats of clear wet sand with 600 grit to eliminate tape edges then reclear 3 or 4 more coats then wet sand with 1500 and buff to a glass like finish

 

[rex]

You don't have to have a black base but most do it that way.Another option is lay out your flames a touch larger and spray the blue.Run the fineline for the stripe and then spray the Kamelion over the existing blue.Then again you can do like EZ but don't reblack the blue overspray.I don't know what it would look like without doing a test panel (very small of course) but the faded blue on the edges could look cool.

 

[krs7272]

Thanks for the replys guys. Im probaply going to go with the Sherwin Williams color-change paint as thats what we spray at work and Im hoping for a little break onthe price also. One can always hope right. But they recommened for most dramatic effect spraying theres over a charcoal metallic so I guess the black issue wont really matter. But I may try your suggestion Rex and do a sprayout leaving the slight blue overspay you never know it might look good.

Chris

 

[rex]

Try a small test panel.I think I'd try a variation next to it too of the blue blended out into the charcoal,like you'd do the old classic flames of yellow with the edges and tips blended into red.Let me know what happens,I'm curious but have none laying around to try it with.