Tropical Glitz metal flakes are solvent-resistant and UV-resistant, and can be mixed into, for example, binder or clear coat. They are available in a wide range of colors and sizes and work equally well in both water-based and solvent-based systems.<\/p>\n
Mix the desired amount of metal flakes into a binder or clear coat. Apply the mixture over the chosen base color. For a more covering and intense effect, multiple layers can be applied. In that case, a binder is preferable to clear coat\u2014remember to take evaporation times between layers into account.<\/p>\n
Always finish with several layers of clear coat. Apply a few coats, let them dry, and lightly sand between coats (NOTE: Do not sand through down to the metal flakes\u2014this will be visible in the final result). Then build up additional layers of clear coat to create a durable, high-gloss finish that truly highlights the shimmer.<\/p>\n
Tropical Glitz metal flakes can be used on top of any base color. The final result will vary depending on the base color you choose. For maximum color depth, a darker base color than the flakes themselves is recommended.<\/p>\n
Heat resistance:<\/strong> up to 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F).<\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> There is no fixed amount of metal flakes that must be used, but for about 50% coverage of a mid-size car, the manufacturer recommends approximately 350 g of metal flakes per liter of binder or clear coat.<\/p>\n Mercado\u2019s Crushed Glass Metal Flake has a unique crushed glass effect, and are the result of a collaboration between Tropical Gltiz and Jonathan Mercado (custom painter, pinstriper and artist).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[91,105,98,193,96],"product_tag":[258,257,227],"class_list":["post-3026","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all-variants","product_cat-flakeassortment","product_cat-flakesize-standard","product_cat-silver-en","product_cat-special-flakes","product_tag-silver-en","product_tag-special-flake-en","product_tag-tropical-glitz-en","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3026"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3026"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flakeshop.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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