It's quite difficult to photograph but this is the metalflake effect in sunlight when using mica paint. 'In the flesh' so to speak, it's a true metallic paint with very small flakes, it's subtle yet beautiful, virtually the same effect as the original candies.
Proper metalflakes aren't DIY friendly as the larger flakes will clog a gun if the nozzle is too small. They also need agitating during the application otherwise the flakes will settle in the bottom of the cup.
The gun I used to lay this mica down had a 1.4 tip and I had no problems whatsoever. I used the same gun later for the clear. The only thing to be aware of when using 3 stage paint is that the more coats of translucent mica you put on over the basecoat the deeper your finished colour will get, so for matching purposes you are better spraying all your components at the same time. If that isn't possible for some reason, then count the number of thin coats you put on and apply the same number of coats to each part. I messed up on the tail unit (dirt fell in it) so I applied an extra coat to fix it, but now my tail unit is an ever so slightly darker shade than the rest.
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since I don't know what tip size is in the Craftsman gun I'll do a test spry on something to see if I am able to do the flakes. Ordering decals today pics of the work will follow .
