Re: how to refinish/flake
From limited experience I've found that if you sand the flake and use clearcoat. It will be shiney, but, it will turn any color "flakes" to a silver looking color. (sanding gold flakes turns them into a grayish silver color). This has a tendency to make the finish have a CLOUDY appearance also. (even though it is shiney).<br /> You can purchase the BIG glitters from many boat manufacturers. I called Ranger and they sent me the right glitter for a 72 once. Had to buy a new nozzle and keep the pot shook up constantly. I sanded the boat enough to scuff up the surface with the idea of mixing the glitter with clearcoat and spraying that for my base coat. <br /> The base was still glittery, so, all I wanted to do was ENHANCE the appearance back to original which was easier than "changing" a color completely.<br /> The big problem was the large glitters wanted to stand on edge. They would not lay down.<br /> Once the boat was glittery again, I sprayed clearcoat only over it. TOOK LOTS of coats to build it up enough to cover the glitters standing on edge.<br /> Finished product looks like it did when it was new, if not better.<br /> Lesson learned: I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! Had it been something other than just a top cap, this boat would be in the dumpster now.<br />I stronly advise to just find a highly metalic looking auto paint that you like and just repaint it.
