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Re: Strip: How to Make This Finish?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/25/2017, 3:25 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: How to Make This Finish? (Marc Upchurch)

Actually, I thought about metal flake in a clear coat boat.

I'd definitely want to do experiments on that before putting it on a 'wood-look' boat.
The House of Kolor copper metallic paint that Dan Caouette used on his Black Pearl and I used on my Panthera went over a black base color coat, and in turn was coated with clear coat. A light dusting of that might give a 'glint' to a wood-look boat, or make it look like you had dust in your 'varnish' ! It did take a few heavy coats of the metallic to cover the black base color coat. You need a completely even base color (no contrasting glazing or filler) before using those Shimrin HOK metallics and pearls, or you will see the 'spots'. (Don't ask! :-) )
So you'd definitely get the wood grain showing through a light coat of metallic.

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Marc Upchurch -- 6/20/2017, 2:34 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 6/20/2017, 3:19 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/20/2017, 4:01 pm
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Paul T -- 6/20/2017, 4:02 pm
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Rod Tait -- 6/21/2017, 10:32 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/21/2017, 11:38 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/22/2017, 5:44 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/22/2017, 11:47 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/23/2017, 7:47 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2017, 8:43 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/23/2017, 8:58 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/23/2017, 10:43 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2017, 11:34 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/23/2017, 11:49 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2017, 12:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/23/2017, 12:19 pm
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roym -- 6/23/2017, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/23/2017, 11:18 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2017, 11:37 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/23/2017, 11:56 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2017, 12:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2017, 12:57 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/24/2017, 1:06 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/25/2017, 12:07 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/25/2017, 1:52 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/25/2017, 11:46 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/25/2017, 1:23 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/25/2017, 3:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/25/2017, 3:25 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/26/2017, 5:55 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/26/2017, 8:05 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/26/2017, 8:24 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/26/2017, 10:09 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/25/2017, 8:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/25/2017, 8:20 pm