Which base is BETTER for CANDY Paint - Pearls or MicroFlake? (Surprising Results)
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Today we need to get to the bottom of a long time debate. Is it better to use metallic Pearls as your base for Candy Concentrates, or is it better to use MicroFlake? They will both generate a completely different look when completed - but which looks the best? There is only one way to find out. Enjoy the video!
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So.. Pearls or Flake?
I'm in Flake it's so nice
Gotta say both are great, but I’m with the Pearl for this one!
Yess
I want to do a white pearl with flakes
both good best mix pearl and flake to make the base
Pearls are much more subtle, just gives an iridescent quality to the color. Personally, I prefer the sparkle of the flakes. But I think it would depend on the color and car.
I think it's not enough coats of blue with clear to really notice
Did the candy sort of kill the pearlesant effect? Did you guys cut and polish the finish ? Maybe it's just me but the flake side sorta looks like pebble dash finish. Of the two l would lean towards the pearl.
For me the flake just POPS while the pearls are far more subtle. I agree with Wally, the FLAKE is da shizat fo sho nuff.
@@kennycosgrove91 Ya don't cut and polish a peelable finish. That's is for harder materials that can take the effects of the process.
The traditional pearl has a smoother look. The other has a texture look to it. I think it’s depends on the car and color. Great video.
It's orange peel it needs cut n buffed ,but I agree
I was thinking that
Your supposed to wet sand the flake down before you candy it. It helps give it a glass look when you build the clear on it. But also probably only put a couple coats of clear down. I recommend at minimum 5 coats of clear for custom paint jobs to have a deep clear. This car was a test example so take it into account.
Thats because it needs at least 5 coats of clear and then the full cut and then buff. LOTS more work But WAY better finish. THIS JOB is only half done NO WAY to compare.. YES i do spray metal flake jobs
Got to say that I like the fact you did the glass beaker for the mixing. Looks so much better than the bucket.
Totally agree, the switch was worth it. Source: 3:09
FLAKES
I love how the glass container has a pour spout and they never use it when pouring into the spray gun hopper.
😂😂
It’s on purpose - pouring out the side flattens the liquid and shows more of the color effect 👍
@@dipyourcar that's what I've thought the first time i noticed this. Thank you for confirming my thoughts :)
@@dipyourcar I've seen several of these vids and always wondered lol
I never use the spout on anything as it usually doesn't work as intended or splatters everywhere, like the age old saying, " If it ain't broke, don't fix it! "
Deffo the pearl side for me, it's cleaner.
I have a couple things to say…
I love the amount of detail you put into prepping a car for what is essentially just an experiment. You really care and love for your work and it shows.
I’ve been watching for years and years but I just now saw the first sign of aging and it made me wonder. How long have you guys been doing this? And how did you start?
I absolutely love the content of this channel, I love that you guys listen and interact with your viewers even after you blew up.
Keep up the great work guys!
At this point its muscle memory
When you do any type of painting/spraying/wrap etc. especially for automotive prepping is one if not the main thing in achieving the best results, yeah it’s just an experiment but in order to prove the point he’s trying to make the prepping has to be top notch. I said the same exact thing regarding the aging idk how or why but it shows in this video more than it ever did before. He just celebrated the decade mark last month. I don’t know how he got started though, if I was to guess it would be that he came across plasti-dip which is a rubberized coating made for tools handle and what not and he probably had an idea to try and use it on vehicles, wheels, emblems, etc. and with trials and tribulations came to master it
Fonzie did a podcast with Totally Tubular about 3 months ago. There he talked about how it started.
I liked how you showed something as simple as a dividing line takes a fair amount of time. I've learned a few things and the painting part of the " paint job " is the easy part. Prep, sanding, repair, more prep, more sanding, more sanding and tape are the hard parts.
As for pear vs flake....I feel you get a better effect on body line changes. The flake is cool but it's like looking at a bass boat. Putting one down then doing a graphic with the other might be cool.
IMO the pearls give the finished coat a much smoother look and doesn’t look Orange peeled and rough textured. The subtleness of the pearls are a cleaner look for me. But as always, love the vids and content y’all are putting out! Keep em coming, bro!
YA GOT THAT RIGHT !! Its PEARL for the WIN . Any candy color with PEARL is just SO CLASSY and SMOOTH . It reminds me of Cashmere , smooth baby .
Hard to answer the question , cause it all depends on where you wanna go with your color effect!...i can see people liking the micro-flake more, and see others liking the pearl base more!...i just love these experiments!...keep it up DYC team and thank you for all the work that goes into these vids!
The pear side looks smoother and looks more uniform. I agree that it’s just personal preference on if you like flake or not but the flake did nothing to enhance the candy finish. Now I think if you did this same test in Autoflex you’d get a more comparable result and it obviously would look better from further away. But I do think a silver metallic base or any lighter metallic base in general is going to give you a better representation the candy color of choice every time.
Both look amazing!!!! For me I would say Pearl. But would love to see this in person. Thank you for using Blue
Wow, both look amazing. I think it comes down to the look you are after. Personally I prefer the Pearl side for that foe color shift effect but if you are after a 'metalic' look I think the flake side would be the way to go. Thanks for the video!
Definitely depends on the look you're going for, I like the smoother look of pearls, personally, which is why I keep asking and hoping for a matte pluto midnight flip sometime
It honestly depends on the look you want. The micro-flake gives that old school Candy Bling color pop. The Pearl base gives a nice subtle metallic effect that accentuates the candy color. Both look great.
They both look good. good job man keep up the good work and vids 👍🏻
Another great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻, ps, love yr bloopers at the end😁 ❤
Would love to see a video where both pearls and micro flakes are used together with candy and see how it comes out, maybe flake then pearl or pearl then flake, candy on top of it
The pearls for the "wet" look is gives the paint. Although the flake is absolutely awesome as well!
I thought the pearl gives a wet look myself. Something like for 99 eclipse or the 2nd gen supra.
@@kid_rajah it isn't a supra, but I have a 2003 gmc sierra thats a super similar glossy blue and it looks dripping wet still! If I could post a pic I would! Youd see why I love it for sure!
Love em' both but I gotta go with the flakes. What an absolutely beautiful blue... wow!
That looks incredible! I love that blue.
Flake side looks rough, may be we need 2 coats of glossy clear top coat to look smooth like pearl side.
If we can get smooth finish on flake I will go with it.
Thanks for videos, I love your content and efforts you take to make it.
Cheers..
Flakes just make it look like a metal flake paint job. It loses the candy look. I agree that it might help with a clear coat.
They're both amazing! What would it look like if you mixed the silver metal flake in with the candy color?...and same for the pearl? It's a tough decision - I'm more of a glitter girl, but pearl gives off such a glimmer, too....I can't decide. Fun project though!
Absolutely love them both. Great looking blue... wow.
Can't say which i'd be happy with either, thank you for the video, jolted some design choices for me.👍
The pearls gives a much cleaner/classier/subtle look. The flake paint jobs really only work on a lowrider with Daytons.
I feel like the flakes make it seem more Matt and textured and the pearl gives it a less textured smooth glossy finish. Both are a beautiful in its own right.
Pearl base for sure. Such a smooth elegance to it. Great work
Flake for me and a lovley colour, thanks for the vids dude.
The flake looks rough so it’s a no for that I like the smooth glass like pearls
the flakes look really cool, but the texture scares me away. I'm planning to do HOK red with pearls in the next couple weeks. Do I need a layer of topcoat (without HOK concentrate) on top of the candy layer?
I like the look of a top coat. It’s more glossy and deep. Without is ok too, though.
@@Beth_Amphetamine cool, I'm actually going for matte look. I'll probably add some matte layers on top. Thank you!
@@shin10912 I can picture that! It’s going to be awesome!
@@shin10912 regular Candy paint jobs always needs a glossy topcoat because the topcoat is so freaking important for the candy look. A good candy paint job is when you really can see the depth and gloss in the color, so that's why topcoat is the final stage of a candy paint job. Because this is now done with regular Plasti dip and not in Autoflex with 2k clear coat you are already losing a big deal for the real candy experience. You want a matte look so you will never get the depth what makes a candy look. Believe me when I say don't use HOK Candy Concentrate for your dip job. You will pay a lot of money, HOK KK isn't cheap, for an outcome which you can get with the regular pearls. If you want to create a "custom" color for your matte dip you would be way better of with adding a juice. This will save you a lot of money which you can use for something else.
Candy paint job + glossy clear coat ✅
Candy paint job + matte clear coat ❌
I'm sorry for busting your bubble but I really wish you good luck and fun dipping you car/bike etc.
@shin10912 what are you trying to achieve? You intend on mixing the pearl with the hok? Or lay down the pearl as base and hok on top?
Amazing. Loved car's texture variation and bloopers bloopers bloopers wow😀. Imagine a car that uses this combination of texture but in a design form like racing stripes or ivy pattern or some kind of graffitti art.
Love the bloopers
Like others have said..the flake looks rough, orange peel like. Maybe another coat or two would make it look better. I love them both. That color rocks!! Since doing these House of Kolors, what is the longevity and peeling action of the candies??
I think it all depends on the how dark your color is. I think the pearl looks much more level and smooth, but I like the look of the flake most times. I'd actually prefer the pearl with this color. Thanks for showing the prep also, shows your actually listen to us viewers. Keep up the awesome videos!!
First of all great video, enjoyed it like so many. I'm going to go with Pearl based. So much cleaner & in my opinion makes the candy colours pop more.
Love the smoother look of the pearl.
Pearl is my favorite! Looks so clean!
I like both. Pearl, nice and subtle yet eye catching. Flake, very sparkly and jewel like!
That pearl really pushed the blue 💙💙 love it!
Amazing, very beautiful !!
Omfg I spit my coffee 😂😂 watching the outtakes. Blue pearl is my favorite of the two. 👍 Great video Fonzie
They both look great
I love that flake look!!!
Nice job as always Fonsie
Cool Blue!
I’m definitely a fan of the pearl side. Looks classy where the flake is a little more aggressive looking!
Can’t go wrong with either one. But the side with the flake pops more. Great job.
Oh yes the beakers are so satisfying!!!
The bloopers are GOLD!!
Definitely pearl. Smoother, shinier and altogether lovely.
Oriental Blue is my FAVOURITE!!!!!!! 😁😁😁
Pearl for me any day! It just looks so buttery smooth!!!!
Very nice video. Love both sides but I guess I’m more traditional in the look of the pearl being more elegant at with the straight gloss sheen.
By any chance would love to see this but on a deep rich darker red tone color perhaps almost like the red crystal metallic color Mazda has.
Video was awesome, car on both sides looks amazing, but the like went more for adding the humor in the end 😂😎🤙
Pearls for sure! Thanks was considering flakes until now
So much combos now I personally think that they both would look good on my personal vehicles now it’s a decision if the flake matches the vehicle. On that car I would go with the Pearl combo. Try an old school low rider or a donk with the flake?? Such an awesome product!! Infinite amount of combos
That silver holographic looks great! :D
I prefer the carbon silver pearl side, it looks more smooth and even, the micro flake "pop" is cool, but the flake roughness takes away from it. Thank you for doing this for us!
It's bulking season, hell yeah! You are looking healthy! :)
Both look great
I’m new to learning this whole painting thing. I’ve always to learn how to paint vehicles but never really took the time to study it, now I have two project vehicles and I have to itch to paint them myself when the time comes. The silver that was on the car was the primer right? And then you added the pearls and flakes to a inner coat clear? Then based it over with the blue candy, am I right on that? After you payed the blue down did you go back over it with another clear coat?
40 year or so ago I had my 65 Buick Special painted candy apple blue. My painter put on 8 coats of paint over silver. I came out darker than this car and it looked like you could just dive into the side of the car. The three dimensional affect was unbelievable. I would love to send a picture (a digitized polaroid image, I think). The flake side is beautiful but the flakes make the finish not quite so deep but I bet it would look great cruzing at night under street lights.
I would love to see all the prep done before spraying and the removal of the dip sometime.
I liked the adding of the pigments before but the new way with the glass beaker takes it to another level
I guess it is down to personal preference as you said. A trade off between sparkling and low gloss finish and smooth, flat, high gloss finish. In the end the user decides: get sparkling or show the curves. 😁 But, you can now use that candy tint to change the crazy reflective glass beads into any color you'd want.
I know right
Hope you are having a blessed day there
A project idea. I recently came across your video with the the reflective pigments on the evo.
Mixing that into one of the darker hypershifts (dark green, blue, purple or black) should create a cool stary night look
Both are great. My fav is the micro flake. During the last shot, with both versions visible side by side on the hood, I thought the pearl base looked a lot like a police car kind of blue.
I'm 1:44 into the video, You said Oriental Blue and I got Goosebumps!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 13:30 blooper.. God damnit 🤣🤣 Fonz got me dying over here.
A very useful video for me, I have a small question, did you sand the pieces?
Great side by side!
I love that HOK oriental blue... the flake vs pearl really depends on the look your trying to achieve both look awesome honestly. I actually want the pearl on my car with that candy... its original color used to be very similar just over the last 17 years it has gotten beaten up...
oh ! great video, solved my curosity
I thought for sure I would like the flakes bit the pearl is amazing.
Before the video even started I knew I was going to love the flake beside the best and I was not disappointed! Both sides are beautiful, and depending on which color you're going to put over the pearl or the flaky would depend on which one would be better. But for me 99 Percent of the time I would choose Flakey!
For us, much better with microflakes, we love the shine of the flakes !! we develope in Spain, a special aluminium in spray can, and particles seems bigger than thos of the microflakes. Aluminium Spark we call it, is amazing as bsae for the candy paints.
You always make very good works !!
Fantastic comparison! they both have a very awesome style to both where i would go with either one. The color might influence me a bit to one or the other but blue is OBVIOUSLY the best color so they look go in micro and pearl forms. Also still waiting for your arm gains routine, looking stacked my guy
Both are amazing
both are amazing
They’re both beautiful in their own way. Personally I like the flake cause I like the textured look. That’s why my jeep is done in bed liner.
Both look good, but I personally would go with the pearl base. It has a much more smoother and glossier look to it. The flake side looks as if it has grittier texture with some white specs in it. It also has a bit of a matte finish to it, which I like. It reminds me of when I use a matte finish topcoat over a metallic or holographic fingernail polish.
love the MircoFakes
For that semi-gloss finish the pearls are a better look. For Autoflex the metallic would be my favorite. I've been around heavy metallic silver base with HOK Kandy Apple Red and it's gorgeous! I think for both Autoflex would give that final result that would really pop too.
I like the sparkle of the flakes and the shine of the pearls. I appreciate them both.
I've used both as well as some glo 2.
I like the right side, and the left sparkling side... beautiful either side.
Yeah I love the way it glitters.. point me to some flake that's copper and some that's gold.. I want to put it in the clear coat and shoot it on my PT Cruiser that is in primer.. the red oxide.. I can't wait to see it for real as opposed to just in my head.. so thanks for sharing...
What kind of spray system is that and how does the orange peel compare to traditional compressor and paint gun setups
I assumed I would prefer the metallic flake candy. The pearl coat makes it actually look like it’s real candy. Nice!!!
Pearl is hands down the best choice! It provides a deeper, smoother, richer look than the flakes. The Blue Candy really pops with the Pearl Backer.
Wow, I can appreciate both. The pearl gives a factory smooth look where as the Flake gives that hotrod custom look. If they are combined does one wash out the look of the other?
Great video… I don’t think the camera 🎥 can really catch the colors but great idea on giving us a Comparison…
Love the pop of the micro flake but there both great options 👍
Pearl for sure. Looks smoother and sleeker. Specially with those lines
I'm leaning towards the pearl, but both are stunning.
I think they both look great but I am partial to the silver micro flake on the driver's side better it just pops.
Wow! MUCH prefer the Pearls side, it looks "wet" and has much more depth. PLEASE consider making a video on a metallic copper-maroon colour, similar to Chevrolet Aztec Bronze. Would love to see it on the SPLBRG S4 or another Audi as another pearls/candy experiment!
Candy Apple red over gold looks sooo good
Are there any videos of you guys removing the Dip. And how many coats are necessary for an easy removal. Thanks
Can you use pearls and other colorants with resin?
is it possible to put hypershift flakes into chrome!? how would that look? thinking about a nice just-darker-than skyblue chrome with hyper flakes!!