{"id":851,"date":"2023-09-15T09:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/?p=851"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:01:41","slug":"how-to-apply-white-metal-flakes-paint-a1108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-apply-white-metal-flakes-paint-a1108\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply white Metal-Flakes paint &#8211; A1108"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">This short article will be devoted to the<b>technique of painting a white glitter effect A1108<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1108-k-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Vous avez s\u00fbrement d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu un v\u00e9hicule entier peint avec un rev\u00eatement scintillant comme des diamants et vous vous demandez comment r\u00e9aliser un tel effet\u00a0?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Map of <a href=\"https:\/\/nuanciers.stardustcolors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The_new_metalflakes_glitter.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><u><b>STARDUST\u00ae glitter to download<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">There are polyester metalflakes that are pure white in color, with a matte or shiny finish. Unfortunately these products have a very low shine and will be incapable of creating the shiny coating like a thousand iridescent diamonds that you project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">There are several options among <b>special effect pigments<\/b> to achieve such an effect, and we will present them to you here in this weekly blog dedicated to Custom paint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gX8Ldxr9Gvo?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">What glitter to create white glitter paint\u00a0?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">To produce sufficient reflection of light and to achieve this sparkling effect like diamonds, it is necessary to use a metallized flake, that is to say covered with a microscopic layer of silver, aluminum or metal. However, we all know that metals are colored and usually grayish or silver, making it impossible to achieve a white finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Here are 3 solutions that allow you to paint a white metalflakes, on any support. The technique is valid both in the field of wall decoration and on body painting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Whatever the solution, it will first be necessary to apply <b>a white background<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u25ba<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">A white wall paint<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u25ba<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">White body primer or white base paint<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Implementation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Preferably, we always apply the glitter with a gun or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/sprayguns\/1067-flakebuster.html\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"> a flakebuster<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(dry application on a freshly painted wet background) in order to have a homogeneous application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In the field of bodywork, we can mix these flakes in varnish, or in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/basecoat\/228-1k-transparent-binder.html\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">HS single-component binder<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a><b>, or even <\/b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/basecoat\/1116-hydro-automotive-binder.html\"><u><b>hydro body binder<\/b><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The mixture, i.e. the dose of glitter in the total weight, depends on the type of glitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>1\/ Cosmic metalflakes glitter<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Completely transparent, these glitters can be applied to a white background without changing the background color. They will go almost unnoticed in the absence of direct light. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/1567-cosmic-flakes.html\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Cosmic glitter<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a>\u00a0lit by the sun or a lamp, will reflect the light, and not only that, because they will create a colored reflection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The glitters from the Cosmic range are available in 5 transparent versions creating single, double or triple colored light reflections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">This type of material is perfectly UV resistant and non-yellowing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Consumption\u00a0: 25-50g \/ Liter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Thickness: medium (25-50\u00b5m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/851310849?h=f355fb8a0b\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/851310849\">flakes-blanc<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/stardustcolors\">STARDUSTCOLORS<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>2\/ Diamond mother-of-pearl<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Here is a solution which this time uses very sparkling glass pearls thanks to their composition and their base material. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/183-diamond-flakes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Diamond pigments<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>available in a wide variety of sizes<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> (100 , 200 , 500, 1000\u00b5m) and they are totally white and transparent. The choice of reflection color is given, and white reflection is available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">One of the great advantages of these glass particles is their great finesse and their ease of application. The fine thickness allows for easy and quick varnishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Thickness\u00a0: fine (10-15\u00b5m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Consumption\u00a0: 10-30g \/ Litre<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2948 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/diamant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>3\/ Silver white MetalFlakes A1108<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Here is the product that will allow you to create identical surfaces resembling diamonds sparkling in all directions. This way of reflecting light in all angles is characteristic of Metal Flakes: These polyester flakes have a certain thickness, and they overlap a little in all directions, which causes this very particular sparkle which occurs in all directions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/532-metal-flakes-paint.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">metalflakes A1108<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>is the only one in its range that is transparent, so it lets the color of the white background show through. Its secret is that it includes a microscopic layer of silver on its surface, which allows it to reflect light very strongly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Consumption\u00a0: 50-80g \/ Liter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Thickness\u00a0: medium (50-70\u00b5m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Create an interior or exterior wall painting with white glitter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">By mixing A1108 glitter with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/paint-additives\/1045-acrylic-binder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #6666ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">acrylic binder<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(provided it is shiny) it is possible to create a magnificent shiny and glittery wall.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short article will be devoted to thetechnique of painting a white glitter effect A1108. Vous avez s\u00fbrement d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu un v\u00e9hicule entier peint avec un rev\u00eatement scintillant comme des diamants et vous vous demandez comment r\u00e9aliser un tel effet\u00a0? Map of STARDUST\u00ae glitter to download There are polyester metalflakes that are pure white in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[78,63],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-metalflakes","tag-painting"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}