Black sparkle basecoat

I'm looking for something that does not have a "grayish" look, like black pearl does. I need something dark, and "sparkley", that looks more like a very fine black 'flake.

Here is a picture of a job I did long ago.....but can't remember what I used for it. I just know it wasn't 'flake.

Have you looked into Ice Crystal Pearls ?
I think its a pigmented glass flake .
PPG I think uses some exotic type of flake / pearl in their Vibrance line you might look into also .

Thanks, I'll check it out.

HRP in the mid 80's Honda had a Black metallic on their prelude real clean black and small metallics . Was a clear coat from the factory also .

Thanks. I'll check it out.

PBC 100 Black Sparkle from HOK
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rod/?start=all
best pics I have.... I will look for more

Thanks, guys. I liked the "meta" flake course sparkle, but the customer wants more "twinkle" so I went with the black flake from X-otic, over HOK black base.

Well HRP if ya got it sprayed yet post a pic plz.

Forget black with black flake. No sparkle! Looks like black with slightly darker specks!

I need to see what the owner wants to do, then I'm either going with the HOK metajewels (course) "Black Diamond", or straight black.

We just shot a beautiful black metallic Acura last week, when I get back to the shop I'll pull the RO and see what the codes were. Plenty of different flake material, large, small, round, square, most however are in a liquid form these days with a base that looks almost silver in color until you mix it into the paint......Again I'll look up what we used and give you the mix codes so you can cross reference it from what I use (Sherwin Williams) to whatever paint supplier you use.

Bill S.

ppg its called prismatique i used it on a camaro it made it look like a rainbow trout in the sun i forget what paint they mix it in but the guy gave me a vile of it for free, with out the paint you mix it with the clear and it covers real nice in three coates

The thing we have been trying to avoid is to have to much of a grayish look. He just wants black and bright sparkles.....no other color.

this is over blue wish i could find the black pics ,it dont look gray

here i took these pics from pics ...but you get the idea

Thanks, Looks wild, but he doesn't want the "rainbow" flake.

Could the mica be changed to get the effect or is this a issue with some base colors. I allways liked the Gunmetal Grey from the 80's lotsa mica and larger then norm in that .

I suppose there are lots of ways to make a metallic black. The problem is I can't shoot 6 black paintjobs on this, and get paid for all of the materials and time.

This next one is it, but I have given the owner the info I have, and he is going to choose what we do next. I think he is leaning toward the Metajewels color.