Thanks for your videos.. I'm self teaching myself to airbrush in my retirement for myself, family & friends to keep myself busy 🌝 I use createx paints..like them very much
I’ve been painting and everything else in customizing shoes for some years now using a airbrush gun and I’m shocked at how much of the process looks extremely similar. I just bought a good car for dirt cheap I’m going to give painting it a try. Pretty sure I can do a good job
Agreed. From painting leather shoes, car to most any "hard-surface substrate", the process is essentially using the right primer / paint / top-coat clear. For more, please refer to our "Hard-Surface & Automotive Application Guide" available at www.creatextech.com. Thank you.
The hood is powder-coated, aluminum, which was scuffed with a grey pad (~ 600 grit) before AutoBorne 6001 Sealer White was applied. AutoBorne Sealer is excellent direct to aluminum. Thank you.
Any worries about over-spray causing a gritty texture with the Hot Rod sparkle - when used in an airbrush? I struggle with Auto Air Candy H2O paints with the airbrush as well?
4501 Hot Rod sparkle White is applied with a 1.3mm tip-sized spray-gun in the video as this will lay-down the 4501 pearl-flake with the most material per coat, resulting in the most even coating for this particular color. 4501 is a pearl-flake, and will have texture that must be covered over with a clear that can bridge-over the pearl flake if a smooth final finish is desired. With an airbrush, even a 0.5mm or larger tip-size will struggle with tip-dry and flow, and it will be applied with less material per coat resulting in more texture and requiring more clear to bridge over. 4501 is the coarsest pearl white out of all the whites in the video. If looking for a pearl or metallic white that flow and atomize at lower psi settings for an airbrush, use 4330 Metallic White Fine or 4301 Pearl White. If desiring to apply 4501 HRS White to its flattest, most level potential, a spray-gun is best as the coating will benefit from the greater amounts of material a s[ray-gun offers during application. Thank you.
Hello arpin, What a great video you have for explaining the flakes. Whe are in holland and want to paint a boat with purle white flakes! There is a example on youtube and the video named metal flake from reyes carrillo. And he has the colour and the type of flake that we want to put on the boat. I hope if you can help me giving me the info of what kind of flake he is using. I appreciate it if you could help me te explain the proces to reach this example of colour. You would be a great help for us.
These might look good on a sword I'm making for a costume. Do you know if these paints work well on thermoplastics? My sword will be covered with Worbla. Thank you! I also have your candied gold for another project.
Createx paints adhere to a wide range of plastics, for which AutoBorne 6000 Transparent Sealer is recommended as the adhesion promoter applied direct to the plastic before paint. For thermal plastics, sand the surface, clean, then flame treat, and apply the 6000 within the first 20 minutes after the flame treatment. Thank you.
Hello. 4011 Reducer, first introduced in 2003, is slower (less aggressive) compared with 4012 Reducer, introduced in 2008. 4011 works better with our candy2o, and urethane resin products such as 4030 Balancing Clear and new UVLS Clears. 4012 works well in more humid areas, and we'll continue to make it as long as regulations permit, to which 4012's solvent-alcohol, 2-Butoxy Ethanol, was classified as a level 3 health risk, whereas 4011 is a level 2. We'll keep 4012 available "off catalog" for subjective artist & airbrush preferences, and for assisting drying in humid conditions where 4011 & 4012 mixed 1:1 works well. more so with airbrush application. 4050 can be used as a replacement to 4030, something we've been testing and like the results so far. We're using the same mix ratio with 4050 as 4030, that is paint 3:1 4050, then more 4011 Reducer is used to thin the 4050 paint mix compared to 4030, ~ 15% per volume with 4011 Reducer. 4012 is not recommended with 4050. Thank you.
Hot Rod Sparkle White is a transparent, pearl-flake. It can be applied over a base color (or mixed with a base color) as well as used for graphics over a base color. Hot Rod Sparkle White is versatile pearl-flake which color-keys with any color. Thank you.
We've made a few how-to paint a fade videos and will make more in the future. Thank you. Candy-Fade videos, th-cam.com/video/VqBHdP93bt4/w-d-xo.html, th-cam.com/video/q3UyGEkxEHk/w-d-xo.html, guitar with fade (burnt) on edges, th-cam.com/video/ars42pdvV5w/w-d-xo.html.
Yes, all Createx paints are inter-mixable. Hot Rod Sparkle colors are pearl-flakes in a transparent base which mix well with other colors, including pearlized colors; applying a mid-coat of candy2o, for ex. 4666 Tealiscous, over a pearlized-Hot Rod Sparkle color works well. Thank you.
I have questions for the metallic white fine. Can you spray the metallic white fine over conventional 2k primers or do i need your primers? Can you spray a ghost pearl midcoat over it? Can your top coats be ceramic coated?
Yes, Createx paints can be applied over a solvent-based primer or paint. Adhesion and orientation is excellent over our AutoBorne Sealer, however if the white, 2k primer is sanded flat with 800-grit, the Metallic White + 4050 mix should lay down flat with an even orientation. In regard to a ghost mid-coat; extend the Metallic White with a clear such as 4050, 4030 Balancing Clear, or 6000 AutoBorne Transparent Sealer; its important to apply a medium coat direct to the 2k primer, not a dry-sprayed light coat. Hi-Lite interference Colors are recommended for pearlescent, ghosted colors, autoaircolors.com/pearl-and-metallic-colors/flakes-colors/4424.html. In regard to a ceramic coat, we've not yet applied one over UVLS Clears. If doing so, a test panel should be allowed a few days to determine compatibility, however it should work. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors thank you so much. Im literally trying to undo everything I've researched for a DIY project just because you have the kind of paint I want. So this is new to me.
Yes, Createx has long been sued for professional automotive refinishing and has won awards such as the prestigious Best of Show Paint at the 2019 Riddler Competition at Detroit Autorama. We've a few complete vehicle videos on our channel, th-cam.com/video/cT5T8eBevGU/w-d-xo.html. Thank you.
No, a surfacer / high-build primer is what's sanded flat prior to sealer. AutoBorne Sealer can be sanded flat, but at this point that should be for minor surface imperfections, not creating a level surface over which to paint. Thank you.
4040 Bleed Checker is a specialty clear recommended only as a protective barrier over candy2o, it does not otherwise mix well with Createx paints. What does mix well with Metallic White and other Createx paints is 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear, createxcolors.com/scenix-mural-theme-paint/uvls-clears/4050.html. Try mixing Createx paint 3:1 4050 Gloss Clear, then thin 5% - 10% per volume with 4011 Reducer. Thank you.
I can only get 144 or 360 for video quality. I can't tell the difference with this low video quality. I'm doing a white pearl on a detail white for a welding hood.
I’m really enjoying these videos. The information being out out is so useful.
Excellent, thanks for letting us kn ow these videos are helping.
True story Simon!
The hot rod sparkle white is my choice. Great video. Thank you very much.
Nice choice. Its a very clean, big optic pearl. Its the pearl white we recommend on any show car we've input with. Thank you.
Awesome videos, I’m loving them. Thank you for taking the time to explain the process
Thank you for letting us know these videos are helping.
This is just what i was looking for, hotrod sparkle white is the color for me 🙂
Outstanding video, exceptionally helpful!
thank you
Thanks for your videos..
I'm self teaching myself to airbrush in my retirement for myself, family & friends to keep myself busy 🌝
I use createx paints..like them very much
Thanks for letting us know the videos are helping.
I’ve been painting and everything else in customizing shoes for some years now using a airbrush gun and I’m shocked at how much of the process looks extremely similar. I just bought a good car for dirt cheap I’m going to give painting it a try. Pretty sure I can do a good job
Agreed. From painting leather shoes, car to most any "hard-surface substrate", the process is essentially using the right primer / paint / top-coat clear. For more, please refer to our "Hard-Surface & Automotive Application Guide" available at www.creatextech.com. Thank you.
Keeping me busy during quarantine. Thx for the new videos! Only recently started using balancing clear and what a difference.
Ya! 4030 is a big paint performance additive. Thanks for sharing.
Right on cant wait to get me a harder and Steinbeck then I'll be picking up some that paint for sure👍😎👍
Wow they all look so good I love the comparison though! I can't pick one if I had to choose LOL
Thank you.
Man, Id love to see that platinum color with the hot rod sparkle!!!
Kool vid 👍
Great Video ! again !
where can we ask questions about other applications and Paint ?
Please email us at techsupport@createxcolors.com. Thank you.
Was anything sprayed before the white sealer coat or was the sealer paint your primer coat as well?
The hood is powder-coated, aluminum, which was scuffed with a grey pad (~ 600 grit) before AutoBorne 6001 Sealer White was applied. AutoBorne Sealer is excellent direct to aluminum. Thank you.
Any worries about over-spray causing a gritty texture with the Hot Rod sparkle - when used in an airbrush? I struggle with Auto Air Candy H2O paints with the airbrush as well?
4501 Hot Rod sparkle White is applied with a 1.3mm tip-sized spray-gun in the video as this will lay-down the 4501 pearl-flake with the most material per coat, resulting in the most even coating for this particular color. 4501 is a pearl-flake, and will have texture that must be covered over with a clear that can bridge-over the pearl flake if a smooth final finish is desired. With an airbrush, even a 0.5mm or larger tip-size will struggle with tip-dry and flow, and it will be applied with less material per coat resulting in more texture and requiring more clear to bridge over. 4501 is the coarsest pearl white out of all the whites in the video. If looking for a pearl or metallic white that flow and atomize at lower psi settings for an airbrush, use 4330 Metallic White Fine or 4301 Pearl White. If desiring to apply 4501 HRS White to its flattest, most level potential, a spray-gun is best as the coating will benefit from the greater amounts of material a s[ray-gun offers during application. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors Thank you!
I only buy your paints, but I'm new to it and learning - help is appreciated!
Hello arpin,
What a great video you have for explaining the flakes. Whe are in holland and want to paint a boat with purle white flakes! There is a example on youtube and the video named metal flake from reyes carrillo. And he has the colour and the type of flake that we want to put on the boat. I hope if you can help me giving me the info of what kind of flake he is using. I appreciate it if you could help me te explain the proces to reach this example of colour. You would be a great help for us.
These videos feature Createx paints, to which 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear is the best carrier for metal-flake. Thank you. www.uvlsclears.com.
These might look good on a sword I'm making for a costume.
Do you know if these paints work well on thermoplastics? My sword will be covered with Worbla.
Thank you!
I also have your candied gold for another project.
Createx paints adhere to a wide range of plastics, for which AutoBorne 6000 Transparent Sealer is recommended as the adhesion promoter applied direct to the plastic before paint. For thermal plastics, sand the surface, clean, then flame treat, and apply the 6000 within the first 20 minutes after the flame treatment. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors
Thank you! I'll give it a try.
What about Mineral White Pearl Tri-Coat ??
Thanks for the videos! Question, why did 4011 replace 4012? Can we use 4050 in lieu of 4030 in base coats?
Hello. 4011 Reducer, first introduced in 2003, is slower (less aggressive) compared with 4012 Reducer, introduced in 2008. 4011 works better with our candy2o, and urethane resin products such as 4030 Balancing Clear and new UVLS Clears. 4012 works well in more humid areas, and we'll continue to make it as long as regulations permit, to which 4012's solvent-alcohol, 2-Butoxy Ethanol, was classified as a level 3 health risk, whereas 4011 is a level 2. We'll keep 4012 available "off catalog" for subjective artist & airbrush preferences, and for assisting drying in humid conditions where 4011 & 4012 mixed 1:1 works well. more so with airbrush application.
4050 can be used as a replacement to 4030, something we've been testing and like the results so far. We're using the same mix ratio with 4050 as 4030, that is paint 3:1 4050, then more 4011 Reducer is used to thin the 4050 paint mix compared to 4030, ~ 15% per volume with 4011 Reducer. 4012 is not recommended with 4050. Thank you.
Could you use the hot rod sparkle white as the main color or is it just for graphics? I love that color.
Hot Rod Sparkle White is a transparent, pearl-flake. It can be applied over a base color (or mixed with a base color) as well as used for graphics over a base color. Hot Rod Sparkle White is versatile pearl-flake which color-keys with any color. Thank you.
Thank you for getting back to me and the information.
Can you show us how to spray a fade on a guitar body with something transparent to see the grain?
We've made a few how-to paint a fade videos and will make more in the future. Thank you. Candy-Fade videos, th-cam.com/video/VqBHdP93bt4/w-d-xo.html, th-cam.com/video/q3UyGEkxEHk/w-d-xo.html, guitar with fade (burnt) on edges, th-cam.com/video/ars42pdvV5w/w-d-xo.html.
@@CreatexColors thanks. I just bought a BUNCH of candy o2 colors.... some of your 4030, 4011,4012 ....Im eager to learn.
Can you do pearl over matallic? Is there a metalic pearl paint?
We make metallic and pearlized colors, as well as pearl-flakes, autoaircolors.com/pearl-and-metallic-colors/index.html. Thanks.
Chris .. could I add hot rod sparkle to your color pearlized line. Then throw your candy tealishious ever it for graphics ?
Yes, all Createx paints are inter-mixable. Hot Rod Sparkle colors are pearl-flakes in a transparent base which mix well with other colors, including pearlized colors; applying a mid-coat of candy2o, for ex. 4666 Tealiscous, over a pearlized-Hot Rod Sparkle color works well. Thank you.
I have questions for the metallic white fine. Can you spray the metallic white fine over conventional 2k primers or do i need your primers? Can you spray a ghost pearl midcoat over it? Can your top coats be ceramic coated?
Yes, Createx paints can be applied over a solvent-based primer or paint. Adhesion and orientation is excellent over our AutoBorne Sealer, however if the white, 2k primer is sanded flat with 800-grit, the Metallic White + 4050 mix should lay down flat with an even orientation. In regard to a ghost mid-coat; extend the Metallic White with a clear such as 4050, 4030 Balancing Clear, or 6000 AutoBorne Transparent Sealer; its important to apply a medium coat direct to the 2k primer, not a dry-sprayed light coat. Hi-Lite interference Colors are recommended for pearlescent, ghosted colors, autoaircolors.com/pearl-and-metallic-colors/flakes-colors/4424.html. In regard to a ceramic coat, we've not yet applied one over UVLS Clears. If doing so, a test panel should be allowed a few days to determine compatibility, however it should work. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors thank you so much. Im literally trying to undo everything I've researched for a DIY project just because you have the kind of paint I want. So this is new to me.
Excellent, we're glad to help, thanks.
Are these paints good for painting a car or truck
Yes, Createx has long been sued for professional automotive refinishing and has won awards such as the prestigious Best of Show Paint at the 2019 Riddler Competition at Detroit Autorama. We've a few complete vehicle videos on our channel, th-cam.com/video/cT5T8eBevGU/w-d-xo.html. Thank you.
Would you typically guide coat the sealer before sanding?
No, a surfacer / high-build primer is what's sanded flat prior to sealer. AutoBorne Sealer can be sanded flat, but at this point that should be for minor surface imperfections, not creating a level surface over which to paint. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors awesome thank you
Is mica paint a type of peral?
For pearls and metallic colors, please visit our Wicked Colors pearlescent pages, wickedairbrushcolors.com/pearl-and-metallic. Thank you.
Where are you located and do you have classes I'm interested
I would love to see that hood panel in person
Createx Colors is in East Granby, CT. Thank you.
Kinda late but what gun is that?
The spray-gun is the incredibly awesome and versatile Iwata LPH-80 with a 1.2mm tip using the E4 cap. Thank you.
@@CreatexColors
Thx!
I really liked the compactness when I saw it.
can you use 4040 to mix.
4040 Bleed Checker is a specialty clear recommended only as a protective barrier over candy2o, it does not otherwise mix well with Createx paints. What does mix well with Metallic White and other Createx paints is 4050 UVLS Gloss Clear, createxcolors.com/scenix-mural-theme-paint/uvls-clears/4050.html. Try mixing Createx paint 3:1 4050 Gloss Clear, then thin 5% - 10% per volume with 4011 Reducer. Thank you.
Is there a matte clear?
Yes, 4052 UVLS Matte Clear, createxcolors.com/scenix-mural-theme-paint/uvls-clears/4052.html. Thank you
I can only get 144 or 360 for video quality. I can't tell the difference with this low video quality. I'm doing a white pearl on a detail white for a welding hood.
Hello. The video is 4K HD, though it was only available in low res format for about an hour after its initial upload. Thank you.
I rewatched it in HD. It looks nice I like the platinum. Good job