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I've been looking into something that I saw on youtube. I watched Tom Fugle's born free 6 video and started trying to figure out what exactly I was looking at. There have been a few people that have cracked the code. A guy at gecko customs managed to replicate the paint flawlessly. I sent him a message but he didn't care to give up any secrets either. The only thing I did find out was that it wasn't economical to do and it wasn't really paint. What I found out through research was that this "paint" is actually some kind of foil that was exposed to flame and then applied to the tank and shot layer after layer of clear coat over it. My question is did anyone here ever figure the mess out or know how to do it? Any hints? Someone suggested that it may be some form of gold leaf thats been scorched. I dont really know though.
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Lools like a type of foil used as base.color comes from heating the surface and altering the original color.the wrinkles are a natural biproduct of the heating porton of it.thin layers of clear but quite alot of layers to get it smooth.neo chrome finish is simalar in process but im guessing he used actual goldleafing or copper leafing as his base for the depth.The trick is making sure the clear is cured all the way before the wetsand buff because itll be very thick to get it right.
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Interesting. I appreciate the input. Anyone have any experience trying this?Comment
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Look up Variagated gold leaf my friend. That is gold leaf that they heat for color variations it looks as though he torched it himself to get a larger pattern than normally available. You bury it under clear, like metal flake.COOL shit.Comment
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Okay I gotcha. Anyone have any kind of experience applying this foil to items?Comment
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Not I. but getting a couple of junk car hoods (my painterbros do that, I can barely spray primer...) and testing on them gives plenty of flat area to play with.Comment
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I watched it once long time ago.He used a brush on adhesive (hobby lobby has all this shit!glue gold leaf etc...) then used tweezers to lay it on then had soft brushes to push it down to the glue. Im think he used an intercoat clear to top it, but maybe another layer go glue shit.You tube has videos of gold leaf application. As for torching yourself , start with mailboxes for practice.You can sell them if they look good and repaint if they don't but they have curves and flat spots so I do practice panels on them rather than flat sheets.Buy a new one for the house and primer your old one and go for it.I am thinking some leaf on my current project but I'm a month away from paint research.Comment
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I wasn't stepping on the car hoods, it was posted during my slow typing post, ha.Comment
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Thats quite an ideal an irridescent multispectral mailbox and car hoodComment
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That bike of Tom's was amazing. The paint had a depth and effect of the opal jewel. Might be worth considering why an opal shines the way it does.. and unlock the secret of the paint.Comment
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Observe... looks like a loosely applied layer of variegated gold leaf sheet...Comment
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So hog head has theories as well. I’ll look into it tonight when I’m free. I’m pretty sure he laid the foil with adhesive shot clear over that and then it’s possible that he shot a couple of other colors over that. That way the foil kind of shines thru the layers. That may be why he had to sand it so much. I also saw something where it had to be waxed otherwise it had a dull appearanceComment
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I’m talking exclusively about his born free bike in this regard it does have red paint on it for sureComment
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The way he did the bike for born free six was slightly different than the way he did his personal bike he was building for born free 7 before he died. That bike is for sure just the verigated leaf applied to a naked bike frame with tank. Thanks for noticing that hogheadComment
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