Krylon Rattle Can Flake REVIEW

Ok so when I heard of Krylon Glitter Blast rattle can flake I was really excited and skeptical. So I rushed over to the nearest FredMyers and pic up some and told ya'll id do a review. So here it is!

First off when i was able to track some down I saw the price and size of the can and almost had a fit. $5.49 for a 5.75oz 163g can. A normal can of spray paint is around 11oz 311g.

So i picked up some of the "Lucky Green" and some primer and green base. I figured Id test this on a piggy bank i had laying around. Got it primed, based and scuffed with a 3m scotch brite pad.

I shook the hell out of the flake can for about 3 mins making sure it was properly mixed. The second I hit the spray tip i was kind of suprised at how much pressure was coming out of the can and the amount of flake coming through. As I sprayed a light coat i shook the can. The coverage of the first coat was amazing. I let it sit for about 10 mins then did another medium coat. Let sit for 20, lightly touched to see if dry then hit it with the final coat.

After i let it dry this is how it looked...


I was surprised that i couldn't find 1 flake that stood on edge. I even shot a piece of flat metal i had to see if it had the same result. I think it may be because its so small so its considered a glitter therefor has a less likly chance to show any standing on edge.

After I was certain there were no wet layers I did the whole clear process with a high solid urethane clear. Heres one pic of how it looked after clear.

I dont think pictures do it justice on how reflective and briliant it came ho so heres a short video. (short video due to rain starting. gotta love Washignton)
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All in all I dont think its a bad product for the price because I was able to let the half used can sit for about 2 weeks pick it up and start using it again no problem.

I do consider it more of a glitter or a micron flake then a actual flake. Still looks badass

Any questions feel free to ask.
Thanks - JJ

 

Wow that turned out pretty cool.

 

yea im really happy with how it turned out. im going to lay some stripes down on it soon and pics of that will probably end up on a near friday art show

 

That is one sparkly piggy bank.

 

nice!!!

 

Sparkles!

 

Oh No, should I look for a sparkly tractor soon?

 

Thanks I will be using that on my next model!

 

So, What High solids Urethane Clear did you use? Is it the clear they recommend or some other brand? Really great results!

 

I wouldn't bet against it.....

 

pull som e lines on it and you will have a very nice traditional piggy bank

 

you need a home equity loan to buy enough rattle cans to spray your car !!

 

Good spot to stash project cash now!

 

Impressive results. Looks great!

 

That does look nice! That gives me a couple of ideas for accessories for my teardrop camper project...

 

Came out really great.

 

Thanks for the review and follow up.

 

Looks great! Thanks for finally doing a review on it. May have swayed me to change gears on the Duplicolor MetalSpecks!

 

That looks cool!

 

I bought some of this to paint a guitar body I'm working on. It lays down great, but once that nozzle starts spitting, it dosen't want to stop! If you're painting an unusually-shaped piece, it's easy to get runs if you aren't careful. Thankfully, it sands back easily and covers up well. I used a black basecoat, and the surf-y green color.

 

I've got an old Schwinn Stingray bike that is gonna get that treatment.

 

I just used some old Omni clear I had laying around because I knew rattle can clear wouldn't do the trick

 

thanks for doing this write up!

 

I keep watching the local Hardware joint for Green.. I have red blue and black so far. I did the surf wagon wheels in black. Not thrilled but thery look cooler than the red.

 

Oh no, please don't! Original please.

 

for some reason I would have guessed the Krylon Laquer CC just to keep it same brand

 

Thanks for the info - have to give it a whirl sometime.

 

I love Krylon! You just gave me one more reason for that... now, where to use this flake?

 

This was my exact experience when I was painting a bicycle frame with this glitter blast. The nozzle would get stuck and I was getting a lot of runs. The coverage was awesome tho.

 

this thread got me to take a trip to walmart about an hour ago to pick up this paint and a few other things i needed, thanks for getting my to spent me money , i spent a half an hour looking for it in the spray paint section (i knew it was in the store I went to because I check the availability online), I was about to give up and decided to check out the craft section and there it was, I pretty much bought them out, I left the pink and silver and took the rest they had