Finally...the results are in, gambinos flake in a can!!

I know a few of you guys have been waiting for the final results on the coverage and, in general, quality of the Roth Rattle Bomb metal flake. For those of you who are not up to speed on this one, a short while back, i posted a thread asking if there were any options for metal flake in a can, i was wanting to do something with my dash and a few other pieces in my cab of my 39 ford pick up. Alex Gambino, from Gambino Customs, shot me back a reply informing me that the "Lil Daddy" Roth's Rattle Bomb flake in a can was a product that he is a distributor for, and to top it off he offered to send me a kit to experiment with on my dash free of charge. One Hell of a Guy that Alex Gambino!! I've never written a review before, so if it comes out ****y, oh well.

Here's what the kit consists of:
1. One 12 Oz Can of Roth's Primer
2. One 12 Oz Can of Surfite Silver Base
3. One 12 Oz Can of Surfite Silver Flake
4. One 12 Oz Can of Candy Cherry Pie
5. One 12 Oz Can of Spray Max 2k Clear Coat with ****on Activator

I think I need to point out that I've totally screwed up with the first kit, the two part clear has a 24 hour pot life, the conditions here in the shop were running about 100 degrees. I shot a couple of coats on a Sunday evening and tried to come back the next day into about 20th hour and it fogged up on me real bad. This was my fault, not the product. So although i stepped in a bucket of ****, I came out smelling like a rose, I gave ol' Steve at AB Supply here on the HAMB a call and he sent me a couple of the cans that i had run out of. (Thanks Steve!)

After i was finished, I laid everything out, and I figure, give or take a square foot, the kit covered approximately 13 square ft.
With proper prepping, the primer laid down great. I was able to shoot coats on everything. The surfite silver base was about the same, and laid down with a real nice metallic finish. The Silver Flake also laid down with a nice finish. When i got to the Candy Cherry Pie, this was a different story. Although it laid down nicely, I did not get the coverage for the square footage that i was attempting to complete. Therefore my recommendation would be buy an extra can of the Candy color. When i ran into this coverage problem, I called Alex, and his comments were that with any candy finish, in order for the product to look good, it cannot be cloudy. So bottom line, i didnt have enough of the candy. Alex suggested that i go to the local hobby store and buy pint of House of Color: Candy Red, which i did. Once you shake the clear and activate it, per Steves recommendation, you can top coat it every 15 minutes. In this case, i did it untill i ran out. And everything worked out great as it should. Overall i feel this is an outstanding product theres no question that i will use it again. I posted some pics below with the best shots i could take, to give you an idea what it looks like. I'm sure theres somthing on the technical side that i didnt address, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask, and again i'd like to extend my thanks to Steve of AB Supply, and Alex of Gambine Customs, two really great guys with great product.

 

kinda hard to tell with pics so close ..but it looks preety good

 

Very nice, is it a laquer based paint?

 

Yes it is.if i am not mistaken

 

nice. and i like the color

 

Damn it now I'm going to have repaint my dash! That looks great for out of a can.

 

Looks good from the pics. I might have to try it.

 

midwest..please make another post.The number of post you have has of now is freaking me out......666

 

For a rattle can that looks pretty decent. Now I'll have to find something to try it on. My minibike could use a dose of flake.

 

Thanks for the review! I think a friend of mine just used that on a motorcycle that he fixed up and sold. Turned out great, especially for a rattle can job!




Malcolm

 

Saaaweet..
what color choices do they offer..any chance you could get chips of the colors and post them? or get them to post their colors?

 

Not sure.I had a one track mind for the red because of my red steering wheel.Drop a pm to Alex over at Gambinos,he should have your answer

 

I'll keep this in mind when i get to that point..
thanks..stuff looks nice..I sent him a Pm

 

OK.....this makes me think.. yes this is what i need!!! where do i get it????

 

Looks real good from here!!

 

nice...how much prep work did you have to do?

 

All the panel were in great shape..just your typical sanding in between coats.Nothing after the flake was applied or before the 2k clear

 

Did that..after 6 days later no reply

 

Do they have it in Green.....

 

looks *****in in the pics!

 

not bad at all!!

 

Wow! That looks cool, I want some?

 

looks good but you cant tell how good it really looks.

 

Once clear coat dries is it able to be wet sanded and buffed?
If anyone has done this what is the outcome?

 

Anyone use this stuff lately? Looking to see pics and reviews! Thinking about shooting the wheels on the Stude in Green!