Spray-on Reflector Test Photos.

[eltouha]

from an earlier thread where i spoke about wanting to chuck reflector material on my oly vii's, it was noted that paints exist. from online searches i found both brush-on and spray-on paint. reflector needs to be even, so i picked up some spray on stuff today.

i got this stuff. before going onto any jays, i tested it on my runners.
View media item 385069i only masked quickly and sloppily. it is advertised as "semi transparent", so it didn't have to be exact. this is just one layer of spray.
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View media item 385072here is outside without flash.
View media item 385073so much for "semi transparent". i'd only recommend doing this on white. everything else will seem a bit faded.
if you mask tiny sections or patterns, i think it would look really nice. but you need to take the time to do it properly.

 

[eltouha]

the night time flash makes it a bit more impressive
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i added nothing since the original post.

 

[three00zeex]

nice man... im a sucker for 3m so i might test this out

where did you get the spray paint from?

 

[elzarka9]

Yes can u please tell us where u got this from haha

 

[eltouha]

the only ebay store i found it on is an australian one,
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290605241924?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

they happened to have a location i could drive to, so i picked it up in person.

 

[eltouha]

mucked about on my already customed cdp xvi. took my time to mask it (the stuff still got through, it gets everywhere, my hair and arms), and held it out from the can but i don't think i did it from far enough, because the white spray stuck quite thickly. with flash it looks like i went OD on them.

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again, don't do this with none white shoes, unless you can spray it really finely (from a distance or quick passes).

also notes some of the stuff flaked off my runners. i'll take photos later and see if the reflector is still attached, or if it needs a good finisher on it.

 

[eltouha]

ok, now i know what i was doing wrong. i was spraying too closely to the shoes. i stood back as i sprayed my katrina 3 customs. now it really is transparent.

this is still masked
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this is in light without flash
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and this is with flash
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i folded the tongue back because i didn't want it on my jumpman. i was actually hoping it would whiten my yellowed back tab. if i knew it would turn out this invisible, i might not have bothered masking anything.

the stuff on my xiv is thickly coated, and as a result is crumbling. hopefully that doesn't happen with thinner coats, but if i find it does, some finisher would work.

i'm now cautiously eyeing my 2010 flint xiii.

 

[fresh out dabox]

 

[sunshineblotters]

That bottom pic of the IIIs I really like. Right now I can't afford to play with my shoes like that but soon. By the end of the year if everything goes in my favor

 

[rcjbbp1313]

this may save the 2010 Flints and the Black/red XIIIs without 3m, good review, i like!

 

[eltouha]

flints

before. check out the reflecting stuff on the floor, which is invisible unless you are taking a flash photo.
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after
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unmasked, no flash
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unmasked, flash
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on feet
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maybe i should have put an insect screen on it, so the spray could be somewhat made into squares. oh well.

also, last night i tested out my 3's by taking them out to dance in for a few hours. the reflector stayed on (despite being stepped on many times), so there is little to no need for finisher.

 

[peabrain]

The 13s turned out amazing!

 

[sunshineblotters]

Yah good work on the 13s!

 

[fresh out dabox]

nice try

 

[eltouha]

cheers, fellas.

finally got confident enough to do my olys, the reason i even started looking into this.

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i'll lace em up and take em out tomorrow.

 

[fresh out dabox]

yall are doing too much. how long does this refelctive spray last?

 

[eltouha]

it depends on the surface and the thickness. the smoother the surface or the thicker the layer, the shorter it will last. just lacing up the olys today had chunks of the stuff falling off. I'm not sure whether it was due to the crappy plastic "leather", or the protective layer it has on top (when painting leather, you need to remove the protective layer with acetone).

either way, it's a pain in the **** since masking the VII was annoying.

i'm in the process of removing it from my xiv.

 

[fresh out dabox]

it depends on the surface and the thickness. the smoother the surface or the thicker the layer, the shorter it will last. just lacing up the olys today had chunks of the stuff falling off. I'm not sure whether it was due to the crappy plastic "leather", or the protective layer it has on top (when painting leather, you need to remove the protective layer with acetone).

either way, it's a pain in the **** since masking the VII was annoying.

i'm in the process of removing it from my xiv.

good to know. i would def try this spray on my  bred XIII. but i want it to look reflect like the ogs

 

[eltouha]

don't hit your 13's right away, practise on some beaters first. seriously, you don't want to be applying this stuff onto black first thing. you'll cake it on and turn it gray/white. you'll need to stand well back and mist the entire shoe evenly on both sides, so you'll also need good full masking.

 

[eltouha]

after a day's wear.
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not as bad as i expected.

 

[fresh out dabox]

don't hit your 13's right away, practise on some beaters first. seriously, you don't want to be applying this stuff onto black first thing. you'll cake it on and turn it gray/white. you'll need to stand well back and mist the entire shoe evenly on both sides, so you'll also need good full masking.