Oh I'm bringing back Metal Flake in my area, people just don't realize it yet. I painted my D50 in Orange with subtle metal flake.... Can't see it unless you've got an eye for it.
I'm very old school when it comes to painting. I do all my spraying with a particular set of Siphon Feed Guns that I have set up for particular jobs (I've used HVLP, such as Sata, but they don't give the same quality). I use a Sharpe 71 for Base, a Marki 1 for Base or Clear (if one of my Sharpe guns are down for repairs), a Sharpe 75 for Clear with Metal Flake, a Sharpe 775 for Clear and another Sharpe 75 for Single Stage. I learned to paint with a Sharpe Siphon Feed Model 75, and I still use that same gun to this day for some of my work.
If I can find my airbrushes, I'm gonna get back into that too. I haven't airbrushed in years, but I have the urge to do some wild stuff