Well fellas, really bummer of a day for this project.
The candy I started to lay down came out like complete shit, it's extremely difficult to get even coverage with candy coming from a spray can. By the time I had the candy looking even, the flake was too buried to shine through. One side came out AWESOME, exactly what I wanted... the top and the other side were absolute trash though. Good learning experience I suppose?
Said F-it, and sprayed that can of rustoleum flake over the top. Way bigger & way more flakes in the rustoleum can. My camera can't take a good picture to save its life apparently... but the brown shows through decently still and the flake is mega shiny. I'm just gonna clear over this and call it good for the year. I just want to ride.