Wanna flat black your ride? Here is the ---- you need!
01-10-2005, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
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Wanna flat black your ride? Here is the ---- you need!
So a while back i got people asking me what kinda spray paint i used and i figured i woull post this up for those of you who like teh flat black rattle can.
Use the flat black laquer paint cause the enamel one isnt as pretty looking when you spray it (it leaves streaks
. Hope that helps some of you wanting to do this.
BTW if you want to do it right, i suggest you sand the car down ( the whole thing ). sand it down till you get all the clear coat off. then if i were you ( and i didnt do this ) i would spray it with a base coat or a primer. then after the promer use the laquer paint and voi-la. you will have a kick *** flat black paint job that probably only cost you no more than 40-50 bucks.
Julio
01-10-2005, 10:11 AM
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Re:Wanna flat black your ride? Here is the ---- you need!
i would donate $10 to your rattling canning project of the stang if you post pictures of it
as far as tips for painting go...
if you have access to a DA Sander i'd go over the whole car with it w/ like 240-320 grit to get the clear off, then hose that down, then wipe it off, and then lay down a primer do 2-3 coats of primer and then wet sand w/ 400-800 and then rattle can the flat black and you'll have a nice smooth finish.
only problem i see with this though is that after you take the clear coat off, you're not going to havea nything protecting/sealin the metal, so chances are that your car will probably rust down the road.
If you want to really do a hoodrich,long life flat black job, after you sand the clear off, get a real paint gun and spray a coat of sealer on there and then sand that down and do your flat black.
My 4dr ef will be getting this very shortly (this spring) as soon as all the salt and ---- is off the road and i have some time to do body work(gotta get a trunk, hood, fix rust, body filler, etc) and I think im going to spray a coat of clear over this just to see how it looks.
as far as tips for painting go...
if you have access to a DA Sander i'd go over the whole car with it w/ like 240-320 grit to get the clear off, then hose that down, then wipe it off, and then lay down a primer do 2-3 coats of primer and then wet sand w/ 400-800 and then rattle can the flat black and you'll have a nice smooth finish.
only problem i see with this though is that after you take the clear coat off, you're not going to havea nything protecting/sealin the metal, so chances are that your car will probably rust down the road.
If you want to really do a hoodrich,long life flat black job, after you sand the clear off, get a real paint gun and spray a coat of sealer on there and then sand that down and do your flat black.
My 4dr ef will be getting this very shortly (this spring) as soon as all the salt and ---- is off the road and i have some time to do body work(gotta get a trunk, hood, fix rust, body filler, etc) and I think im going to spray a coat of clear over this just to see how it looks.
