yay for duplicolor?

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haha.


so i'm cheap but my SS needs some new paint. i kind of like the flat black look, too. if i sanded down the car, do you think i could paint it flat black with oh say....i dunno...maybe...spray paint?



hahaha.

[Splinter]

You could.

Youd be better off finding a friend with a spray gun tho

[evolutionmovement]

If you can find epoxy appliance flat black, I would use that. I did the hood and trunk on my '83 sedan with it and it covered much nicer than regular spray paint and never got a chip even on the hood leading edge. Also looked a little richer and took longer to fade (you could only just see slight paint strokes when it had faded for a few months). I think I did three coats with overlapping strokes, each one drying near instantly so no crap got stuck in it even painting it outdoors. To keep it looking decent, I used to rub it with some kind of Black Magic paint preservative every once in a while to freshen the paint back to black (instead of gray). Looked OEM flat black instead of white trash flat black after I would treat it).

Flat black is hard to find in the appliance epoxy, but you can probably order it somewhere.

[Splinter]

Satin black looks waaaaaaaaay better than flat black imo

Easier to keep clean too

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thanks for the tip with the appliance epoxy. i'll definitely try that instead of regular spray paint.



and i heard that flat black hides imperfections on the body better than satin or gloss black. that's why i'm doing it flat lol. plus i actually like the look of it.

[evolutionmovement]

The paint protectant also makes it easier to clean, but I highly recommend getting to any seagull shit ASAP. I actually carried a small bottle of water and some napkins for spot rinses.

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John Deere Blitz Black. Like $6 in spray can form.

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sweet deal. where can i pick it up?

[n2x4]

Only can get it through John Deere dealers. Check their website for your closest one. Here's the thread where I painted my car (with pic):

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... highlight=

I used the same stuff, only used a spray gun, not cans. They say the stuff in cans is the same though, but of course it sprays better from a real gun.

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ok i'm gonna get that stuff for sure.

so how did mhrallyteam put these decals on? i can't tell if they're painted on or if they're stickers...

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=28606

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I am going with Chalkboard Finish Black so I can put graffiti on my car daily! Trash Factor 8!

[n2x4]

Gloss black stickers on a flat black car look awesome. They show up really nicely at just the right angle. At other times, you can't notice them. Sport Compact Car mag. has 2 or 3 cars they've flat blacked, and they do the same decal stuff.