OK, I've seen some sweet rides that are flat around the scene. My question is...How do you care for this style paint? I would not think you could wax it at all, so is there anything you do to protect it? When rains on it and get water spots. how to you clean that? How hard is it to keep even looking? does it stain if something gets on it and how do you clean it off if it does?
As for care, just wash like normal, dry with towell. If you want flat with style get Hammered paint, looked great on my wheeler: Picture:
That Rustoleum hammered paint is so awesome. Ive used it on my valance and some other random stuff like my dash bezel and stuff around the house, absolutely no chipping, no rust forming behind and the valance has been highly resistant to bugs and chips, not a one yet! Picture of the crawler looks awesome . . .
IT probably would, but, I guess it depends on your personal choice in paint and the look you are going for. SOme people for example HATE the Flat paintjob, others LOVE it! Some people feel more comfortable in primer than to sport a shiny paint job. Others believe to put vinyl over paint is just retarded. ME, I think it should reflect your personality and practicality of what your putting it on, if in doubt, dont do it, or if you got money to burn, try it till you find what you like.
i guess part of the answer is it depends on how you get the flat paint.. the best way you get flat paint is by painting it normally with base clear, but you add a flattening agent (whatever the paint brand calls for)to the clear. this makes the clear flat/dull instead of shiny/glossy, this way your car is protected and not just base coat or something along those lines, and you have the durability of a clear coat. which is needed somewhere like hott ass florida where i am, or salty roads in the winter.(and protects from some of those original questions) Spray bombs and stuff probably won't hold up very well for a longer period of time, and may fall prey to the water spots, etc, but doing the normal prep. steps for paint will make it last a lot longer as well as going with the highest quality spray paint instead of the dollar a can flat black. i am not sure if you can wetsand and buff it, but my guess would be yes, because the clear itself is flat/dull the entire thickness, not just the top layer. but that i don't know for sure.. if i get a second at work i will spray a scrap part with flattened clear and see what happens with wetsand paper and a buffer a clay bar should work great with a base clear flat paint job.. that will remove a bunch or crap like water spots and fallout, rail dust, etc. the wax shouldn't hurt it if it's a base/clear flat job... But i don't know if it would shine it up a little bit, because i think wax residue/film is actually left on the car and protects it which is why water beads off, doesn't catch dirt as well, feels so slick, fills in scratches and so on until it wears off.. SO this might shine it up over top the dull clear.-WOULD NOT use it on any spray bomb flat, textured, and probably flat single stage as well keeping it even looking.. depends on how well you spray it.. the low dollar spray bombs with a round fan spray out would leave crappy streaks most likely.. the fan tip spray bombs will help that and just do nice even 50% overlap, but might still streak.. even clear might streak if not sprayed correctly, but wouldn't be as noticable because the flat clear is transparent and would most likely only see it at an angle that you could see the orange peel like looking down the side of a car, with a shaddow casting light.. hard to explain how to look at something, different light and cast can hide or show TONS of different stuff with clear and metalics. p.s. bug guts are evil.. the acid in their stomaches etches the paint, wash them off asap if you get em(love bugs down here are horrible) i have seen some BMW from auction trailered into the dealership backwards and the rear of cars had to be painted after just a week and a half with bugs sitting there before they got washed off, too late.
http://www.performancecoatings.dupont.com/dpc/en/us/html/color/hh/hh_HotRodBlack_color.html heres what im putting on my truck its a hot rod black its somewhere in between a flat and a gloss its a beautiful look...
I live in Louisiana....lived in Alabama/Florida for 7 years. I know about love-bugs man....I really hate those things. My 2000 s-10's previous owner got into some on the leading edge of the hood and roof.....ruined the clear. I am using a nice HVLP gun to shoot the paint, so far its coming out great
If you are asking about the spay bomb flat paint jobs, My experience is that the FLAT paints look OK for a few months, but then start to fade or discolor. I used to to hit my projects with flat black but then discovered that SEMI-FLAT or SATIN looks much better and lasts much longer. I have used rustoleum semi_flat on all these projects. I then found that rustoleum offers the satin finish in other colors so I repainted the 4 door. The Semi-Flat and Satin look the best to me. Way better than the blotchy black primer or flat black.
That looks hella good! I have my truck in flat black right now. I might repaint it with other satin colors later on.
I totally agree . . . Not bad for an inexpensive paint job! Like what youve done with those rides. My biggest fear is spending hella bucks and having an ole granny or dumba** hit it staring!
Let's see, Kirker Automotive makes a Hot Rod Black that is satin. It is a single stage Urethane that is UV protected and chemical resistant. It will spot up fairly easily, but you can wax it. Waxing will make it slightly glossier for a short time. I have used this product and would highly recommend it. A gallon runs about $75 and the hardener runs another $25 or so. Sprays easily, and looks great. Here's a video of Myself and a group of friend stealing another friend's car and painting it. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NlsGUVu0F1E&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NlsGUVu0F1E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Anything you do as far a buffing or polishing a flat or satin will change the appearance of the finish. But the good thing is that scratches don't show easily, so they don't bug you like a scratch on a base clear will.....
thats kick ass you guys hooked a brother up like that.. whats the "mezzanine" mean, is it the shop name, group, etc?
Totally awesome man, nothing better than helping out another person with something they need/want. Paint aside, thats totally awesome " Well done "! As for the paint, I dig it, looks very clean and kewl as all hell . . .
