paint help

[generaljmwlee]

I am getting ready to paint the hood stripes . I am going with flat black ,but what kind of paint do I use? The car has the base clear paint on now.the paint is flat not satin or is it the same?

 

[bstan70rr]

Lots of discussion this topic. What you are looking for starts on the second page. You can go backwards in the thread, but my link brings you straight to page two.

http://69roadrunner.net/phpBB3/sear...&sr=posts&keywords=hood+stripe+paint&start=10

 

[generaljmwlee]

I kinda followed that thread.I guess my question is
1- is flat the same as satin?
2 - is there a certian kind of paint for the hood ( hot rod black or reg black with flatner in )

 

[69hemibeep]

I kinda followed that thread.I guess my question is
1- is flat the same as satin?
2 - is there a certian kind of paint for the hood ( hot rod black or reg black with flatner in )

Give Jim S a PM he has a formula

 

[Jim S.]

The original stuff was DDL 9355. It is a flat/satin black lacquer with texture in it, almost suede. They really don't make that same formula anymore. Even the stuff from Roger Gibson just does not look quite right. I jumped through a lot of hoops trying to reproduce DDL 9355 Organisol. Here is a link to a photobucket explaining it.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1753

Some guys have had success using a paint called Hot Rod Black.

Also here is the formula I ended up using........

 

[generaljmwlee]

sounds good do you think it will look dumb if i dont put the texture in it?

 

[Jim S.]

sounds good do you think it will look dumb if i dont put the texture in it?

No, a lot of guys do that and it looks good. The original stuff was textured but, only slightly. It was not like they would pick up lint or anything. I felt mine had a little too much texture in it but, as some of the members said, they did settle and wear down after a few months. I always use vinegar and distilled water mixed 50/50 in a spray bottle to clean bugs, wax, etc off them. I think Pledge works also. I really like they way they look now. Just what I was after in the beginning.....

 

[generaljmwlee]

cool I'll post pics after its done

 

[nicanor]

I'm going to use Hot Rod Black. Its more like a matte, not flat not too shinny. The problem they had with the flat was cleaning the car in the area where there was flat black. Either way with the color of your car, the black hood striping will look great.

 

[Roadcuda]

I added the stripes to my car last year. The guy who did it used hot rod black. You can see the results in my sig pic and avitar.