Painting with Matt Finish

[Shaggy]

Hello People well I am about to start putting the van back together, and I was thinking of changing the bottom colour from blue to matt black like picture below. Can someone whos knows what they are doing give me some advice on how to get the finish I need

 

[kempy]

No real advice on how to paint, however with a matt finish you can't finish it by polishing like standard paint so you have to make sure the job is tip top.
Also worth noting that you can't really apply a wax after so needs more care.

If me I wouldn't bother.

 

[Shaggy]

can you not lacquer it just a thought, I know its prob gonna get marked but thats the whole fun on it.......I THINK! :?

 

[kempy]

Not 100% sure if you can laquer.

Don't quote me as only going off what i think i've read in the past but don't think you can. All paint is pourious thats why you either laquer or wax to protect.

I remember Bob Knight doing a feature car in volksworld ages back that was painted matt. He sold it to a guy who parked it under a tree and the sap stained the roof and their was nothing he could do to get it out.

Matt paint is deffo not for long term daily use in my opinion and if you are going to the trouble of painting the bottom half I'd want it to last more than a couple of years.

 

[Shaggy]

The bottom will deffo stay as is I think in 2 years I will wanna change it again, so not to much of a prob being long term I guess, it would be interesting to see how it comes out.

 

[Guest]

that book "how to paint your car on a budget" is really good info for matt and eggshell paints as the author learned how to paint on old american hot-rods. Most of which had matt paint.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Paint-Your-Budget-Cartech/dp/1932494227/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207739291&sr=8-1

 

[Shaggy]

Cool thank you very much it is ordered and on its way

 

[360andi]

Shaggy, if you're going to paint it with 2K you will need to add 2K matting agent. According to how much of the agent you add to the paint or clearcoat you can go from absolutely flat black to a nice egg shell finish.
If you use cellulose then I'm pretty sure you will have to buy it ready mixed as satin or egg shell as I don't think you can use a matting agent for cellulose.
Whatever your choice it will be a bit of a bugger to maintain. Just a light rub with a bit of something like T-Cut will raise the gloss level in that area.

Good luck.

 

[Guest]

Cool thank you very much it is ordered and on its way

no worries, Ive got it and read it a few times back-to-front, its written from an american perspective but its well worth the money.

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

I'm doing my truck in satin black, it's going to be my only car and will sit outside all year round. In a couple of months time I should be painting and will document everything in my resto thread.
I'm using a light commercial paint by Selemix. It's 2k, its a direct product so can be used with a primer or straight onto bare metal, it comes in different gloss levels off the shelf (so no custom mixing and trying to match amounts of matting agent) and its hard wearing.
Have a chat with your local motor factor?

 

[ronmidg]

try google on military vehicle paint, matt black is readily available, can roller or spray, Marcus Glenn also do a few in aerosol.

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

That bug looks satin to me, so to get a similar finish you'd need something like a 40% gloss, so matt black miltary paint wouldn't do the job unless your after a proper blackboard finish.

 

[super-craig]

there was a bit of a craze in the states , painting in what they call Suede finish paint , seen a few mini trucks done in it , not sure how they spray it or where they get it from