Matt black. How do I do it?

[.pete.]

I'm considering doing the car in matt black over the winter. Is it just a case of primer then matt black without any laquer. I'd flat it down after the primer and again after the black, but what then?

I've got an old bonnet to practice on first.

[antz]

if its that cortina you are doing then you gotta be crazy

[evil knievel]

if its that cortina you are doing then you gotta be crazy

 

2nd'ed

[RossMK2]

3rd'ed

[Copey]

sod these three!

 

DO IT!!

[RossMK2]

if you want to do it do it i have seen a couple that look good. but in my opinion you could have a nicer colour that would bring better attention to the car

[petrolhead]

forthed'd

[Mr Sam]

5th'd

 

 

just rub the laquer off the old paint and apply rattle cans...

 

 

although my old mk1 was done in semi-gloss 2 pack paint through a spray gun

[.pete.]

I know the orange looks good in the pictures, but in real life it is really, really matt finish. There looks like there was no laquer applied at all. It is cracking in some places and peeling in others where it was so thinly applied over the original colur without primer. Either it needs redoing in a colour (possibly this Volvo orange which I like a lot) which I can't afford to get done professionally so i'd be trying to do it cheaply on cans, or go for matt black which I can get away with using cans.

[redrocket]

i wouldnd mind matt black either on my 4 door, beats the "discharge" color its been called before. Also, i'd like to try my hand at some spraying and I reckon matt black is the easiest color to attempt. Can't you get a matt black primer? Maybe even to leave her in matt black primer... as a base for a nicer color.

 

End of the day its your car, your taste, your money, do what you think will make you happy

[over_head_cam]

Buy some grey scotch pads and rub all the orange down (wet) give it a good wipe over with panel prep and then prime. Then spray black to your hearts content

 

Don't use matt though it will mark too easily. Halfrauds satin black works the best for me

[jpayne]

Matt black is actually quite hard to get right especially with rattle cans. Any variation in texture or slight mix between cans (even the amount you shake them) can lead to patchyness. Any runs, dust, bugs or thin patches cannot be rubbed as the texture changes again leading to patchyness. Touching it up is difficult without the identical paint as again you get patchyness. trust me been there with a number of things, including a boot and bonnet onthe current Mk1. best to do it like normal re-spray with the propper equipment in a booth to eradicate dust etc.

 

cheers

 

JP

[.pete.]

OK i'll have to have a think about that. I really do like the orange though, but can't find any cans that are even a close match.

[bortaf]

I've allways found matt paint goes on in lines and satin gives a more even (or forgiving) coverege.

Ii must admit i aint no painter though

[mk3tina]

get a tin of matt black metal paint (i.e for garage doors etc) and either just foam roller it on or spray it on with one of those electric spray guns if you dont have a compressor and the rest of the equipment. if you get the water based paint it will dry quicker and wont give you a fuzzy head in the garage when your doing it. the paint i bought from wickes for £10 and it will do 2 cars easily, and an electric spray gun costs about £20, i do have both types of spray equipment but i just use the electric one becaus eits easier and is less fuss to set up, and lets be honest, its matt black, you dont choose this type of colour for a perfect show car finish do you.

[caprinerd]

prefer satin black but its your motor mate do it what colour you like

[.pete.]

I thought it was the other way round. I've seen some satin black cars recently which looked patchy. They had shiny streaks and then matt streaks next to them.

[Messenjah]

satin black is the more forgiving colour DEFFO and looks alot better its pretty easy to touch in .

 

 

if you have arear where your old paint it flaking flake off as much of it as you can untill you get back to paint that has adhered properly then make sure you use a high build primer to build up the areas where the paint has flaked to the same loevel as the rest of the car before you spray it satin black.

 

theres no need to prime unless you have gone down to bare metal all you need to do is rough up the paint withr a scotch pad to give a really good key

 

once you have enough paint on the car it shouldnt look streaky or patchy but use a new tin each time you start a new coat on large pflat areas like the roof and bonnet as they are the hardest to get patch free

[baz105e]

ive painted 2 cars with SATIN black now and its not hard, 7 halfords rattle cans and a scotch pad. when spraying over filler make sure you prime it first or the satin black will sink into the filler

[caprinerd]

i sprayed my bonnet, tops of my wings, scuttle, and A posts in satin as well as my engine bay and really good sheen and done look like a black board like the matt does

[FredTransit]

If you are going to the trouble of prep and primer, you might as well finish it off properly and go for a shiny top coat. If it all goes pete tong then go for matt/satin black.