painter advice - matt black

[G950KDT]

looking at doing one of my cars matt black for something different, i dont really want to go down the rattle can look, would prefer it to be a proper finish all over and even, as said not rattle can if can be avoided. what kind of paint is available and do you need to use certain primers for this and any other things apart from thinners in the mixture to thin it up for the gun? cheers

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[focusjohn]

Get your self down to fife auto paint buddy. Tell them your painting your "boat" matt black im pretty sure its just stanard cellouse they give you.

[Dar-rst]

Did my old golf myself, admitally i got a bit anal and rubbed it right back with all the proper tools as i worked in a garage at the time, also smoothed some trim out that ran the length of the car, but did it with about 15-20 rattle cans if i remember correctly and just took my time with it, thought it come out well..

before





and during with the strips still lol



after

[alangti]

that looks sweet mate

[G950KDT]

Originally Posted by focusjohn

Get your self down to fife auto paint buddy. Tell them your painting your "boat" matt black im pretty sure its just stanard cellouse they give you.

its autopaint we use mate, just wondered what painters recommended as good stuff to compare to what they'll say when their open again.

theyre not exactly 100% these days with their service nowadays either, prefer buying from dingbro the paint quality is a lot better from them now although their only selling water based which knocks out the matt black idea for me from them

dar - the cars pretty much rubbed down perfect now all repairs done so its just a case of cleaning it, panel wipe, mask the windows up and then paint it.

golf looks stunning like that!

how much a can did you pay?

[focusjohn]

Originally Posted by G950KDT

its autopaint we use mate, just wondered what painters recommended as good stuff to compare to what they'll say when their open again.

theyre not exactly 100% these days with their service nowadays either, prefer buying from dingbro the paint quality is a lot better from them now although their only selling water based which knocks out the matt black idea for me from them

dar - the cars pretty much rubbed down perfect now all repairs done so its just a case of cleaning it, panel wipe, mask the windows up and then paint it.

golf looks stunning like that!

how much a can did you pay?

Is the old guy still in autopaint he was top notch young guy was bit of a sak tho!

[Dar-rst]

cant really remember now but i got my own cash and carry card for kevin coopers so got discount think it came to about Ł1.50 a can so wasnt to bad till i redone it a few times for the sake of it lol but had to fully rub it down as the first attempt i just keyed the paint with 800grit and went for it but stone chips were red so went for the full rub down etc

[G950KDT]

old john? aye its still him there mate he's not too bad but when they make mistakes on the paint colour matching their excuses are quality to back out of it.

best one ive heard yet is this - "it must be the type of gun and the spray pattern that your using thats changing the colour of the paint slightly, or your using the wrong type of thinners"

they supply us with the thinners!

[Spoony.]

i remember ragin, ooops i mean drivin that around for a while loud as fuck and low as fuck..........baaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhm

[G950KDT]

Originally Posted by Dar-rst

cant really remember now but i got my own cash and carry card for kevin coopers so got discount think it came to about Ł1.50 a can so wasnt to bad till i redone it a few times for the sake of it lol but had to fully rub it down as the first attempt i just keyed the paint with 800grit and went for it but stone chips were red so went for the full rub down etc

haha the old mans got a cash and carry card, think i need to borrow it!

ive 320'd the entire car due to repairs needing done, should be ok i think 8)

[focusjohn]

Originally Posted by G950KDT

old john? aye its still him there mate he's not too bad but when they make mistakes on the paint colour matching their excuses are quality to back out of it.

best one ive heard yet is this - "it must be the type of gun and the spray pattern that your using thats changing the colour of the paint slightly, or your using the wrong type of thinners"

they supply us with the thinners!

Lmao there handy if your passing i tend to use ark in dundee there pretty bang on but a bit far for your self. There also fair bit cheaper too.

[G950KDT]

am hardly up in dundee anymore john, never got the time, keep meaning to fire up that way to inchture and longforgan to see a few mates though!

[kidsRS]

Just use a roller!

[Dar-rst]

would have thought so, just make sure u get the car warm and the garage warm cause if it gets cold it can tend to go off colour and look proper shit lol


ross lol i know you would have drivin it well i trusted u lmao

[focusjohn]

Poundland sell rattle cans of this too come to think of it.

[G950KDT]

kidrs - as tempting as it is, NO!

dar-rst - heated paint booth at my work mate so thats easy sorted mate lol.

john - cheers gawny see ma old man first see if i can get the C&C card of him and see if i can get a batch of 20 or so

[Dar-rst]

fair play then buddy, good luck

[utternutter]

the proper way is balck base coat and 2k matt clearcoat, ive seen a few bikes done in it looks good, although you canot flat and mop it as it shines