Gloss Black Paint
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Gloss Black Paint
Hi all,
The car I have was painted black a long time ago. I have no idea what year it was painted and have no idea what color black.
All I know is that it is a really glossy deep black. I have tried a few spray cans for touch-up but nothing is as deep and glossy as my car. My question is, what paints have you guys found to be the deepest darkest and glossiest paints? I need it for touch up and the colors i have tried are just not right.
If possible, some side by side photos of different blacks you have found to be good would be great. I know the car was painted a good amount of time ago.
Thanks and any help is appreciated!
The car I have was painted black a long time ago. I have no idea what year it was painted and have no idea what color black.
All I know is that it is a really glossy deep black. I have tried a few spray cans for touch-up but nothing is as deep and glossy as my car. My question is, what paints have you guys found to be the deepest darkest and glossiest paints? I need it for touch up and the colors i have tried are just not right.
If possible, some side by side photos of different blacks you have found to be good would be great. I know the car was painted a good amount of time ago.
Thanks and any help is appreciated!
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I've had several black cars, two Corvettes 64 Coupe and 2011 ZR1. I had my 64 repainted after an idiot bashed in the back...in 1970...and it was painted black lacquer, but looked wet after mildly compounding it several times, but paint back then only lasted so long. Currently my ZR1 is Black and the code is 8555. It is a very deep black and it's like looking in a deep wet mirror. My 71 is going to be painted this winter. I originally wanted to go back with red...not the original color btw...but my wife is pushing for black and every time I look at my ZR1 I tend to agree with her. If you have any painting experience, the paints today are so easy to use..base coat- clear coat. I've repainted front bumpers, wings, body kits, etc for other cars I have had and wouldn't be afraid to do an entire paint, but I don't have the facilities for that. Just a couple of weeks ago after I had installed side exhaust I replaced the rear filler and then glassed in the three inch gap on both side where the factory exhaust was, and then painted it and it turned out great. Good luck with your project and if you have some painting equipment, pick up some GM 8555 and try it.
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There is no way that it will match up with decent paint....
and even if you spray rattlecan clearcoat over the rattlecan black...
it still won't look as good or blend in (been there/tried the black stuff).
BUT......
if you really need to find out for yourself...........................
(As a matter of fact.....a quart can of Home Depot Gloss Black Enamel applied with a $25 Harbor Freight touch-up spraygun would look better than rattlecan paint)
and even if you spray rattlecan clearcoat over the rattlecan black...
it still won't look as good or blend in (been there/tried the black stuff).
BUT......
if you really need to find out for yourself...........................
(As a matter of fact.....a quart can of Home Depot Gloss Black Enamel applied with a $25 Harbor Freight touch-up spraygun would look better than rattlecan paint)
Last edited by doorgunner; Jan 21, 2014 at 09:37 PM.
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Once you find a rattle can of GLOSS black that matches the color SHADE (there are probably a million 'shades' of black), the key to getting it to match the look of your paint is how it is polished/buffed out. Test the paint on a different sample of fiberglass or metal. Make the test surface smooth (200-300 grit sandpaper finished), then prime it with a couple of primer coats. Sand with 400 grit paper, the apply a couple of coats of black paint.
Now, you must fine-sand with wet paper from 400 to 800 to 1000 and even to 1500 or 2000 grit paper to get the surface very smooth. Then you need to polish/buff it out to a deep shine. At that point, if the gloss is not deep enough to match your body paint, you need to apply one or more coats of CLEAR. And, each clear coat needs to be processed the same as the body color. Eventually, you should be able to get a reasonably close match with the existing body color. The more clear coats you apply, the deeper the shine. But, again, each coat needs to be processed smooth or it won't look right.
If you just have some small areas to do, try the rattle can approach...it's much less expensive. But, if you have several areas to do and it needs to be BLENDED with the existing paint, you had better go to a good paint person, first.
Now, you must fine-sand with wet paper from 400 to 800 to 1000 and even to 1500 or 2000 grit paper to get the surface very smooth. Then you need to polish/buff it out to a deep shine. At that point, if the gloss is not deep enough to match your body paint, you need to apply one or more coats of CLEAR. And, each clear coat needs to be processed the same as the body color. Eventually, you should be able to get a reasonably close match with the existing body color. The more clear coats you apply, the deeper the shine. But, again, each coat needs to be processed smooth or it won't look right.
If you just have some small areas to do, try the rattle can approach...it's much less expensive. But, if you have several areas to do and it needs to be BLENDED with the existing paint, you had better go to a good paint person, first.
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