Underhood Paint
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Central Texas
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 4,652
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From: Lakeland Florida
Its amazing how many different cans of black paint I now own.
Gloss
Semi gloss
satin
semi flat
flat
I like using the satin sheen for various parts as it does not have the gloss look, but is not as rough looking as the flat.
kdf
Gloss
Semi gloss
satin
semi flat
flat
I like using the satin sheen for various parts as it does not have the gloss look, but is not as rough looking as the flat.
kdf
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,315
Likes: 4,418
From: Westminster Maryland
Hi,
I like Krylon #1613 (not #51613) semi-flat.
I spray it a little 'wet' which increases the smoothness of the surface and makes it a bit easier to keep clean.
I find that the paints with increased sheen while easy to keep clean increase the visibility of the 'roughness' of the under hood fiberglass.
Regards,
Alan
I like Krylon #1613 (not #51613) semi-flat.
I spray it a little 'wet' which increases the smoothness of the surface and makes it a bit easier to keep clean.
I find that the paints with increased sheen while easy to keep clean increase the visibility of the 'roughness' of the under hood fiberglass.
Regards,
Alan
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Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,315
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi c,
Most of the under hood parts that are painted black are semi-flat.
However, the amount of sheen often varied from car to car and part to part because some parts of the car and the parts were sprayed by different people and many of the smaller parts were dipped not sprayed.
Regards,
Alan
Most of the under hood parts that are painted black are semi-flat.
However, the amount of sheen often varied from car to car and part to part because some parts of the car and the parts were sprayed by different people and many of the smaller parts were dipped not sprayed.
Regards,
Alan