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Oct 28, 2007 | 06:48 PM

dmayhew

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Help with paint color

I am in the process of prepairing the undersire of a 1971 hood to be painted.

Can some tell me if original paint was Flat Black / Satin Black / or Gloss Black?

Thanks
David

Oct 29, 2007 | 05:45 PM

Alan 71

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I think Krylon Semi-Gloss is a good choice compared to the factory original.
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Alan

Oct 29, 2007 | 08:23 PM

dmayhew

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Thanks

Thanks Alan, I will check it out.

David

Oct 29, 2007 | 11:48 PM

gq82

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I would use Quanta.

http://www.quantaproducts.com/prodinfo.asp?number=06-10

Oct 30, 2007 | 06:14 AM

dmayhew

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Thanks

Thanks for the help

Oct 31, 2007 | 07:26 AM

tls630

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It is a satin black paint.I used eastwoods on mine. Worked fine.

Nov 4, 2007 | 10:04 AM

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The original paint was semi-flat black.

You'll get a near perfect match with the Krylon.

Dec 19, 2007 | 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy Mike

The original paint was semi-flat black.

You'll get a near perfect match with the Krylon.

that's the only thing i've used for black-out areas on corvettes. i have never had anyone dispute the sheen. i understand one can buy the stuff in quarts, but i've never seen it for sale anywhere. a good friend of mine carefully open several rattle cans and dump the contents into a conventional spray gun for more even coverage on large areas. you can bet whatever GM used at the factory, it wasn't any better quality than krylon semi-flat.