What do you use for a flat black. (Hot rod black) whatever you all it. Need to spray my 39 Plymouth. Have very little experience with paint. Thanks, Bob
John Deere Blitz Black. Lays down great, inexpensive. I lieve JD uses it to paint their frames....get it in gallons or spray can...good stuff
A ton of posts on the subject, but if your looking for cheapish, best bang for the buck is black epoxy primer. Youtube is your friend for learning how to spraying paint......long as you sort through the kooky posts.
If you don't have much experience flats are not to user friendly. Hard to spray without getting tiger stripes and no correction for any errors such as runs or dirt or bugs. What you shoot is what you'll end up with.
SEM Hot Rod Black, if i were to do one. Not my pics but it has a nice look to it. You can get matte or flat. I believe this is the matte finish https://www.semproducts.com/refinish-custom-finishes/hot-rod-black-kit
This is what I use, comes out great and not to expensive: Eastwood Rat Rod Satin Black Paint Item #21857ZP Rat Rod Satin Black Paint
My 66 was done with black dp90 epoxy. It starts to chalk up after a couple months and eventually turns to a nasty patchy grey. So I dont recommend the epoxy route if you want it to last, and I think they stopped making black epoxy, the closest thing is dark grey.
I shot the bottom of my car with tcp global hot rod satin black urethane, the urethane is only available in quarts, but they offer enamel in gallons. It layed down nice and the color was even, my overlap was not perfect shooting around all the uneven underbody stuff. Its an automotive paint and will be waterproof and have UV protection, unlike primers. http://www.tcpglobal.com/RSP-AE1902-KIT-M.html#.VwcjtXNOnqA
The PPG Vibrance hot rod black is the best flat black iv ever used and seen. More money then the others, but it shows. Like Slopok said, if you are not experience with painting flats, they can be very unforgiving...
That is my Son Dan's rpu body, and it is shot with SEM Hot Rod black, as is my 27. It is really inexpensive, and sprays so easy. I like it so much I am on the fence about painting my rpu project with it too, but not sure I want two cars the same color. Don
I think before 1964 if a car or bike was flat black, it was painted with some basic acrylic enamel or acrylic lacquer primer, and just "waiting" for young owner to save up for the finish coat. But there was no reason not to show off the motor and bodywork while in primer.
I used Kirker satin urethane last time around. It went on real easy and I can wash this were the blac k primer I used before was difficult to keep clean. Less than a hundred bucks for a gallon and the activator. Had over half of it left for whatever else I might want to paint.
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