Ok can anyone help me out?Wanting to know if I can paint over Blitz Black?Does it need sanded all the way down or can I use a sealer over it and go from there?Wanting to do my model A in a satiin black but know I will want to be able to repaint maybe in a year or so.Have heard the Blitz is durable and has a good look.Have a friend who just used base coat and then cleared it with a non gloss clear,but still looks gloss at some angles.Plus the cost ouch!Can the Hamb guys help a fellow rodder out with some suggestions?Thanks
I will be painting enamel over some in a couple of weeks. Will share the good or bad news with all. It has been on the car for about a year, so I am hoping all the bad molecules have evapo'ed out.
Not a good application to put any "modern" paints over it. Blitz is a synthetic enamel, even Centari (acrylic enamel) is a big improvement over it. The stuff never really seems to dry all the way, so you shouldn't put a catalyzed paint over it. This is a simplified explanation.
Hey, If all you're after is a year of service life in a finish why not go with a coat of Rustolum Semi-Black. It will last for the year, is cheap as hell, and don't look much different than Blitz, if sprayed correctly. Don't waste your time or money on sealer to cover a synthetic enamel (Rustolum, Blitz, Nason, Western, et.al.) as they will all cause you trouble, if topcoated with a catalyized finish. Plan on sanding the job back to bare metal and using a primer thah will work with your "real" paint job, down the road. S****ey Devils C.C.
As said above, why not something more easily rectified when its time for real paint. DP90, Rustoleum, somehting to that effect. It will save you lots of time and work when its time to do the job over.
It is a bad idea. You don't want to paint over that stuff. if you want a satin black that's a single stage application, check out the Hot Rod Flatz stuff. Check out: http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/ksflatz.aspx
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