A few years ago I painted a buddies ( may he rip) 34 with krylon flat black about .16 cans let it sit a couple weeks then I buffed it with cut leveler for clearcoat and then we waxed it . It looked like the paint was 30 years old and tried to bring it back from being faded . It was the sweetest patina .
That blue is knocked out! Really got a metallic underlayment...I'd strongly consider a silver on top, otherwise it looks like something metallic with a milk cap! Silver would compliment, as a 'color', rather than a 'tone'... Try it, please...
Put a coat of the Turtle Wax Ice on my Caddy yesterday. That stuff is the way to go on HRF paint. The purple absolutely glows now. It also helped to even out the striping, though you can still see it in a few spots. Gonna put another coat on it Saturday. https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t31.0-8/p960x960/10010612_10203345984156107_1610252814580711614_o.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/1965582_10203342047897703_6828413057810744832_o.jpg https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t31.0-8/p960x960/1669909_10203346019156982_5104277503674876648_o.jpg
I have never painted anything other than rattle can.... and I am pretty skilled with the krylon (no joke), but my coupe is a different thing, so I bought a HVLP kit guns, have a compressor and am going to spray my coupe (currently covered in faded DP60. What's the worse that can happen... I have to spray again? OK, why not, nothing like learning and experience. So does anyone know if I want slow, medium or fast HRF.... I will be spraying in my driveway (or maybe my garage) more than likely and the temps in Seattle when I spray will be around 65-70 degrees. Any thoughts or advice?
Has anyone laid down HRF Midnight Blue and have a pic of it? I'm wanting to paint my '61 GMC a dark blue (almost black) satin/flat. Thanks for the input.
Question about Hot Rod flatz, doe it spray like a primer or a metallic base coat? Does ir cover like a primer, one good coat, your good or does it spray like some base coat metallics where is light in color and have to do multiple coats? Am looking at spraying one of there blue metallics, just as a temporary color while waiting to body work and paint.
Here’s Hot Rod Flatz synergy green metallic in my ‘49 Ford. I sprayed two coats. Like spraying anything you want to make sure you have a constant supply of air (change in pressure changes the color) and a good gun spraying it. I shot this at 20psi with an Iwata LPH-400, fan fully open and about two turns out on material with a 50% overlap.
Kirker Semi Gloss is a paint that doesn't fade or discolor with time, my old Deuce pickup looked like the day it was painted when I sold it after enjoying it for 7 years. HRP
I would use the medium reducer it should give the paint a little more time to lay down . Good luck that's a cool coupe'
Owner painted this with Hot Rod Flatz paint, but didn’t like the look. Decided to cut and buff it, to get a subtle gloss look. Looks fantastic to me!
I keep going back to the magazine article of that car. It has the perfect old hot rod gloss on it. Not too much, just right.
...I did my own kind of hot rod flats paint job;... painted my 55 with a 3 inch brush and Walmart house paint,...total cost was $11.00 (including the brush) and a couple easy days of paintin....I weathered it a bit. It laid down really nice. easy to touch up also, used less than a 1/2 a quart.
Two articles featuring that car: https://www.motortrend.com/features/1105sr-1932-ford-tudor-sedan/ https://www.motortrend.com/features/1932-ford-sedan-two-pack/
Yep…true HOT ROD look. Nothing wrong with show rods and street rods, but a lower sheen is what I like on HOT RODS!
I sprayed more Hot Rod Flatz yesterday and today. Zero issues. I never have had any. I have yet to see a degradation or failure of any job that I did, and it has been years.
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