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Seen it done right on the hot rod camaro project in a flat green!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/gearhead559/hrdp_0704_37_z1973_chevrolet_camaro.jpg

 

 

this flat black got me!

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f152/77441d1206640420-flat-black-ferrari-430-flat-black-ferrari-1.jpg

 

 

how hard is this to do sealed etc.

 

 

not like this one

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4608/mustang031mx8.jpg

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Seen it done right on the hot rod camaro project in a flat green!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/gearhead559/hrdp_0704_37_z1973_chevrolet_camaro.jpg

 

 

nice love it

 

 

u can use a flatting agent to go flat or auto body has a paint line they deal with that deals with hot rod paints and has a line of flat colors

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true but what about sealing it with clear without fogging etc?

 

its a race car. its going to get worked on alot. and i dont want greasy finger prints in it etc. i want it to wash easy and so on.

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well i remember reading the write up on painting that green camaro..

 

the first time they cleared it it fogged up or something, and it had to be redone! maybe it was a issue with them using waterbourne paints?

 

i just dont want it in primer/flat, i have worked on some before and the dirty boy marks soak into the paint etc.

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All of these car that you guys are talking about are not "flat" they are matte finished. Which is a semi-gloss clear. Lamborghini has put the line of mattes into production.

 

Normally clear will fog if it was put on too heavy or the flash time was overly exceeded.

 

On the waterbourne side. I started spraying waterbourne color coats about 5 years ago. And I must say waterbourne is awesome. Your pretty much cant fuck it up. It goes on a different color then it supposed to be but as it dries changes to the appropriate color.

 

Rob is this for the Mustang?

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i like that color and finish alot

 

 

so do i

 

but with the old school theme like this

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/gearhead559/mach.jpg

 

but on this

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/gearhead559/mustang/100_0403.jpg

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Rob,

Have you thought about a wrap for the car instead of paint? From an up-keep standpoint flat paints are a nightmare to maintain on anything other than a show car that never sees any use. From what I understand you can't wax them so the paint is always unprotected, you can't polish them to fix scratches / swirls (from leaning over fenders to work on something), you're basically stuck with all wear and tear showing and without any means to protect it from the environments as well.

 

The wraps are a much better solution for a car that's actually going to see use.

 

Andy

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Rob,

Have you thought about a wrap for the car instead of paint? From an up-keep standpoint flat paints are a nightmare to maintain on anything other than a show car that never sees any use. From what I understand you can't wax them so the paint is always unprotected, you can't polish them to fix scratches / swirls (from leaning over fenders to work on something), you're basically stuck with all wear and tear showing and without any means to protect it from the environments as well.

 

The wraps are a much better solution for a car that's actually going to see use.

 

Andy

 

i would love too.

 

you buyying it for me? cause unlike jevans, i dont have 3800-5000 for a wrap.:(

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Rob,

Have you thought about a wrap for the car instead of paint? From an up-keep standpoint flat paints are a nightmare to maintain on anything other than a show car that never sees any use. From what I understand you can't wax them so the paint is always unprotected, you can't polish them to fix scratches / swirls (from leaning over fenders to work on something), you're basically stuck with all wear and tear showing and without any means to protect it from the environments as well.

 

The wraps are a much better solution for a car that's actually going to see use.

 

Andy

 

cant use flat clear over the paint to prevent this stuff?

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