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special70gmc · 08-25-2003, 10:42 PM

where can i buy flat black paint for my truck? i think the flat simbolizes the old hotrod and i just think it will look awsome on my truck. is there any problems with flat paints? should it be cleared? tanks -kyle

dmurphy68 · 08-25-2003, 10:52 PM

I just sprayed my truck in black primer to get that look

JadeEmperor · 08-26-2003, 01:14 AM

DP90 by PPG is a good Flat Black Epoxy Primer with good build, adhesion and moisture resistance.

**N2TRUX** · 08-26-2003, 09:25 AM

Are you planning on leaving it flat black, or painting it later? If you plan to leave it that way, don't use primer. Even DP90, which is a fantastic epoxy primer will chalk up and dull out after a while.

PPG sells a paint that is desgined to stay flat. It was used in the 70's on Mopars that had flat black hoods. There were other OEM uses as well.

It is NOT a primer, it is a topcoat. I'll have to look up the numbers, but if you ask your PPG store, they can tell you what it is.

Tx Firefighter · 08-26-2003, 11:03 AM

Two ways to do it for LONG term results.

1. spray black basecoat and use a flattener additive in the clear. More additive equals flatter results. Doing it this way, you can get any result from show car shine to dead flat.

2. Go to the John Deere dealer and buy their flat black paint. It's cheap and bulletproof. Meant for tractors and implements that are out in the weather all the time.

I used PPG basecoat left over from my 69 truck (see little pic at left) and clear with 50% flattener added for the results below. It was in Rod and Custom magazine and people constantly asked me how I did the paint. Been on there 5 years and still looks as good as day 1.

08-25-2003, 10:42 PM	#1
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	flat black?????where where can i buy flat black paint for my truck? i think the flat simbolizes the old hotrod and i just think it will look awsome on my truck. is there any problems with flat paints? should it be cleared? tanks -kyle __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

08-25-2003, 10:52 PM	#2
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	I just sprayed my truck in black primer to get that look __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

08-26-2003, 01:14 AM	#3
JadeEmperor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ 85018 Posts: 102	DP90 by PPG is a good Flat Black Epoxy Primer with good build, adhesion and moisture resistance. __________________ Jimmie Modern Vintage Autoworks - '70 Chevy C10 - '74 Chevy C30 3+3 Dually - '04 Chevy Colorado Built, NOT, Bought. If you build it...they will ENVY! Drive Slow, Scrape Hard, or Take Your Truck and GO HOME!

08-26-2003, 09:25 AM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Are you planning on leaving it flat black, or painting it later? If you plan to leave it that way, don't use primer. Even DP90, which is a fantastic epoxy primer will chalk up and dull out after a while. PPG sells a paint that is desgined to stay flat. It was used in the 70's on Mopars that had flat black hoods. There were other OEM uses as well. It is NOT a primer, it is a topcoat. I'll have to look up the numbers, but if you ask your PPG store, they can tell you what it is. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

08-26-2003, 11:03 AM	#5
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Two ways to do it for LONG term results. 1. spray black basecoat and use a flattener additive in the clear. More additive equals flatter results. Doing it this way, you can get any result from show car shine to dead flat. 2. Go to the John Deere dealer and buy their flat black paint. It's cheap and bulletproof. Meant for tractors and implements that are out in the weather all the time. I used PPG basecoat left over from my 69 truck (see little pic at left) and clear with 50% flattener added for the results below. It was in Rod and Custom magazine and people constantly asked me how I did the paint. Been on there 5 years and still looks as good as day 1. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin



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