Two choices for paint

[scogin918]

I need a little help deciding what color to go with on the body of the car. I have already painted the interior Medium Red and the firewall/trunk areas are satin black. I purchased enough of the black w/flattening agent to do the whole car satin when it was me and a friend of mine doing the painting. Now, a painter friend of ours has stepped up and said that he would spray the outside for next to nothing if we got the car ready(blocked one least time and jambed out).

He will more than likely paint the car, but my question is this. Should I continue with the satin black or should I go back to Sherwin-Williams and buy a light silver color with a satin black tail panel and hockeystick stripes? One thing to take into consideration is I may end up letting the car go after it is completed, so there may be some resale value issues to think about.

[Bishop73]

Personally I'd paint it the satin, because that's what I'll be doing to mine. ;) But if you are thinking of selling and you now have a painter, I'd go with the Silver or some other color that is more desired by buyers. I think the market is probably smaller for a satin black car, but i may be wrong.

[Steve1968LS2]

Well, the downside of satin paint is it's durability. It's much harder to maintain than a traditional paint job.

I'm going satin (blue) but I will be shooting a few coats of satin clear over the paint to help it hold up. Still, if you get a scratch there's no buffing it out.

To most people flat black will just look like you primed your car in preparation for paint - not a good thing when it comes to resale.

[dropit69]

if you dont plan on selling in future do the satin black and clear it satin..like Steves doing..itll look killer

[scogin918]

The satin black is a Sherwin Williams Dimensions single stage gloss with a flattening agent added to it and I could go back and topcoat with a flattened clear. The silver would either be the Dimensions in a base/clear or the same in the Ultra 7000 line.

[PleaseNoSteve]

Go flat black and dont look back

[vp23271]

How about black on black?
Paint the car suede black and then add a set of gloss black rally stripes. If black suede is done right, it looks smooth!

I recently saw a picture of a late 50's Chevy truck that was suede black with a red interior and it looked absolutely stunning. If someone told me they were going with a red interior and black exterior, I would have scratched my head and maybe talked him out of it. After seeing that pic, I say GO FOR IT!

If I can find the pic, I will post it.

[scogin918]

Funny you should say that. If I do end up with the satin balck, then it will get a set of hockey stick stripes done in a clear gloss to break it up a little.

[Neil B]

Well, the downside of satin paint is it's durability. It's much harder to maintain than a traditional paint job.

I'm going satin (blue) but I will be shooting a few coats of satin clear over the paint to help it hold up. Still, if you get a scratch there's no buffing it out.

To most people flat black will just look like you primed your car in preparation for paint - not a good thing when it comes to resale.

Steve, track cars tend to pick up a lot of those black streaks (from race tire marbles) on the front end, hood, and behind the tires. I used to get them off with wax. I'm just curious, can you wax the satin clear or use some other product to clean up the car after an event?

[Vegas69]

Really depends on your body work and his painting skills. If you are willing to put in the time and he is a good painter go silver. If it's not straight I would go with the flat black. It will preserve the body until you can do it right.

[camcojb]

if you have to scrub dirt off a section of flat black it changes the image, whether cleared or not. It looks cool for a while, but is a poor choice for long term. The longer you have it the more uneven the appearance will be.

Jody

[vp23271]

Here is a pic of a red interior with suede black exterior. The photo of the F100 was posted by the owner over on the HAMB forum. I think the combo looks great.

As long as you seal the suede black paint, it should hold up just like any other paint job.

[vp23271]

if you have to scrub dirt off a section of flat black it changes the image, whether cleared or not. It looks cool for a while, but is a poor choice for long term. The longer you have it the more uneven the appearance will be.

Jody

Scogin,

You should 2x check about suede black and it holding up long term. I was at the OC Crusin for a Cure car show this weekend and I think I saw what Jody was talking about in his post. One the cars that I was drooling over had some blotchi'ness in the flat black. The car looked to have a high end paint job, but the passenger door had this blotch that looked chalky. That would really suck to get the whole car painted and then a year later have it start to discolor.

[grumpy44]

never got the concept of semi or flat paints other than a stripe or hood, just don't do anything for me. But if its what u like more power to u. to each his own I suppose.