Getting ready to have a set of rockers and valances shot and need to tell painter thel evel of gross (or matt). We have ability to matt down the paint so need to know percentage. 150 % results in "satin" but that may not be flate enough. Help please !!
Terry
Krylon satin black looks good, lasts long time. With spray can paint you can do touch up work yourself. Hopefully Scotty or Rick will chime in with mixed paint.
Mine are way too glossy and it doesn't look right, I'm going the rattle can route to tone them down a bit. You want them to almost match the bumper tops.
I used Rustoleum Satin Black on my front and rear valences and it looks really good plus it is a good quality paint that is standing up well with no rock chipping or peeling. Taking my rocker panels off this week and will use the same paint so it matches.
Ian Stott
Moncton
Canada
George
When you say satin trim paint....that must be a specific brand and not spray can stuff ....right ??
Terry
Terry, George was refering to the Wurth brand paint.
That's how I did it but the paint I used was too glossy.
Thanks all....Pat ...you saved me butt ! That is what I was looking for and I knew AA response was partial hence my question......May slow the process but prefer to have it right even for a conversion....BTW it is a 74. Pics posted when it is buttoned up on exterior.
This forum brings it home once again
Terry
What I've done in the past is to mix Dutch Standard Gloss Enamel and the same brand of flat, (two parts flat to one part gloss IIRC) with a small amount of some flex additive and it was very close.
I tried using DuPont Imron and Centari with the DuPont flattning agent, and that was a total PITA. I'd use a rattle can before I do that again.
After all the work to perfect rockers we shot 3M body shutz on tonight. Looked pretty rough and not sure this was the right approach but it may be correct ???? After we shoot tomorrow with satin I will know but feels wierd after all that work. WIl lreport back ...we were wondering if ther ewere more than one type of Body Shutz...hoping not!
Ciao and many thanks !
Well ....back to the proverbial drawing board......Finsihed and they suck...Body shutz looks like the moon....Probably have to sand down and start over. Can say never seen anything worse ! Kid that did them should have stopped but I was not there and he did rockers and front valance ....so weekend plans for installation is off .
My 75 roller came with metal rocker covers and front and rear valences that are NOT covered with body shutz. Don't know if previous owners sanded them smooth or what. I'm going to sand them by hand to clean them up and spray them with rattle can truck bed liner. Then I will spray them with rattle can satin spray paint. I am not concerned about matching a OEM finish I just want them to look good and look the same.
My 75 had no shutz. The texture was from the paint when it was applied. Was suttle. My 74 and 73 seem to have the same finish as the 75, although without removing it can't be 100% certian.
Can anyonr tell me easiest way to removed body schutz...CAn it be sanded....Ill over this error.
Terry
Aircraft stripper should get the bulk of the old paint and shutz off.
it's lacquer based so thinners will wipe it off, heck of a mess though
Thanks guys...Mark like your idea ....while messy it will no eat bondo used to perfect rockers...Thanks
Terry
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