How To Paint Your Car Matte / Flat BLACK – Do It Yourself.
My Friend Pete shows us the in’s and out’s of making flat or matte block paint from using flattener additive to your clear coat or your single stage paint to create the finish you need on your custom car or truck.. Painting rat rod black has never been easier to do it yourself at home. DIY Auto School is in session to help you paint your car THE RIGHT WAY!
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Wow., I would have thought with the price of the Mercedes the whole car would be the same colour in side and out..
Watching all the paint videos it looks like a painter needs to a a scientist/chemical engineer… lots to know.. it’s just not point and shoot..
I thought you were going to show us the talcing powder technique
I want to work in a body shop, I am a welder do I need to know how to paint as well. I see sometimes they have a guy just for paint, but i know you do both?
Thanks my friend Pete for showing us how to save money and have a good looking flat black paint job. I would have made mistakes if I didn't watch this video.
"Enjoying those….. Mercedes… videos" LMAO
Worked with the "flat" finish with a couple of different vendors at my old job. Whether you decide to use a flattening agent in clear, or a flattening binder in your paint(implying single stage paint over sealer/primer), all the variables come into play on the final finish of the job. The level of tack of the base/sealer coat will directly affect the flatness of the top coat. Spraying a flattened topcoat over a wet base will inhibit the flattening agent in the topcoat. Also, using too high of a ratio of hardener in the top coat will inhibit the flattening of the the topcoat too. The critical situation is that we still need to promote adhesion. Spraying over a base that is dry & not scuffed with either scotchbrite or any grit of your choice will inhibit adhesion and that's not a situation we want. Scuffing also implies additional steps cleaning with prep solution or double tack cloth or whatever procedure that you choice. My advise is this: Don't mix as much hardener in your topcoat as normal. Try a 5:1 with 1, or 6:1 with 1.5 part temperature appropriate reducer. A thinned topcoat will cut into the dryer than normal base, and promote an effective blending with, as Pete demonstrated, very fast drying flattening agent as you smash it on. Play with your overlap(I like one third with sharpest edge on the fan) and shoot for a just barely wet application. Warmer ambient temperatures(75F++) dry faster & flatter if you hit the base & hardener conditions right. Good luck with touch-ups.
Normally when the wife walks into the workshop/ garage and says "whacha doin?" Its woman code for "stop what your doing and do this now or youre going to regret it".. nice to see a give and take relationship, especially with a hard ass like ole pete.. no disrespect.. keep them hands dirty and your mind clean big guy, cuz we all know what happens with clean hands.. your just gonna get em dirty again.. ha!..
Nice wigger look
I'm going to start a gofund me so we can get you a better quality camera… Lol…