Satin Or Gloss

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Trying To Fix Up Inner Fenders And Whell Wells, What Is Used, Satin Or Gloss Paint.

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  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    I Always Use Gloss



    Hudsonly :)

    Paulargetype :)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hudson used lacquer in painting it's automobiles. If you are wondering how the factory finish looked when new look at how some of the black looks on the backs of some appliances. GE used a semi gloss lacquer to finish off a lot of the dryer parts it made during the nineties and that would approxamate fairly closely the origional finish Hudson had. Just remember ,it's your car paint it however you want.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thank You, Just Wondering What Everybody Else Uses. I Started With Gloss, Though Maybe It Was Too Shinny. But Though It Looked Good.
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    Yes it should be semi-gloss from what I can tell from the areas that were protected in my engine compartment, but I used gloss anyway, looks better to me.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    I believe the stuff Hudson used, as most Auto makers did, was a special self-priming chassis black. This can still be bought from industrial suppliers, and is I believe what radiator repairers spray on their finished article. There is no trace of primer on the inner fenders or chassis components, and the finish was perhaps a smidgen more glossy than semi-gloss. Certainly if you finish off with gloss black enamel it is more oil and petrol-resistant than lacquer, and easier to keep clean then the original. As the man said - it's your car, do what you like best.

    Geoff.
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    I like the low gloss black from Tractor Supply. Comes in a rattle can as well as quarts and gallons. holds up well too. Looks "factory like".. If there is such a thing
  • coverton
    coverton Expert Adviser
    I certainly think semi or "flattened" is the way to go for interiore only. Single stage is easy to apply even with a cheap paint gun and works well on any interior surface previously painted.

    Chassis is another story. If you have not tried P M Industries Mastercoat custom chassis coating you will be very pleased.I just finished a frame -two stage -prime over scuffed off rust then brushed on black red or green and it looks as good as powder coat - very slick and seems to be hard and durable
  • EssexAdv
    EssexAdv Expert Adviser, Member
    To throw a bit more information out there, on a recent trip to my pant supplier, I found a new product made by U-tech. Utech, is the lower cost companion to Sikkens. It is a hardened Single Stage Acrylic Urethane (2 part) which can be mixed to any gloss you desire. While you can add flattening agent to any single stage paint, purchasing the paint, hardener and flatting agent is a bit pricy. This paint is designed to be mixed at the shop at a gloss of your desire. It is chemical resistant and very easy to shoot. Looks great when shot properly and it can even be waxed it you desire....try that with any other flat paint.

    http://www.akzonobelcarrefinishes.net/default.asp?sid=65395&pid=451
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    We use PPG Tecstar semi-gloss black industrial enamel for all chassis parts, referred to here at the shop as "Big Bad Frame Paint". [Remember the AMC colors of the late 60s...?] Very inexpensive, like $35 for a gallon setup and it is fairly glossy, but not too much. It comes as sprayable consistency with a hardener to add. Another good option is Eastwood Co.'s Chassis Black but is considerably more expensive.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Kustom-by-Krylon!
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