FAQ |
Members List |
Social Groups |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Which commercial black is the best for darkside underhood parts (shrouds, etc)
Someone said Eastwood Underhood black, but, as a lacquer it is susceptible to solvents... what say ye?
|
#2
|
|||
|
|||
You need an activated paint. 60% gloss. I've sprayed acrylic enamel for years with no issues. I try not to dump MEK on either but ANY topcoat is susceptible to solvent pop with enough exposure.
Mike
__________________
so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
No issues with Eastwood for me and exact match.
Gas does not seem to have any effect, but of course I have never spilled anything under my hood. Yeah right.
__________________
"If you do everything you'll win" -LBJ 13 Smiles per Gallon: 66 Bonneville wagon 66 Bonneville 2d HT - In perpetual progress |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Eastwood does not mix well with brake fluid. Other than that I like the color alot.
patrick
__________________
|
#5
|
||||
|
||||
Haven't used the Eastwood stuff, but for a lo-fi driver (the crap I own), Krylon semi-flat has worked well for me.
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
John Deere makes "Blitz Black" which is flat and a nice semi-gloss black. Pretty economical at about $14.00/ qt and looks good to my eye.
I use more semi-gloss as I like the look under the hood. Don't know if they make it in spray cans, but probably so. JMO...........Jerry |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Gloss varied from factory to factory and year to year. For best results - PPG DP-90 epoxy primer. Heater box would likely have a bit more gloss to it - per Nixon's comment - a 70% would have a bit more shine (heater box), while 60% will get you same gloss as DP-90.
__________________
Never trust anything that bleeds for five days and won't die. |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
It's Bill Hirsch's chassis black on the front end of the chassi and under the hood in my car.
Even the the black parts of the interior is the same semi-gloss paint. Maybe not correct but it works for me.
__________________
66 Bonneville 4-door Hardtop - Sold - But it has its own thread here 66 Bonneville Wagon - Sold 63 Grand Prix - Sold |
Reply |
|
|