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Skittle
11-24-2009, 03:34 PM
Well,It's time to finally do something with my Yukon..

I'm going to paint it myself,and use a matte color,probally a blue,MAYBE black,just wanna be a little different.

I have heard it's more complicated to do a matte job,than a regular paint job.What's the process on it?

Pointers?and which paint would you recommend?
PoorBoyBrian
11-24-2009, 10:05 PM
well depending on what your looking for exactly I would HIGHLY recommend using Hot Rod Flatz (http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/ksflatz.aspx) paint. It sprays well and covers great! It is very reasonably priced and holds up GREAT.

It is a bit different to paint a matte finish vs gloss because the panel has to be prepped beyond perfect. And you have to be really careful when spraying because you cant wet sand and buff any mistakes you make off the panel. what ever comes out of the gun is it. there is no fixing it without re-shooting it. dirt and dust are there for ever.

We painted my friend Dave's 30 Model A with their copper pearl color and it looks awesome, pictures do it no justice. It is his daily driver, and it still looks as good today as the day he painted it(granted it was only a year ago now). There are people on the HAMB that sprayed there car with this stuff 3 and 4 years ago and they still look fresh.

here are a few pictures of Dave's Model A
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4131861769_86e7a29218_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4132624250_74aeb05d8e_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/4131861645_68f69169a4_o.jpg
importguy1208
11-24-2009, 10:26 PM
Vinyl it and call it a day
Skittle
11-27-2009, 02:08 PM
Eh,I'm not the vinyling type..not my thing.Plus for the size of my vehicle,painting would probally be cheaper.

Thanks for that post Brian,that 30's looks GREAT..I really like that color,I'll definitely be looking into that company.
oldschool98
11-27-2009, 03:29 PM
Flat black= Easy. I like to use single stage Urethane and flatten the shit out of it. It holds out and fills sand scratches very well. Pm me for info
junpower
02-14-2010, 07:08 AM
Fix'N'Flat
wb_map3
02-24-2010, 04:31 AM
pretty much you just retard the hell out of it(to put it in laymens terms)
oldschool98
02-24-2010, 08:11 AM
pretty much you just retard the hell out of it(to put it in laymens terms)

You a painter or something!?? Retarder does not flatten paint.But I do believe a lot of folks are drinking it.
Skittle
02-26-2010, 06:52 PM
Oldschool..PM me a price to flat black a 99' Yukon 4 door.