Blackest Black

[Jason14x]

Ok guys...I am still quite a bit of way from paint but I an trying to find the deepest darkest and glosses black when I paint this thing. I am out of work for 2 more months and plan on doing as much as I can on her as I can. I will also post this to exterior threads when I can. Thanks in advance !!
J.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

Check out The Restoration Shop, Jet Black. That’s what I’m using on my Elco. It and they’re clear spray and buff real nice.

 

[Streetbu]

PPG has one called toner black. That's what I painted my car with the first time years ago.

 

[jlcustomz]

I'm doing SPI single stage black/black. It's among the darkest & for black the ss can look darker with the color up into the clear mixture, as opposed to just under it.
Don Hutton, which I know from pro-touring & spi forums has won awards on several ss black jobs for the same customer.
Spi epoxy builds strength with thickness & is a great start. Also great thinned down as a sealer/bonder just before paint. Plenty of info on spi forums.
I also see Don started using the new 3-m trizact , which jumps from 3000 to 8000 grit in 1 step. I got some & never tried yet as I haven't worked on my own schtuff in a year & a half, but it seems well liked.

A little SPI black SS

And a ton of SPI epoxy on those bumpers... Don

www.spiuserforum.com

I can't twist anyone's arm as far as what to use, but I can make you drool with examples. Any great product can give you a similar result, using each particular product correctly & mind boggling hours of labor of coating & block sanding various materials on a straight as possible surface can't be skimped on. I prefer a black paint job that makes you smile without waving back at ya.

 

[Jason14x]

Awesome information guys ! Doug is that your reflection off the paint !!?? If so wow!! I will research all of these in the near future as soon as my rotator cuff heals !!

 

[fleming442]

Slickest I've ever seen was a Mercedes black. Don't they use Glasurite?

 

[pagrunt]

PPG 9300, when they mix it up all they do is pour the black off the mix bank & label it.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

Awesome information guys ! Doug is that your reflection off the paint !!?? If so wow!! I will research all of these in the near future as soon as my rotator cuff heals !!

Yes that’s me

 

[Michael Watts]

I would go to your local auto body supply store and see what colors they have.

 

[Streetbu]

Black is literally black. As long as there aren't "extras" in the formula, like pearls, etc. All blacks are the same color. Mercedes, Nissan, GM, etc. Literally identical....