painting

[geraldchainsaw]

i have to paint the hood on 1 of my cars,   it looks like a flat black almost a primer flat,  but they have a name for it and i can't remember what it is,   any one know what i'm talking about?   jerry

[57redwhitered]

Is it suede or satin??

[RICH MUISE]

I would think suede was the term you were looking for Gerry. If your looking for the good stuff to do it with, your local paint shop can mix it up for you. I'm not sure, because I've never done it, but I would think you could go either single stage, or base coat/clear coat. I got some flattening agent from my paint shop to add to the clear when I wanted to matte finish some other stuff I was clearcoating.
Our suede57 is a 3m rep...hopefully Pat will see this and give you the info you need.

[geraldchainsaw]

hay Rich,  thats what i as looking for,   (matte)

[hiball3985]

From what I understand the guys that use the flat looking black on rat rods recommend paint that is available at John Deere..

[redscampi]

That's John Deere Blitz Black. It's about 30 bucks a gallon tractor paint. Pretty durable from my experience.

[suede57ford]

SEM brand Hot Rod black is a very nice and easy to use paint.  It is a urethane and omens in a kit with reducer and hardener.  Comes out excellent, and lasts well.  You can do a google search to find it, or most automotive paint stores carry it.