Flat Black???
07-10-2011, 08:45 AM
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Flat Black???
I am looking for some flat black paint. I am painting a lexan body so I am going to need polycarbonate. I'm actually having a hard time finding any. Pactra has some "Backing Black" that may be a little flat, but its usually used for a two step metallic, so not sure if its the stuff. Anyone know of anyplace? Thanks.
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RE: Flat Black???
I have tried to get the "flat" black look with backing paint and even kylon flat black paint. Foxy is right, it always comes out glossy, the best I've gotten so far was somewhere between satin black and gloss black which doesn't really look anything special, it looked more like a crappy gloss black.
Maybe I'll just stick with a few sections and use flat vinyl on the outside for the appearance.
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RE: Flat Black???
Might be okay for a shelf-queen, but typical flat black enamel paint will chip off the first time you hit something (if all you do is paint it, itself, on the outside).
Other than the obvious, the neccessity to paint the outside of the body -
- the only real viable options are to either use a tamiya satin clear to paint the outside of the body with (after painting the inside as usual) -
- or to first paint the outside of the body with some kind of polycarbonate/lacquer paint (that bonds to lexan), and then over-paint that basecoat with any (ordinary) flatblack paint.
ORIGINAL: calvin33
Spray can - flat black - on the outside
Spray can - flat black - on the outside
- the only real viable options are to either use a tamiya satin clear to paint the outside of the body with (after painting the inside as usual) -
- or to first paint the outside of the body with some kind of polycarbonate/lacquer paint (that bonds to lexan), and then over-paint that basecoat with any (ordinary) flatblack paint.
