BLACK color question?

[Black3]

Nice. Just try not to be this cool on it.Bike crash - YouTube

 

[GNBRETT]

Nice. Just try not to be this cool on it.Bike crash - YouTube

yea that dude is the biggest tool on TV

 

[Tristansgn]

So I've painted a couple TRs, one GN and a black cherry regal limited.(tons of other cars also) What I found that makes a good difference is when you block the clear with 1000 grit paper and progressively work your way up to 3000. Then I use a 4 stage polishing process to make it look super deep, I like Meguires body shop compounds for buffing then their tech wax 2.0 to maintain a good shine after wash. I spray RM Diamont base/clear their D403 is a deep black base, no added toners. Probably like the PPG base noted above. Use a high solids clear too, a tad spendy, but doesn't die back. I use RM glamour clear! I guess you probably won't block sand a bike tank though

 

[Mike Licht]

Proper polishing and then good carnuba wax makes all the difference this is a 10 year old lexus that my son just detailed, he took this picture using the drivers door like a mirror so this is a picture of the paint showing his reflection

 

[GNBRETT]

Proper polishing and then good carnuba wax makes all the difference this is a 10 year old lexus that my son just detailed, he took this picture using the drivers door like a mirror so this is a picture of the paint showing his reflection

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WOW, thought that was a mirror

 

[SPOOLFOOL2]

I'm sure you've seen pictures of SPOOLFOOL2's car...pics don't do that car justice, it looks AMAZING in person and has that deep, wet black look. I believe it is not a base coat/clear coat paint system but rather a single stage urethane paint...I think thats what he told me. Maybe he'll chime in and spill the beans on his paint.:wink:

IMHO, clear coats look wet when new, but take away some of the black. Over time they go away and loose the wet look. Todays clear coats are very hard and make for a very durable paint job, that is easy to keep clean with out scratching. Single stage paint is softer and requires more care. However, your looking right at the black paint, with nothing else. As it ages, you buff it out and you have a new paint job, even years later. Here's my PPG single stage paint when it was ten years old. (it's now thirteen years old and looks the same).

What people say about color sanding and buffing is very true. Ten years ago I "invested" over 160 hours into color sanding and buffing this thing out, so I could enjoy this deep, wet looking paint job for years to come. With out doing this, it would be just another black car.

One more thing. Most people who see my paint job, ask me; "What wax do you use to make your car shine like that?" My answer is that it looks the same before I wax it, as it does after. If the thing is buffed properly, it should be as shiny as it gets. The wax just goes on to help keep it that way.

Happy spooling.
Mike Barnard

 

[SPOOLFOOL2]

One more thing. When these pictures were took, I hadn't buffed or waxed my car in almost a year.

True.

Mike B.