i'm about to prime my car and was thinking of leaving it flat black anybody have pics i could see......

 

I found this in a random thread when I was searching for something. Looks awesome

 

That actually does look kinda sweet... hot-rodish

...Thinkin about doin the same thing...

 

Bro you probably wont get too many responses to this thread because leaving any car in the primer state is BAD for the metal. good luck on your search!

 

what about with the stuff PPG makes thats a primer/paint. is this still bad for metal and what exaclty is bad for the metal when leaving a car in primer

 

i was going to use a sealer primer then clear it... is that good enough..?

 

My friend had a lumina he painted flat black, it wasn't primer, but actual paint. It looked pretty killer for a lumina. I'll see if he can chime in, he's here in the boards.

 

Ok, here's the deal with the paint, if you do leave it in primer it will chalk over after time. If you do use primer use a really good primer sealer so that it doesnt look like the front fender on my car where the previous owner went cheap . I'm the one with the flat black lumina, I used the cheap stuff from wal mart, I wouldnt suggest it, i just wanted my car to be one color, and didnt want to put much money into a car with over 200K miles on it. I'd say do black primer, then good quality flat black paint and then use a clear with a dulling additive in it. That way its sealed and will look nice for a long time. Thats my

 

do a search on this site for flat black or DP 90

You should find a few threads.

DP90 is a primer sealer and you will be just fine using it.

 

the real way to do it or at least the best way. is to do a regular black paint job and there is a place that makes a "flat" clear coat. when you spray the clear over the black paint it gives it a flat look. but most people that want the flat look want it b/c you can primer a car for cheap. the paint job im talking about cost the same as a regular paint job.

we took our 67 camaro to a well known shop here in town and thats what the guy told us to do if we were going to keep it that color for a long time. but we ended up not getting it painted anyway. i would rather primer a car with a good sealer and then sand and respray the primer if it starts looking bad that would be a whole lot cheaper than getting a "flat" paintjob.

 

Did mine with PPG DP90

 

I dont have a pic up yet but I just got done doing mine in DP50 PPG's gray primerit looks good. I dont know about any other states but here in Cali you cant get PPG DP primer anymore I found this out the hard way took all the paint off my car just to find that I could not get DP90 but I had some DP50 so I used it the whole gallon.

 

If you have no intention of giving the car an actual "color" anytime soon, why not paint it a satin for flat black, instead of primer.

 

well my cars right now is red. i'm picking up 1 green door and 1 gray door, so those needed to primed plus the rest of the car needs to be sanded in spots and taken care of, plus my ss hood is flaking because i didn't know you needed to sand it first for the primer to stick better to the dp90 obviously needs to be sprayed out of a spray gun.? i guess..

 

how many quarts will i need to do my whole car..? has anybody heard of rust bullet paint.?

 

Yes you will need a gun. DP90 is a sealer so it is waterproof. I used about a half a gallon.

 

rust bullet isn't bad stuff i wouldnt paint the car with it but bare interior and underneath along with suspension parts is a good idea. I've got a 99 ls1 rear in my car that is sprayed with it. it's been a year now and no chips even when it was being jacked up and set on jack stands no problem. It was sprayed to the guy i bought it from did his camaro interior and entire underneath with it. I think it would be alot better brushed on.

 

I shot mine with black primer back on Sept 24th 2005. It's been that away since. I like the look, and I like the fact I don't have to worry about my paint job getting chipped being I live out in the country where gravel/dirt roads are common.

Here's some pics...

Right after I sprayed it, still taped up....
Picture 521 picture - Webshots

After primer cured and I untaped car....
Picture 531 picture - Webshots

Here's another one from that same time.....
Picture 536 picture - Webshots

Here's one from Oct. 2005....
Picture 543 picture - Webshots

Here's some after I added the cowl hood in Nov. 2005
Picture 575 picture - Webshots
Picture 573 picture - Webshots

Here's 3 pictures from a BBQ/get together I went too back in late march of this year (2006)
carsfrombbq10 picture - Webshots
carsfrombbq9 picture - Webshots
Picture 725 picture - Webshots

As you can see be the timed pictures the primer is holding up great.. This is my daily driver car too and I keep it outside year around, not covered or in a shop.

For primer I used rather cheap stuff I picked up at the local mom & pop auto parts store for around $50 for a gal of primer and gal of reduecer.

Here's the info on primer I used......
AutoBody Master
Professional Hi Prime Lacquer Surfacer

Hi prime Hot Rod Black #8404

1)Wash surface with #5900 or 5910 wax & grease remover
2) Mix 2:3 with VOC compliant thinner
3)Apply 2-3 full wet coats with a 10-15 minute flash
4) To sand: 20-30 minutes