anyone have their car painted satin? not just black but red or some other colors. i had the thought of satin red for my car i just dont know how itll look until i do it. so if you have pics post em up i thank you in advance

 

I did my 86 in satin black. Its just krylon but it looks real nice compared to what it looked like before IMO. I'm gonna get her professionally painted later on after she's on the road.

 

A couple of months ago I painted my wife's Miata olive drab green. It was totaled and the insurance company let me keep it. So, I fixed it and this is the color she picked.








Easiest paint job I've ever sprayed.

 

you both used cans correct? i want to do red with a clear coat but im not sure how it will look. my dad recently painted his ranger sating black with spray paint, and theres not really any streaks or weird marks. id really love to see red on a thirdgen because different body lines emphasize it in different ways imo

 

No, the green was not rattle can.

I bought a gallon of it on ebay for $60. It was advertised as ready to spray. I poured it into my purple Harbor Freight gun and sprayed it on. I used rattle can automotive primer under it. This is the final result.

If you're going to try satin in 2 stage then you spray regular paint and then use a clear with flattener in it.

 

whats the flattener do? i want to be able to wash and wax the car

 

The flattener gives you the flat or satin finish.

Yes, you can wash the car but I don't advise waxing it.

I'd recommend a single stage paint for satin finish, personally. It's much easier, and if you don't like it flat then you can clear coat it to make it glossy again.

 

i dont want flat, i want semi glossy but not quite completely, im just running through ideas at this point. i for sure dont want flat and i dont think i could not wax my car so thats be an issue

 

There are different stages of "flat" which actually refers to the level of gloss. That's just a generic term for the type of finish.

The stages of gloss are:

Flat
Matte
Satin
Semi gloss
Reduced gloss
Full gloss

The green I sprayed came out the perfect sheen for us. It's not flat, it still has the semi-gloss/satin look that we were going for.

 

i guess i have some research to do but im thinking its in between satin/semi/or reduced

 

if you want to "wax" it, you only wax something to bring out the shine in the car... you need gloss.. the satin is exactly that.. not a gloss finish.. same with matte and flat, you choose those finishes because of the lack of "gloss".. not to wax those to make it shine.

If you are worried about UV protection, you probably want a 2 stage paint as stated before.. shoot your color and use a reducer in the clear..

 

so then that would be reduced gloss then correct? besides making it shine it helps water run off and other things.

 

House of Kolor has satin paints in different colors i think

 

see im trying to research paints on my own like where to get them and what color im just having a hell of a time going through some sites like im completely lost in the house of kolor site

 

they also make viynal wraps for cars, alot of tour exotic cars are wrapped & not paint. Youtube it & you will see all the options they have, but where they do it i wouldnt know.

 

my friend works for a company that makes wraps ive seen their work and its good dont get me wrong but i cant see myself doing that. i thought sating was that dull sorta gloss where it puts emphasis on lines of the car that a solid gloss color doesnt really grab onto. i guess i was wrong and that what i was looking for is different

 

example of slight difference?

 

With satin, you can wash as normal. It has the protection against UV and stuff, but you cannot wax it. Defeats purpose of satin.

 

so semi gloss is the one you can wash and wax?