Matt Black Paint Job

1. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

   #1 8th June 2011, 20:52

   Doing my clio mk3 matt black on the weekend
   just wondering how many tins do you recon i will need?
   plus is it a case of light sand, prime, light sand, paint?
   is there history of matt paint jobs flaws?
   
   cheers liam
2. bmot L-plater Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 31

   #2 8th June 2011, 20:56

   i did my 306 and hated it
3. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

   #3 8th June 2011, 20:58

   im a good painter, iv done about 5 sets of alloys, plus de-badged a few saxos and re-sprayed pannels, im familiar with matt paint but only on alloys, never done a full car with it lol
4. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #4 9th June 2011, 01:33

   Dont rattle can it
   
   Go to wilkinsons and buy 2 cans of chalkboard paint for like £6 each
   
   OR
   
   toolstation do large can of chalkboard paint for like £8
   
   Which is more then enough to do a whole car
   
   Just rub it all down with a scotch pad, and roller the paint on, super smooth finish, and nice and hard wearing, you want 2-3 coats leaving it for AT LEAST 40 mins between coats (its touch dry after 20 mins)
   
   Chalkboard paint looks so much nicer then plain matt black, has a nice dark grey, thick, stealthy look about it, and you can draw on it with chalk!!
   
   just allow it to fully dry a couple days before you do draw on it
5. robster247 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 cumbria Posts: 1239 Satin black furio

   #5 10th June 2011, 04:06

   Haha that would be mint like your humor ;-)
6. user_34090 Established Member Joined: May 2009 Devizes Posts: 2280 Blue Clio 172 Cup

   #6 13th June 2011, 17:44

   The thought of sanding down the car makes me shudder.
   
   Hey do you put any finish onto it or just have the matte black only
7. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #7 13th June 2011, 21:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Dano_vT Dont rattle can it Go to wilkinsons and buy 2 cans of chalkboard paint for like £6 each OR toolstation do large can of chalkboard paint for like £8 Which is more then enough to do a whole car Just rub it all down with a scotch pad, and roller the paint on, super smooth finish, and nice and hard wearing, you want 2-3 coats leaving it for AT LEAST 40 mins between coats (its touch dry after 20 mins) Chalkboard paint looks so much nicer then plain matt black, has a nice dark grey, thick, stealthy look about it, and you can draw on it with chalk!! just allow it to fully dry a couple days before you do draw on it

   
   +1
   
   dont sand back to metal either, had a few patches on my bonnet that faded through as the paint went thinner on those patches. plus it was 30* out!