I am getting ready to finish off the hood of my Squarebody C30. I took this hood off of a old Suburban that I stripped for parts.
I have the metal work to a pretty good point, I have epoxy primed, painted and cleared the underside of the hood after bringing it to bare metal.
I plan on hitting it with a DA and 220 or maybe 320 as I have it pretty straight. Then shoot some Grey Evercoat 4:1 Super Build (Because I have it in the Pig Barn), then some reduced black epoxy as a sealer (again because I have it) then black BC (solid, not metallic) and clear.
My question is: How do I keep the body lines nice and crisp while sanding the HB primer? Use tape on one side and block to that?
How to keep body lines straight?
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Sent by the random thoughts from the voices in my head...
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I'll leave the (how to) to the more experienced painters, but here is a more revealing method of checking just how crisp your lines are.
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they say my name is Jay
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Yep, mask off and then detail/hand sand the sharp creases.
For non-poly black, a single stage will give a deeper looking black. Just something to consider... "If you can't move it, paint it." - U.S. Army
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NightTrain, do you mean "Non-Metallic" or....? (Yes I will continue to ask newbie weekend hack questions) And will SS give a deeper look? When I first started this hobby a couple of (ok, few) years ago, it was to paint speakers that I build in Piano Black. I was told then to use SS then follow it with a clear flow coat. Then I was told to just use BC, then I got distracted because they would now label me ADD! I will definitely try the tape thing as I don't want to screw it up now. Though I am not looking forward to that little kinda vertical area of the hood going front to back. Sent by the random thoughts from the voices in my head...
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i have noticed base coat black can have a very slight brown look to it if the sun hits right, i see it most people probably wouldn't. i like S/S for black, and don't put clear over it. what makes that deeper look is being SMOOOOTH, no o/p of any kind, no wave no sand scratches, perfectly flat and buffed to a mirror finish. i don't have the code right now but 1952 Plymouth black is the best code I've found.
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My 'go-to' for a great, deep black, that almost looks like black nitro lacquer, is to use single stage ( I like HOK's single stage uro). Paint until covered, then put 2-3 more coats on, mixed half and half with the same company's clear. Sand and buff. Fooled a LOT of people with that one. Almost couldn't convince the owner of a 64 Galaxy that it wasn't lacquer, years after it was painted and needed touch up (my old boss let me paint the car, but didn't tell the owner anything about it)
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Yes, I was referring to non-polychromatic; no metallic or pearls, just straight-up on-the-rocks black. "If you can't move it, paint it." - U.S. Army
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