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I've read that some people choose to use a very dull base-coat clear-coat black paint for their Mach hoods instead of the flat black paint.....they say it is easier to clean and wax and look better too...! I kind of like the idea of having a nice coat of clear over my paint.....what do you guys think?
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Originally posted by montreal ponies@April 20, 2005, 7:15 PM
I've read that some people choose to use a very dull base-coat clear-coat black paint for their Mach hoods instead of the flat black paint.....they say it is easier to clean and wax and look better too...! I kind of like the idea of having a nice coat of clear over my paint.....what do you guys think?
I've read that some people choose to use a very dull base-coat clear-coat black paint for their Mach hoods instead of the flat black paint.....they say it is easier to clean and wax and look better too...! I kind of like the idea of having a nice coat of clear over my paint.....what do you guys think?
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Originally posted by montreal ponies@April 20, 2005, 9:23 PM
Correct me if i'm wrong, but you can't use wax on your flat black paint, otherwise you'll stain it right!
Correct me if i'm wrong, but you can't use wax on your flat black paint, otherwise you'll stain it right!
B, did you put flat clear all over you car or just the black?
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Will probably use a semi-gloss black paint with clear, i mean i don't care about the reflections at all.....i want ease of maintenance....and i think it will look cool too...
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Originally posted by bnickel+April 20, 2005, 10:38 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bnickel @ April 20, 2005, 10:38 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-montreal ponies@April 20, 2005, 7:15 PM
I've read that some people choose to use a very dull base-coat clear-coat black paint for their Mach hoods instead of the flat black paint.....they say it is easier to clean and wax and look better too...! I kind of like the idea of having a nice coat of clear over my paint.....what do you guys think?
I've read that some people choose to use a very dull base-coat clear-coat black paint for their Mach hoods instead of the flat black paint.....they say it is easier to clean and wax and look better too...! I kind of like the idea of having a nice coat of clear over my paint.....what do you guys think?
http://www.1969stang.com/gallery/bnickel69gt
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How's she wax? I have my painted with an epoxy . . .and while it looks great it does smear rather easy, and forget about waxing it. (Even though I was told I could, and later found out the hard way I couldn't)
I'm thinking about either having a lite coat of clear (with flat agent) sprayed over or going your route.
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Originally posted by pakrat+April 21, 2005, 11:15 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pakrat @ April 21, 2005, 11:15 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-montreal ponies@April 20, 2005, 9:23 PM
Correct me if i'm wrong, but you can't use wax on your flat black paint, otherwise you'll stain it right!
Correct me if i'm wrong, but you can't use wax on your flat black paint, otherwise you'll stain it right!
B, did you put flat clear all over you car or just the black?
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just the black and it can be waxed, i've already waxed the tailpanel because it streaked real bad the first time i washed it and i couldn't get it to look right, iwas told i could wax it so i decided to give it a try, worked great and didn't really make the flat paint shiny like someone said it would, it did make the black much deeper though.
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Good article in Mustang monthly about what route to take when it comes to painting hoods on Mach 1's and Bosse's......as i can see, there seems to be two school taughts on this, those that really want to keep the original look and don't care about flat black and those concerned about maintenance and so forth and going with glossy black.....that's probably what i'll end up doing too....the glossy way....
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