Flat Black Paint

[SHYNEMAN123]

After 35 + years of making things shinny my friends 15 year old son ask me for some help on his Ford Truck. I don't get It.







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Flat Black Paint

[SHYNEMAN123]

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[yakky]

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Is that a Cherry Bomb glass pack I see? ugh. The whole black thing is in, "murdered out" is the new thing, make everything black.

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Is that a Cherry Bomb glass pack I see? ugh. The whole black thing is in, "murdered out" is the new thing, make everything black.

It's a Thrush

If I make everything Black He won't be able to find it at night. LOL

[Michael Stoops]

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We get calls all the time from people with flat paint jobs who are trying to figure out the best way to remove a scratch. Problem is, anything that will remove the scratch will put a shine to the paint so they're sort of stuck with it.

We get other calls from people angry that our wax and/or polish started to make their flat paint job look glossy. It's always a bit of a puzzle when someone is upset that a product performed like it was supposed to!!!

[Hemin8r]

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At SEMA we saw quite a bit of flat black going around. Even a Bentley Continental GT was painted all flat black. Hopefully kids don't mistake it for a chalk board.

[InfiniteDetail]

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Hopefully kids don't mistake it for a chalk board.

Nice!!

Nice job, keep the pics coming. I've seen some flat colors that look decent on the right vehicle, like flat orange on a '56 ford pickup. Not too sure about black though, I think you said it perfectly

[SHYNEMAN123]

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We get calls all the time from people with flat paint jobs who are trying to figure out the best way to remove a scratch. Problem is, anything that will remove the scratch will put a shine to the paint so they're sort of stuck with it.

We get other calls from people angry that our wax and/or polish started to make their flat paint job look glossy. It's always a bit of a puzzle when someone is upset that a product performed like it was supposed to!!!

One neat thing you can do is to go to the paint supplier that the shop used and have them mix up a couple of spray cans for you and when you get a mishap mask it off and spot it in it seems to melt in very nicely with no halo. Almost like keeping your car in primer all the time.

[RaskyR1]

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Nice work Frank! How long you been doing body work?

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Nice work Frank! How long you been doing body work?

Off and on for the past 3 months I have been teaching Zach the 15 year old owner as we go he is such a good kid and wants to learn.

He has done all the tear down and I started him on mud work and all I do is smooth out the rough spots.

[Andy M.]

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Off and on for the past 3 months I have been teaching Zach the 15 year old owner as we go he is such a good kid and wants to learn.

He has done all the tear down and I started him on mud work and all I do is smooth out the rough spots.

Ahh another grasshopper! Lucky, I can think of no one better to learn body work from. Frank is a master!

Nice truck! Great work Frank and Zach!

Andy

[J. A. Michaels]

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Great work guys. Keep the pics coming.

[new2detailing]

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First off, I am glad that you are able to impart some of your expertise to a willing student. It is a great skill to learn.
However, I personally do not get "flat black" paint jobs. Why go through all that body work, straightening panels, mudding, et al and NOT have a nice gleeming, shiny paintjob at the end.(maybe it is the OCD detailer in me). I know it has its roots in the early hot rodding scene, but it is not for me.

[CosmoTiki]

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Off and on for the past 3 months I have been teaching Zach the 15 year old owner as we go he is such a good kid and wants to learn.

He has done all the tear down and I started him on mud work and all I do is smooth out the rough spots.

Nicely done ShyneMan! A great reminder for us all to be mindful to pass that torch down to younger generations. Their style may not be our style, but beneath it all, we're all united as car guys!

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Nicely done ShyneMan! A great reminder for us all to be mindful to pass that torch down to younger generations. Their style may not be our style, but beneath it all, we're all united as car guys!

Well said