crowe-t Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) I'll be painting a body soon in black. I have base coat lacquer and gloss clear which I'm used to spraying. I see a lot of black cars without clear. I'd like to see how black comes out with clear. Edited May 1, 2020 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I clear over every color. This is the only black one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 This isn't going to tell you what you want to know, but.... Photos of other builders' black paint aren't going to tell you much. YOUR results are going to depend entirely on how well YOU can polish out the clearcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Sorry for a long post, but that's the majority of the black cars in my collection SAM_2373 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1993 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (259) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_2351 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_2535 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (88) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (103) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (173) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (178) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (193) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (208) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (253) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_2540 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0364 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_2551 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0646 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0010 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Thanks Roger and Eric for the pictures! They look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 32 minutes ago, Snake45 said: This isn't going to tell you what you want to know, but.... Photos of other builders' black paint aren't going to tell you much. YOUR results are going to depend entirely on how well YOU can polish out the clearcoat. I understand. I've read a few posts regarding black paint and some guys have said black looks better without clear. All my builds have clear over the color which I polish. I just wanted to get an idea of how black looks with clear. I like what I'm seeing in these pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry57 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 But just to add to the discussion, this is single stage PPG enamel. No clear and no polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I've built a few. All with Duplicolor "Universal Black" and Duplicolor clear lacquer. 1960 Mercury Parklane Convertible 1962 Ford Sunliner Convertible 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I've built a few. All with Duplicolor "Universal Black" and Duplicolor clear lacquer. 1960 Mercury Parklane Convertible 1962 Ford Sunliner Convertible 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop Steve Steve, How in the heck do you get your chrome trim so laser straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 hours ago, henry57 said: But just to add to the discussion, this is single stage PPG enamel. No clear and no polishing. That's an amazing finish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Some of mine. [ [u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Steve, How in the heck do you get your chrome trim so laser straight? If you go to the "Tips, Tricks and Tutorials" section. there is a thread called "Wheel Arch Molding Foiling Tutorial". It shows my method for foiling not only wheel arches, but all of the body trim, utilizing blue painters tape as a guide. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 A lot depends on the paint. Some have more inherent gloss than others. 1. This 68 Chevelle is painted off the gun with Matthews gloss black poly Same model and paint with Matthews clear poly added You can see it added a little depth. This 70 Chevelle was painted with walmart Color Place gloss black then cleared with Testors Wet Look lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: If you go to the "Tips, Tricks and Tutorials" section. there is a thread called "Wheel Arch Molding Foiling Tutorial". It shows my method for foiling not only wheel arches, but all of the body trim, utilizing blue painters tape as a guide. Steve Found it, read it, LOVE IT! Thank you so much for sharing. My process will officially be changed. I also like someone else's tip to color the tip of the blade for contrast. That has always been a challenge (seeing where I am going) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gman Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 There are some stunning black finishes in this thread. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/profile/9892-lovefordgalaxie/ ^^ this forum member has produced a number of great black finishes (heck, a number of great finishes in general) also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 3 hours ago, gman said: There are some stunning black finishes in this thread. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/profile/9892-lovefordgalaxie/ ^^ this forum member has produced a number of great black finishes (heck, a number of great finishes in general) also But if I recall correctly, Tulio didn't use clear coats over his paint jobs. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 A friend had said he thought black with clear looked a bit out of scale. I like how clear looks if it's not too thick. From what I see above in all these pictures clear over black looks great. I'm used to spraying base coat/clear coat lacquers. I think I'll use the clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmidd65 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Here is one I did a few years back. Tamiya Black with Testor's Glosscote Lacquer. The decals were terrible so I had to seal them in with a coat of Future floor polish to protect them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 5:26 PM, mrm said: I really like this. As soon as the world reopens and I can use my Hobby Lobby coupon, I gotta get one of these. I have been staring at them and not buying. Not sure if the LHS has it or not. (Still open). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Some very smooth as glass paint jobs on this thread. It could be better but it’s the only car I did black so far. While polishing the clear, I broke through to the black on the drivers door. After adding Future to it, I can’t even tell where it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 8 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: But if I recall correctly, Tulio didn't use clear coats over his paint jobs. Steve You are correct. He gets very nice results without clear, and IIRC uses automotive enamels for many of his paint jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmb0319 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Here’s a couple of mine... I actually don’t recall the paint and clear I used. Most likely Duplicolor for the paint, but I’ve tried tons of different clears over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Rodent said: I really like this. As soon as the world reopens and I can use my Hobby Lobby coupon, I gotta get one of these. I have been staring at them and not buying. Not sure if the LHS has it or not. (Still open). I personally had a blast building it, so you should definitely get one and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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