proper paint for muscle cars

[Ken Gilkeson]

take a close look, original back in the day not overdone. show paint to boot on this one. good thing I don't judge model contests.

[Austin T]

I'm a little lost here, are you wanting show paint but not paint that is overdone? The way I see it as long as you enjoy the paint on your model that's all that matters.

[Mike Kucaba]

I think he is just pointing out that if you are doing "Correct" or " Period Correct" paint on say 1960-1970 the paint we see on most model(and real) muscle cars is 'way glossier than actual paint on cars of that time.

[Krazy Rick]

Your one of the few that notice this Ken, your 100% right, All of them had a certain look, that only be done with the type of paint that was used at that time, besides that, on a model, it doesn't bury the details & appear to be dipped like glop ..... it has a synthetic plastic gloss look to it, that has never appealed to me ever.Yep, eurathane has killed many a good model, overated & overused. Give me good old lacquer everytime. I think of it this way, a cubic zirconia looks like a diamond to the untrained eye, but why bother with it; if you have the real deal ..... pointless.

[Nells250]

Regarding muscle car paint, my boyfriend always says that to be correct, a 1:1 restoration should be sprayed with single stage paint.  Not color/clear.  Since he is 10 years older than I am, he has seen FAR more original paint cars than I ever will!  The look is indeed different than what ends up on most restored cars these days.