Black paint

[drodg]

I am going to be building a 71 Demon 340 new tool and it will be black.  I haven't painted a car black gloss in a long time if ever and wondering what is the best black to use?   Thanks everyone.  

[espo]

I have had good luck with Tamiya TS-14 Black in rattle cans. I'll also recommend their Clear Gloss as a topcoat. 

[Bainford]

A second vote for Tamiya lacquer, either the TS-14 spray bomb as used on David's beautiful Starliner above, or airbrush the LP-1 bottle paint (after thinning, of course). If you wish to use clear, I would recommend the Tamiya stuff as well. Some people find black troublesome to apply and finish, and the Tamiya paint is as user-friendly as it gets, and looks great.

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 2024 by Bainford

[Fat Brian]

Tamiya and Duplicolor are my go to gloss blacks and you can't go wrong with either one, it's really whichever one you're the most comfortable using.

[drodg]

Thanks.  I have used Tamiya sprays for some time now but haven't painted black in so long was wondering what was best to use.   Thanks again.  

[R. Thorne]

I like the ts14.

Edited June 10, 2024 by R. Thorne

[drodg]

Couple great paint jobs!

[R. Thorne]

Sorry, I meant ts14.  I edited my post.

[bobss396]

TS-14 for sure, make sure you lay down enough coats if you plan to color-sand it. 

The day that Earnhardt got killed at Daytona, I was helping a kid my kids knew, he had an Earnhardt car going and his mom asked me to paint it for him. I used of all things a Rustoleum spray can. I gave the kid 10 minutes of free body work... damn... that came out great and needed no polishing.

Edited June 11, 2024 by bobss396

[Ace-Garageguy]

Only "difficult" part about painting anything black...model or real...is that it shows every flaw in the bodywork or prep.

 

[Mike 1017]

I agree, the key to a fabulous black paint job is body prep.
Mike

[drodg]

Thanks everyone.   

[Bainford]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Only "difficult" part about painting anything black...model or real...is that it shows every flaw in the bodywork or prep.

 

I love painting black as it's almost always a great result. The only trouble I have with black is trying to photograph it.

[R. Thorne]

At the risk of going off topic and beating it to death, one of my future builds.

[TNT]

For me dupli color can't be beat. The gray sandable primer and black paint. I am using createx black on a chopper but i wish i had went duplicolor. May strip it and start over. 

Edited June 11, 2024 by TNT