BLACKEST black?

[Cato]

Who has found the black that is PURE black, no tinge of brown, gray or reds????

I mean mile-deep, pitch black. No pearl or metallic, in either model or general paint (Duplicolor, Krylon, etc). Doesn't matter lacquer or not.

What is it?

[Ace-Garageguy]

In 1:1, House of Kolor is about the blackest straight black I've seen.

[VW Dave]

Do you need a gloss, semigloss, matte or flat black?

[Cato]

Do you need a gloss, semigloss, matte or flat black?

I'd like which ever is blackest and can clear or polish as desired. Ultimate goal is wet-look deepest black.

[my80malibu]

I like Duplicolor gloss black

[Chas SCR]

Du Pont 1950 Plym black is the true black that has not other hue numbers in the mix.

[slusher]

HOK black or dupont gm pitch black ..

[hvymtl]

Toyota Super Black . Mid ninties color was the blackest i have mixed at work

Michael

[Chief Joseph]

Wicked Colors Jet Black is very, very black. It dries to a semigloss sheen but can be clearcoated.

[Cato]

Great tips and thanks guys. I'll investigate them.

[Monty]

A friend of mine (member purepmd on this board) built a model of this funny car using Tamiya acrylics. He says Tamiya X1 acrylic black is the deepest black he's used.

I laughed when I saw where you wanted to get away from black paint with a tinge of brown. That had to be a Testors reference.

[Monty]

So...it's been a week. How's the investigation going?

[Cato]

I've looked into Wicked Colors Jet Black suggested by The Chief and like it. I'm recovering from eye surgery so progress is slow. Starting the model is still months away and I'm just gathering info and materials slowly.

[BKcustoms]

Kustom Shop triple deep black is the purest black I've found.

[Cato]

Kustom Shop triple deep black is the purest black I've found.

Is this the one you mean Billy?

http://www.tcpglobal.com/Customshop/itemdetail.aspx?itemno=KUS+PSB-8618-4Z

I'm guessing it's a catalyzed urethane-am I right? Don't see it in the description.

[BKcustoms]

Yep, that's the stuff, It's Urethane just like most automotive paints. I'm not sure on the thinner ratios though since I got it in a pre thinned paint kit.

[426hemiman]

Go to an auto paint store and ask for a PPG black that they mix and tell them not to mix anything with it -- just tell them you want the pure black. That would be the blackest I know of. I sell this pure black, but since you're on the east coast, it would probably cost a ridiculous amount to ship a 1 oz. bottle to you.

[Cato]

Thanks to both-very helpful.

[Harry P.]

I'd go with Chris Rock.

[sportandmiah]

Be careful with duplicolor blacks, as most of them have some sort of metal or flake...not noticible on 1:1 cars but very noticible on small model cars.

[Cato]

I'd go with Chris Rock.

YIKES! Glad I didn't say that.

BTW Dirty Harry-I'm asking this because I'm not too lazy to paint the black on MY Pocher...