REAR ROLL PAN DONE..HAVE QUESTION ABOUT SATIN BLACK PAINT!!!

[Guest 400HP280z]

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HERES A PIC OF THE REAR I DID. made it out of 3 sheets of 24ga steel. had to been and weld quite a bit, but it looks awesome i think. with updated lights (ovals) it will look more like a vette rear.

i took pics of the WHOLE process so if anyone wants them let me know.

 

i want to paint my car satin black. i want it to be LOWKEY. FOR THOSES THAT HAVE PAINTED A CAR SATIN BLACK, DID YOU USE AN AUTOMOTIVE BRAND PAINT OR RUSTOLIEUM FROM HOME DEPOT OR WHEREEVER? i looked at rustolieum and i think it will work great. i will be sparying it on (NOT using a roller.)

anyway whats the best way to go, not looking for a showcar finish, just want the Z one color.

[Z-TARD]

Looks awsome! I have to admit, I had my doubts when I saw the cardboard mock-up, but the finished product looks totally bitchin . The Vette tail lights are gonna look right at home in there. I posted a few weeks ago about the possibilities of using a dull black/gray coating like non stick cookware for a finish. One of the guys that replied had painted his car satin black with a roller. Yeah, roller. It looked really good too . I guess the general opinion is that rattle can paint jobs come out looking patchy and mottled, no matter how much time you put into it. I suppose if you painted with Rustoleum satin black, and then wet sanded the entire car down to around 1000 grit, it would make a fairly uniform satin finish. Hoprfully one of the paint gods will chime in with some more expertise. Again, awsome work on that roll pan.

 

Mike

[Guest 400HP280z]

thanks for the kind words. i didn't think i was going to get the curves right at fisrt either. fisrt time working with thin metal.

 

i was thinking of getting the corvette style rear from Dave at AZ Z cars. wife likes the light panel i made better. what do you guys think?

 

as far as the paint goes. i'm going to buy a gal of satin black and use a gun and compressor. not rattlecan.it even says on the back of the can that you can thin it out to spray it. its 20 bucks a gal for the rustolieum where as if i get satin black from the auto paint store its $113 a gal. big difference.

[Z-TARD]

I didn't notice that you filled in the side clearance lights and the vents behind the quarter windows before, looks very clean. I like the look of a car with minimal surface detail, like a giant Hot Wheels car kind of. Makes you notice the car, rather than all the shiney Bling! Bling! attached to it. Again, awsome work

 

 

Mike