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i like the idea, but i know a buddy of mine that did the exact same thing to his black f150 tailgate. he wet sanded afterwards and everything and it

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Old 05-16-2011, 10:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i like the idea, but i know a buddy of mine that did the exact same thing to his black f150 tailgate. he wet sanded afterwards and everything and it looke pretty ok... at first... about 2 car washes later it looked like a spray painted tailgate..
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i like the idea, but i know a buddy of mine that did the exact same thing to his black f150 tailgate. he wet sanded afterwards and everything and it looke pretty ok... at first... about 2 car washes later it looked like a spray painted tailgate..
That is exactly what happens. The only way a satin black paint job will hold up is by using a high quality automotive paint with flattening agent mixed in the clear.
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That is exactly what happens. The only way a satin black paint job will hold up is by using a high quality automotive paint with flattening agent mixed in the clear.
that satin clear is near $150 dollars a quart too which is why satin black is a "baller" color. also anybody ever tell you what happens when you spray a standered paint over Krylon if your thinking of redoing it before you sell it? It's called instant hammer finish, only use krylon if you never plan to use good paint again or are prepared to pay to have every sq.in. and seam sanded all the way down to bare and then puttied, self etched, filler primed, spot puttied, primed based and cleared (expensive as all hell). if you wanted satin black and had to do it yourself i would have invested $400 in a cheap compressor/dryer/filter/suction spray gun/$300 in some ok black, and clear, and enough satin clear for two coats(if you can find the two clears that will work together to save some $) and been out $1000 in better paint that will LAST. Satin is higher maintenance than matte so you may end up redoing it yearly anyway to keep it looking nice going the spray bomb route. Spray bombs are usually good for small things like door handles but in the future stay the F**k away from krylon pick a different brand of spray paint that will be more compatible like the sherwin williams automotive line custom mixed spray cans. For another hundred over what you spent you could have had much better paint with no worries of it reacting in the future to a multistage job, and with better resistance to the elements. Not hating just saying there are other low buck options that would yield even better results.

Also when i redid my friends bumber outside years ago, cost myself a lot of time when an effing piece of grass from his neighbors lawn landed on it.

Edit:Also THIS is constructive criticism, not trying to stop you from doing it, just giving you some info that will make it easier/better in the future

Also make sure you watch your temperatures when you apply certain paints/putties as some will not cure correctly if the temperature or humidity are outside of the manufacturers specs, or with direct sunlight. Be careful about the time of day and weather when you paint outside.
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looks good man, i like it.

i just don't know that krylon is gonna last very long. It lasted like 3 months on my door handles...
We used the same stuff to paint a 240 last summer and it is his daily driver and still looks fine. Granted it wasn't satin but still it's held up pretty well.

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That is exactly what happens. The only way a satin black paint job will hold up is by using a high quality automotive paint with flattening agent mixed in the clear.
I guess we will see in the years to come. Like I said if it doesn't work out for me I will just shell out the cash to have it done "right".

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that satin clear is near $150 dollars a quart too which is why satin black is a "baller" color. also anybody ever tell you what happens when you spray a standered paint over Krylon if your thinking of redoing it before you sell it? It's called instant hammer finish, only use krylon if you never plan to use good paint again or are prepared to pay to have every sq.in. and seam sanded all the way down to bare and then puttied, self etched, filler primed, spot puttied, primed based and cleared (expensive as all hell). if you wanted satin black and had to do it yourself i would have invested $400 in a cheap compressor/dryer/filter/suction spray gun/$300 in some ok black, and clear, and enough satin clear for two coats(if you can find the two clears that will work together to save some $) and been out $1000 in better paint that will LAST. Satin is higher maintenance than matte so you may end up redoing it yearly anyway to keep it looking nice going the spray bomb route. Spray bombs are usually good for small things like door handles but in the future stay the F**k away from krylon pick a different brand of spray paint that will be more compatible like the sherwin williams automotive line custom mixed spray cans. For another hundred over what you spent you could have had much better paint with no worries of it reacting in the future to a multistage job, and with better resistance to the elements. Not hating just saying there are other low buck options that would yield even better results.

Also when i redid my friends bumber outside years ago, cost myself a lot of time when an effing piece of grass from his neighbors lawn landed on it.

Edit:Also THIS is constructive criticism, not trying to stop you from doing it, just giving you some info that will make it easier/better in the future

Also make sure you watch your temperatures when you apply certain paints/putties as some will not cure correctly if the temperature or humidity are outside of the manufacturers specs, or with direct sunlight. Be careful about the time of day and weather when you paint outside.
Constructive criticism and tips don't bother or offend me. Thanks for taking the time/effort to type up this post.
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