frame paint

[Nova Jed]

I just sprayed some "tins", motorcycle parts, for a guy using some PPG product that turned out rather well. You can vary the mix, or buy the flattening paste, to make it almost any sheen you want to. It's not cheap and it has to be mixed right.

Whatever the Mayor uses on his front clips looks great to me! I'm sure it's more durable then a "flattened" clear over a base. IMO anyway.

[RamAirDave]

The Sikkens Rally Black is pretty good, looks just a bit shinier than the comparable Standox and SW products that we've used in the last few years(single stage semi blacks). They'll gain a little more gloss with each coat.

We also use 5 other shades of black (don't really use 0% gloss) using BC/CC with varying amounts of flattener in the clear.

But I'm not a painter, I just look at our test panels and tell him what "color" I want each part.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I'd stay away from the Omni stuff, I'd use Krylon before that junk.

[bigchevydaddy]

I've painted a fair ammount of Omni and have had generally good results, although I prefer the PPG base with the Omni clears for better coverage. If you're on a tight budget or just painting your work truck (and don't want to spend $1500 on materials), Omni works.

[beater68427]

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I'd stay away from the Omni stuff, I'd use Krylon before that junk.

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What problems have you had with it? I use PPG in general, my dealer supplies omni also, I had posted a similar post wanting to know what was the best black to be used on firewalls, I then asked my distributor about it and he sent a few pints of various supplies for me to mess with and I really liked the finish with the Black base with harner in it from Omni, I have subjected the sprayed panel with chemicals with no damage to finish, I even heated it with the propane torch (simulate header heat) and held up good? Now the red on the car is PPG single stage, but was going to use the omni base deal underneath. Might not now

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I've painted a few open wheel race cars with it, just don't like it - didn't like the coverage, the way it laid out, etc... I think you get what you pay for.

[Bergerz28]

In my shop we use Glasurit and on most GM's we use single-stage with a flattening agent and depending on the gloss or sheen to aqiure the choice it goes by weight not the percentage of mixture, very easy, super durable. I have been using Glasurit for many years and it is a great product.

[Nova Jed]

So, you are saying that the flattening agent works better on the weight measurement then on the percentages? No wonder I was having problems.