Nice ZL1 Camaro restoration site

[70 copo]

I agree with Micky.... It is not too hard to make.

[CamarosRus]

Micky and others........Do you have a way to "brighten" the DP-90 or I then used PPG Acylic Enamel Gloss black and added a flatner to retard the gloss and a hardner for durability........You professionals have the expereince......just curious if in fact you cover the DP with something else???
Chuck Sharin

[micky69396]

I havent worked with the LF that much yet, just starting to use it actually, but there are a few ways to change it by the amount of activator, different activator, retarder, pigment, etc. The only drawback to DP is the color itself, usually has a brownish hue to it straight out of the can, but it can be worked with to change that too. As a rule I dont use it for underhood stuff, mostly chassis parts and floorpans (depending on the car), how it was supposed to be, otherwise it is other blacks that we make.

[x44d80]

I contacted C&V Restorations who did the ZL-1 about the color of the floor pans and he emailed me back with this reply, "We use Spies Hecker paint and the black is a high solid single stage that we put a flattening agent in, its roughly 50% semi gloss, we mix it 1 to 1 on the firewall,floor pans and sub frame. The inner fenders and heater box cover are about 30% gloss, slightly glossier then the rest of the area's that are black."

[Denis]

30% gloss is glossier than 50% semi gloss?

[micky69396]

He just give out percentages opposite of most everyone is all. If you want to do it just mix some paint and match it to the degree of gloss you like to use. Everybody has there own way of doing it.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I have used the DP90 and LF's, and was able to give it some more gloss by adding DT reducers to make it a sealer. I used the same reducer regardless of the temperature on that given day to give different components a little different gloss %. I don't think the gloss % was a spec. requirement back in the day when GM was building them, so it doesn't have to be so uniform. Just don't use the 402 catalyst unless it's like 50 degrees or cooler.
M