Flat paint finish on a DD?

Wally said:

In reply to Adrian_Thompson :

You have my vote. I don’t understand why you wouldn’t want a nice shiny finish on a vehicle. 

Because nobody can see it under the dirt and mud, anyhow.

My 54 Chevy daily driver for many years had flat paint. I drove it all through college and fire academy and paramedic school. The paint was bomb proof. You couldn't hurt it. I used some left over orange basecoat I had laying around and covered it with PPG Flex n Flat clear.

It was in Rod and Custom magazine about 20 years ago. That was when the flat look was still a new trend. It was about the only time in my life that I was a trendsetter.

The suede paint on the 54 was just leftover from when I built this truck.

I had bought two gallons of base to paint the truck with and wound up not using near all of it. I hated to let good paint go to waste, so the 54 got fresh color. I preferred the flat paint due to it's durability. I washed that car with a bug sponge or a worn out Scotchbrite.

Curtis, you’re plenty talented and paint is more time consuming than it is rocket science.  A multi stage mica might be a bit much for a beginner but a nice root beer metallic base coat/ clear coat should be within your ability. Don’t rush and shoot a couple practice pieces to see how the paint lays down and you should do fine.

Adrian_Thompson said:

Other vehicles may get different rules.