Painting the hood advice/input

[GAWear]

So I am going to be painting my new hood in a week or so.

I am leaning towards a flat black.

My question is should I clear coat it or not?


I want the flat black look but want it to hold up also

[Waffles]

Are you going with spray paint or real car paint?

[GAWear]

Not sure!

At first I was going to do spray paint but my dad is a painter by trade....So he has all the stuff it's just getting him to do it lmao.

All though he isn't working right now so probably real car paint.

[Waffles]

Look up Suede colors. They are the flat/primer looking ones that protect like a normal car paint.

[99PreludeSh]

Yes please do real paint. Do you know what kind of paint you are going to go with? Most paint companies make a satin clear coat that is very durable.

I sprayed my hood with GM8555 black about 3 or 4 years ago and it has held up nicely even without any sort of clear coat.

[speed]

No matter what you use its not gonna look flat unless the clear is also a flat,that being said its really hard to make spraypaint look good on a hood. Its such a wide area it always looks streaky.

Plus since your dads a painter it would be stupid to do something like spray paint anything on your car. Do you know how many people would kill to have a real painter in the family? Leave the spraypaint to cheap bastards like me thankyouverymuch.

[GAWear]

No idea what paint I am going to use. Would perfer something that doesn't break the bank!


Speed well my dad is a Union painter not an automobile painter. He has done some race cars and a couple of his old 4x4s. He would do a great job either way.