Has anyone here just sprayed there truck down with black primer and left it like that? I have been weighing my options and been thinking of a Diesel but want to fix the paint defects. I can have it done for a few hundred dollars. How durable is primer. I have seen like Rustoleum used to paints hoods and spoilers on Mustangs to give it that Flat Black look. Thats what I am wanting to do with the truck. Any help would be great.

 

Well, I just replied to a different thread about this, but I'll post it here too. Look at John Deere Blitz Black. My buddy and I just painted a Jeep Cherokee this last year, and it's holding up great, and looks awesome. Here's a link to a wiki page about it: http://crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/...tz_Black_paint

 

This same thing was on an episode of Trucks! on spike. They said that primer is pourous. They used some sorta thing where they painted the truck flat black and they had something done to the clear coat to not let it shine, but still protect the paint. I haven't seen it in a while tho.

Cant find a link. It was project "old skool" a '50 somethin F100

 

I went n talked to an old teacher on mine who is a body man on the side. He said we could sand the truck down and use a flat black sealant. He would cost less then $200 to do my entire truck.

 

They sell a flat and a semi gloss black paint at Farm & fleet...tractor paint.
I have the flat along with some gloss hardner hoping to get somewhere near semi gloss.
This is going on the bottom (side) and hood of a jeep truck.
Their tractor paint is cheap and durable.
Gene

 

They used a black basecoat/clearcoat system, only, the clear had a flattener added to it. Depending how much you add determines how shiney or dull the clear will be. This is probably the best way to do it. Many use black epoxy primer but that doesn't give the protection you want.

 

Ya thats why we decided to go with a flat black sealent so I will still have the protection. I didnt want anything shining.

 

There's a product out now called "Hot Rod Black" by Kirker. Its a single stage where you add hardener but NO further reduction is necessary. Its a satin finish. And its like $45 buck for 3/4 of a gallon. Not bad.

 

Just thought I'd chime in and let ya know the Valspar paint at Farm & Fleet
worked out real nice!
I did use the flat with a gloss hardner and it looks semi
This is an oil based paint, it went on very easy and really looks great!
I reduced it about 75-25
The price is right and the finish is what I was looking for.
Good luck
Gene

 

Thanks for all the help guys

 

^^ what he said. If you just throw primer on there and leave it at that you will not get the corrosion protection needed. Primer is porous and sooner or later you will end up with corrosion problems.