I don't know that I've seen much discussion on paint here, but since I'm gonna paint it myself, and you guys always have an opinion....

I am thinking about going flat, or suede finish. A friend of mine says I'm crazy. Can't buff or sand out problems....

I like the look, A LOT.

I'm not going for SHOW quality... I'm gonna DRIVE this thing if I ever get it done...

 

You can fix it lot easier then with glossy paint, just repair, sand and repaint the spot.

But you should be afraid, very afraid; you are only one tiny step away from going with the Patina (rust and old flaking paint) look!

 

I am about convinced I am going to do the same. Most auto paint stores will mix any color for you in a single stage paint without the gloss...whatever you want. At least the one by my house will.

There are a few companies that sell it as well such as:
Hot Rod Flatz

I am thinking of doing some type of copper pearl.

 

mines kinda flat, but you know, i like mine with no shine too. so i say go for it.
heres mine, like i said, it shines a little.. but you can tell it doesnt have clear on it(especially if you see it in person) the pics make it look shiny... what colours are you thinking about?

ppg yellow primer mixed with vermilion base

 

I actually REALLY like flat to satin black paint on a project, gives it such a mean look.

 

IF I had it to do over again, I would have left it ORIGINAL old rusty patina. I really DO like that look... but now hours and hours and more hours of body work and sanding... it's in primer, almost ready for color...
SO to not get too far away from the old patina look... suede / flat finish it is....

Going with original MEADOW GREEN... (at least that's been the plan from the begining...) but I also wasn't going dark side, either.
Now my flattie has a Merc Crank, bored, with new valve seats, full flow oil, adj. lifters and 3 deuce carbs..... OTHER THAN THAT, it's STOCK.

 

cant wait to see it! you better post some pics the minute you get it done, dont even wait for it to dry.
my truck used to be a colour very close to meadow grean(it was flat too), theres a pic in my albums of the old paint if you want to see it.

 

My '56 is a suede black. I first painted it with Single Stage. I didn't care for it too much as it seemed like it would show water spots, finger prints, bug stains all too well.
I then repainted it with a Base Coat - Clear Coat with the Clear having deadener in it. I like it a lot better.....I can actually use Spray-on Detailer and wipe it off which gets rid of all the aforementioned problems. The finish is like a satin to semi-gloss.
When using a shiney Clear Coat; one can sand out the imperfections and buff it out.... when using the deadener in the clear; what you spray is what you get! What I mean is if you start sanding out any imperfections in the deadened Clear; the results will not be of a uniform consistancy. My garage suede paint job gets more comments at carshows than anything about the truck.

 

just checked it out, looks real good!

 

Ah crap, thanks for that, now I have to think about my paint job again... looks so sick

 

Hey Steve, do you hear the call of the DARKSIDE?????????? Its not stock anymore with the Merc crank (I'm just kidding) I LOVE the suede look too and am definatley goin to do my panel truck that way when I get around to working on it.

 

98% of a good paint job is the prep. Who ever told you you can't buff out problems with the suede finish is right, but kind of missing the big picture - you take care of those faults BEFORE you put the finish coat on.

And th ebest way to see those faults is to prime with flat black or very dark gray primer. They will pop out like a sore thumb.

If you do your prep right and feather out everything correctly, your suede finish will look fantastic. The ONLY thing you should have to do with a finish coat (unless you are using lacquer) is spray it on.

 

just finished body work hooray now ready for paint thought long and hard about suede but decided it doesnt have the depth i need or the appeal im looking for It somehow looks unfinished to me some ways i think its just a fad other ways i think its not bad on the right vehicle its your truck do what you want man

 

I'm ALWAYS hearing the seductive call of the Darkside. Beconing me toward the rocks of the stormy sea. The Darkside calls... but the Force is strong with this one.
Stay the course, stay true BLUE.

(Merc is Ford.... Don't know about the triple deuce though.

 

If you like the patina finish you could try to achieve it. Like many experts, I've never done it myself but have read a little about how to do it. First you spray a color that looks like red primer, or color of your choice, then apply the finished color(s) and once dry use a scuff pad to "wear off" the top coats to reveal the "primer" to give it a weather look. Add some worn lettering on the doors and clear it all and you have a cool old truck. Just an idea. If I wanted an old truck look I'd try it. Google "patina paint job" and you'll find a lot of information.