Hot Rod Flats Durability?
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Hot Rod Flats Durability? well after getting hit by a drunk chick i decided to just get the whole car painted with the insurance (i also bought myself a new vfn hood 
) im really leaning to the hot rod flatz black to paint the whole car but im worried about the durability of it. it is a single stage paint without a clearcoat and that is whats making me get alittle worried about it.
to anyone who has ever used it. how has it held up to the weather? mine will be outside 24/7
) im really leaning to the hot rod flatz black to paint the whole car but im worried about the durability of it. it is a single stage paint without a clearcoat and that is whats making me get alittle worried about it. to anyone who has ever used it. how has it held up to the weather? mine will be outside 24/7
hot rod black does provide uv ray protection if thats what you getting at. The prep work will make a paint job durable, no flaking.... from my experience, ive been professionally painting for 5 years, i have had no problems with it.
Contact Ocala93TA (I believe that is the correct user name). He painted his car SEM Hot Rod Black which is a single stage satin black. He says it has held up well for over a year now.
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I just painted some stripes with this on my truck. Seems to be holding up well, only complaint I have is that you CANNOT spray wax and wipe it. It has to be washed to get the crap off. There is no protective coat on it, and I scratched the **** out of it. Another pointer, ensure the mix is spot on everytime and the gun pressure stays equal. You can actually adjust how "flat" the black actually gets.
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I am a painter and fabricator and a restoration shop. I sprayed my old 67 chevy truck with SEM Hot Rod Black. It looked great but did fade a little over time. I just sprayed a military issue *****'s pickup with Hot Rod Flatz Olive Drab green, and it laid out a little nicer and was easier to spray than the SEM paint, but haven't got to test its durability yet and the vehicle isn't completely back together yet. Hot rod flatz does have a flat clear, and I know its an added cost, but could be worth it for ease of mind if you feel you need a clear coat.
My buddy has been painting for about 6 years now on a daily basis. I've also decided on flat black. He told me the Hot Rod black doesn't really last. He told me to use the true Lambo flat black with a flattened clear and like bowtie said, get the mix PERFECT or it won't match.
At several hundred $$$ for materials alone, I told him screw it. 1 gal of flat black Rustoleum, thank you very much hahaha
At several hundred $$$ for materials alone, I told him screw it. 1 gal of flat black Rustoleum, thank you very much hahaha
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I painted my hot rod MG with that Sem Hot Rod black, it was a little weird going on but I love it. With the catylist you put in it, it should last a long time. I know it's tough as nails to sand off, I had to redo a door due to the air hose smacking it. So far no stone chips or any other problems. It's been about a year since being painted.
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My buddy has been painting for about 6 years now on a daily basis. I've also decided on flat black. He told me the Hot Rod black doesn't really last. He told me to use the true Lambo flat black with a flattened clear and like bowtie said, get the mix PERFECT or it won't match.
At several hundred $$$ for materials alone, I told him screw it. 1 gal of flat black Rustoleum, thank you very much hahaha
At several hundred $$$ for materials alone, I told him screw it. 1 gal of flat black Rustoleum, thank you very much hahaha
^^This. Every sight I did research on had the same opinion. The SEM Hot Rod paint is the best Satin on the market right now for a true single stage paint. No one I have seen has had ANY complaints about it chipping off or chalkin up/fading out over time.
Damn! Well I almost hit the anniversary to the date of the last post, but I'm not going to wait 20 days 
So how did that SEM Hot Rod Flat work out with you guys? I am going to have my T/A Vert murdered out and I want to use the best out there of what I can afford. The guy painting my Bird seems to like PPG, but I've heard that DuPont makes a murdered out specific kit that suppose to be the ****.
So how did that SEM Hot Rod Flat work out with you guys? I am going to have my T/A Vert murdered out and I want to use the best out there of what I can afford. The guy painting my Bird seems to like PPG, but I've heard that DuPont makes a murdered out specific kit that suppose to be the ****.
