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NOOOO! Black is VERY difficult to do. It's
not the color as much as it is reflectivity. Black shows EVERYTHING.
Every bump, ripple, wart, etc. This is totally opposite of how black is
slimming on your significant other. The difference is that on cars black
is shiny and on people usually flat. Now if you are going for the the
Robocop look, flat black is ok and forgiving.
The easiest colors in terms of forgiveness are
light non-metallic colors. As things get darker they show up more
problems. My 73 was honey gold non-metallic and looked really good until
you got your face down the side and then you could see some ripples. If it
had been black it would have looked like crap!
I HOPE to be ready to paint a car black in a couple
years and 5-6 more paint jobs. Not there yet but every car is better than
the one before.
The problem with MAACO and other cheap paint jobs
is that they do not do anything more than scuff the surface and shoot
color. This is ok if your body is already right but they rarely are.
Plus, MAACO buys their colors in 55 gallon drums and you have a limited
selection unless you are going for their super duper executive platinum imperial
level paint job which cost as much as the normal shops but is still done by the
team that cranks out 39.95 paint jobs most the time.
Painting is 99% preparation...well 95%
anyway. The color is the easiest part.
KerryP
Patch panels fabricated Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx dte.net/57imperial Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a bunch of lesser marques
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