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Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:11 pm
by Firebreather
I'm planning for respray, and have a few paint decisions to make.

I know it has to be black :D but should I go for flat black or metallic? What are the pros and cons of each? I've heard that with metallic paint if it gets scratched then its a lot harder to fix. Can the paint still be blended in or does a whole panel have to be painted which could be expensive if the rear quarter gets scratched?

And what colour black is good? I don't really care about it being the original pontiac black, I'd rather have a bit more of a common one. So what's a good one as there's probably a million different blacks?

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Re: Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:47 pm
by banker
Dark black is better :D

Metallic would look cool, yes there is a possible issue with matching but if you went back to same person it's not a problem.

Rocky has blended some repairs on mine seamlessly

Re: Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:19 pm
by Firebreather
Metallic it is then :)

Is yours metallic?

Re: Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:27 pm
by banker
It's silver....... :D

Re: Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:36 am
by Retro
My other car is a silver metallic. It's a little harder to blend but in the right hands the paint can be blended in properly. Personally, black metallic would look the business :thumb:

Re: Metallic or normal paint?

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:08 pm
by Old Bird
Mettallic Black requires a clear coat over the base coat, making it more expensive, straight gloss doesnt require clear coating, so it tends to be cheaper to do, plus its easier to blend ( especially black ).