Need Help Trying to Mute my Metallic Black Paint

NG19 said:
I have a 68 mustang and I don't like glitter all over a classic car.
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Excellent reason.
I once topped the sealant on my pearl white with some Mothers carnauba. Very nice wax but it definitely lost some pop.
In the meantime save up for that Highland Green paint job.
 
Dogfather said:
Excellent reason.
I once topped the sealant on my pearl white with some Mothers carnauba. Very nice wax but it definitely lost some pop.
In the meantime save up for that Highland Green paint job.
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Okay I will try that thanks. Should I avoid any polishes and glazes or could those help me conceal the flakes?
 
EVOlved said:
Nice advise Bob. OP have enough common sense to not listen to this please. I have never tried to mute mine so couldn't tell you sorry, I can tell you that SON1C Protowax 93 definitely adds pop though ;).
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I've never tried to "mute" metallics either.
Just no gentle, waxing-way to ever do it.
Harsher-ways/means, though, may not be acceptable.

I have absolutely no doubts that the OP has the
common sense to recognize sarcasm regarding
the roads suggested to travel towards his:
"muting of metallic"-destination...
No matter the directions he has been given.

The: "adds pop" road-map, IMHO, would probably lead to
The Road Less Traveled...for this particular scenario.

Bob
 
I have no first hand experience with these products, but I wonder what PB blackhole or turtlewax black wax would do for you. I've read these can subdue the flake in paints a bit.
 
hollerstiltner said:
I have no first hand experience with these products, but I wonder what PB blackhole or turtlewax black wax would do for you. I've read these can subdue the flake in paints a bit.
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PB Blackhole might mute the flake a little. I used it last fall on my VW black pearl paint and really like the results. It made the paint appear to be a deep inky pool. I think the big variable is the flake itself. On my car, the flake material is tiny and not highly concentrated. The pain on the OP's car, if aftermarket, may have large highly reflective flakes. If that is the case, I don't know if any of the recommendations we've made will help much.

Another LSP suggestion might be Collinite 845. I've found it to produce a deep warm shine that might produce a more favorable appearance to the perfectly clear glassy shine you get with some modern sealants.
 
Natty's Blue Paste Wax from Poorboy's World has been something I've seen suggested to have some slight flake muting ability.

One time I did a side by side comparison, using Poorboy's "Polish with Sealant" on one side of a lighter silver metallic painted Toyota Tacoma, polished the other half with Optimum "Poli-Seal" and noted that the flake on the Poli-Seal side was much more muted than the PWS side....That's a totally different color though.
 
Sand it down with Cyclo 12,000 grit sanding disks. That should mute the flake.
 
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