Who makes the blackest of black paint

[ohio]

I am going to have my 1969 z28 camaro painted black with white stripes. Any suggestions as to who makes the blackest of black looking paint? (basecoat/clearcoat). From what i have read on the web, ppg triple black and sikkens makes a very black looking paint.

 

[ronniejay]

I heard that RollsRoyce black was the mo$t expensive. Would that make it the best???

 

[dublifecrisis]

no metallic flake, no pearl then make your clearcoat application tinted or mixed with black?

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Maybe locate and join a discussion forum dedicated to painting cars and see what kind of input they offer?

 

[memnuts]

I know both 3M and PPG make a base black. IIRC they are the cheapest color you can get. I do know that it is a very deep black.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

You could also check with the paint mixers at your local PBE stores for their opinions...

 

[Pipelion]

Hi Ohio from MI.

My Dad owned an auto paint supply store and sold auto paint to hundreds of body shops and dealerships. I grew up in body shops looking at paint jobs.

(I love great paint, especially black!!!)

Many things have change drastically in auto paints, but still equally important in paint jobs is "the job", ie how much work is put into the prep , painting and post work.

All paints are a combo of many colors even blacks and whites. Find an accual car with a black you love (as long as you know your ordering a fatory color or if custom (what it is). Then order that color model year and color code.

Find a car with a great color and paint job and show your painter that's what you want.

In high school two friends had new "69 Z-28s. One a white with black sripes the other yellow with black stipes. We would drive around with both cars and always get lots of attention. Have fun with your Z!

Good fortune with your paint,


Allan

 

[Shade Tree]

BMW Jet Black without question is the deepest & darkest black. It's also one of the softest paints available so BEWARE.

 

[Bobby B.]

I would say House Of Kolor

 

[jlb85]

Mike, post up that picture of the old Ford Pick Up done in single stage black... That picture is burnt into my collective memory as the deepest most intense black I have seen...


edit: went off searching for said picture...


edit 2: FOUND IT! Linked from other website - please advise if this is unacceptable and I will pull it down.

 

[ricka]

boy, i don't know. mercedes always looks the best in black to me. looks like an ink well.

 

[O.C.Detailing]

Make sure you use a Euro clearcoat over whichever black you choose...it has a blue tint to it where as most of the standard clears end up with some sort of brownish hue to them...like my BMW. I hate the way it looks. Thank GOODNESS it's chipping off of my car. I need to sell it and get a more utilitarian vehicle.

 

[David Fermani]

You could use the blackest bccc black and it still wouldn't be blacker that single stage. Clear will detract from the color and look. I love single stage black and it's a sinch to maintain.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Mike, post up that picture of the old Ford Pick Up done in single stage black... That picture is burnt into my collective memory as the deepest most intense black I have seen...


edit: went off searching for said picture...


edit 2: FOUND IT! Linked from other website - please advise if this is unacceptable and I will pull it down.

Those pictures are hosted on MOL and perfectly acceptable to post over here. I usually find them by typing in 1956 F150 to the search box.

This was a fun truck to buff out, it's a 1956 Ford F150 that won the award for America's Most Beautiful Ford F150, I don't remember the year. When I was buffing this out Chezoom was parked right next to it and the owners of the shop were going to have me buff-out Chezoom after they finished doing a ton of upgrades to it but alas, I never heard from them. The mistake I made was while I was buffing out the above 1956 Ford F150 I also took some time to show their in-house detailer how to detail cars using a rotary buffer and a DA Polisher, so that's probably where my job went. Oh well, everything works out for a reason...

The above pant job is actually a single stage urethane finish. The owner didn't want the plasticy look a clear coat imparts to black paint, or any color paint for that matter.

 

[sullysdetailing]

I would say go Single Stage black and base/clear for the white stripes. To me with single stage black you get the deepest and wettest look out of it. Plus it is easy to polish