Give Krylon 1613 Semi Flat Black a try from your local Home Improvement
retailer. Mustangers use it for their engine compartment and anything
else that they call satin black. I've always liked the results.
Matt
B9472103
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 18:01:22 -0800 "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
writes:
> Chris,
> I think most of the hardware was originally painted gloss,
> but over 30
> years it starts to appear satin black. I usually respray with satin
> black because it looks better than gloss black. One point I would
> like
> to make on aerosol spray paints, I have tried Eastwood's satin
> black,
> and didn't like the coverage. Pretty bad I thought. I actually found
> Plasticoat satin black, from Pep Boys a surprisingly good paint.
> Another
> product that I have tried and was not impressed with is POR-15. For
> about the same price, I can buy PPG's DPLF-90 (black) epoxy primer
> and
> brush it on over metal and as well as spray it on the outer body
> sheet
> metal. The POR-15 takes a considerable time to dry, and time is
> money.
> Jan
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