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Nice lookin scoot...I'm always curious to hear what paints guys use for flat black and how it holds up to regular abuse (knowing very well it's more about prep than paint)...but you?
Nice lookin scoot...I'm always curious to hear what paints guys use for flat black and how it holds up to regular abuse (knowing very well it's more about prep than paint)...but you?
The paint is nothing fancy, John Deere Blitz Black enamel w/ a hardener added. I shot it w/ an HVLP gun in my back yard! There were some concerns when it was in primer that it was going to be destined to construction work!
All I can say is I'm glad you didn't just leave it primered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aw c'mon.
Throw some metal flake on them and hit it with a few coats of clear and it would look like the Hard Candy paint from last years models.....or my wife's Sunset Yellow Pearl.I'm only half kidding.
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