How black can black get??

[IanC]

99K was used by a good many people. Hence it being the standard. But it's a Dupont code.

[Nessism]

I dont wanna be a pest!!!

Chuck,

That Dupont paint won't be a proper match for the Skunk paint. As Sandy already mentioned, it has some metallic in it.

When the paint is mixed for Dale's bike it's no extra work to mix extra. Follow Dale's lead and send him money to cover the costs. He will get the color properly matched.

[Testarossa]

Well the recent move has increased the distance from our front doors from about 55 miles to over 1700. He is a super great friend of mine and i know he would. Hes got his feet in too many fires as it is. I also sent the same pics to Larry.. So , just how many BLACKS are there? I want the one that looks like your reaching into it after the clear has been applied.. Thats super evil deep black!!

Just my .02 here Chuck. I'm not a very experienced painter. (I have painted 3 bikes myself, and helped on one car.) I have owned two black cars and I know what you mean about the deep appearance. The depth of the finished appearance depends as much on the clear coat as anything else. You need a very flat surface under the clear so that it doesn't show any waves. Then once the clear is painted, wet sand out any orange peel, and buff the paint to the desired shine. Black, more than any other color will punish you for any body work imperfections, but reward you with the most depth on a quality paint job. Unfortunately, I have no advice to offer on what paint code is the blackest black. Good luck with your search.

[chuck hahn]

Testarosa..youve got way more advice than i have. Rattle can is my level of painting experience. Some things are just better left out of my hands..LOL

[rustybronco]

Chuck, straight blacks can come with a blue or brown cast to them. the tint or shade of a color, gloss and the depth of gloss are two different animals. both color and gloss can be affected by the clear you use, the number of top coats applied and the level (smoothness) of the finished surface.

I can give the tank to Nancy and get it scanned if that would help you.

[chuck hahn]

What about that NOS tank you bought?? Does it have any metal flake in it? I was maybe remembering a bit of gold metal flake??

[chuck hahn]

I just took a wet rag and washed the tank a bit.. I looked really close up and its just black with NO metal flakes..whats your look like Dale??

[rustybronco]

The tank is far from NOS!

It has no metallic content that I can see, although the '80 does.

http://img145.imageshack.us/i/img2380n.jpg/

[chuck hahn]

I am talking about the one you showed me when i had my tanks at your house. Thats not a NOS tank? Anyway, this one doesnt have any metal flake. I also just took my finger nail and flaked off the paint and primer a bit and to me it appears to me the original paint.

[rustybronco]

I am talking about the one you showed me when i had my tanks at your house. Thats not a NOS tank?

That's the tank I linked in my last post.

[chuck hahn]

Well maybe it isnt NEW and flawless but it is an original NOS color..thats more what i was meaning..and it has no metal flake.

[rustybronco]

Well maybe it isnt NEW and flawless but it is an original NOS color..thats more what i was meaning..

Got it!

for a minute there I thought you were talking about the Honda's tank. http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...IMG_1285-1.jpg

[nvr2old]

As mentioned, black comes in many shades. It's like white. You'd think there would only be pure black, pure white, but it's amazing how many subtle changes there are. The deepest, darkest, most black, black, I have ever used is Concept black from PPG. I've parked this baby next to lots of black cars and everything looks gray or brown next to it. It's available in a base coat-clear coat system, or as here, a single stage, no clear. You can read the reflection of a newspaper in it.

[Dave8338]

Ahhh...the larger American cousin, to my little GT's...

[nvr2old]

Great looking car, Dave. Very tasteful mods.