I'd like to try a flat finish with one shot and have been told to use flattening paste. I ordered some but have not tried it yet. Has anyone here used it and if so could you share your experience with it.
Thanks a bunch!
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
I used a flattening powder (Naz-Dar I think)with one-shot. I found that it produced a flat finish, but I don't think I was able to get it dissolved because it looked like a lot of dust got in my paint while it was drying, but I don't think it really was dust, I think it was the flattening powder. It was just for a client sample & never did move on to being a job, so I haven't tried to resolve the mixing issue. I thought next time I would try spraying it.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
I use flattening paste several times a week, but yet never purchase any. I find that most all body shops have some in their arsonal. All flattening pastes work the same, and it doesn't matter if its made for enamels, urethanes or what have you. For pinstriping I use as much as 1/2, to the amount of paint and use paint thinner or mineral spirits to palette with. Using 6000 reducer with it is a no-no because of the resins in the 6000 which add gloss. My job requires me to return the vehicle to pre-accident condition and if the striping is faded from the get-go, thats the way I do it. Of course you have to figure out how much paste to use and dead flat takes a good amount. Cadillacs and Buicks of the 70's-80's used a flat finish for their striping right into a semi-gloss so you may have to experiment if you are repairing stripes. Don't forget that the dry time is slower so the flat finish may take some time to happen. Don't use the hardener either, which also adds gloss.
Posted by Barb Schilling (Member # 13) on :
You have to use some trial and error to determine the amount of flattening you want for the job you are mixing. It can go all the way from just cutting the sheen to dead flat. Did you consider using poster paint (oil base) instead? Or, use a flattening topcoat when the project is complete. (like ti-cote flat). Also at the Letterheads meet in Tomahawk, WI One shot (spraylat) showed a flat topcoat that worked great on David Butler's wall project that needed to be flattened but was painted with 1 shot L-enamel and digital prints. On the Oneshot color card I picked up this weekend in Indianola, it is listed as "UV Resisitant Waterborne Clear Topcoat (4331020-Gloss, 4331030-Matte)" Two coats rolled one in each direction with a foam roller did the trick.
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
I use baby powder. Just keep adding a pinch until you get the right amount of flatness
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
I used Flattening Paste Once, my Dog peed on the carpet, My wife ran away with the Exterminator, and I now have pink hair growing on the back of my hands only on the 30th of Febuary in a leap year on a tuesday.
I will NEVER use flattening paste again.
Posted by Steve Purcell (Member # 1140) on :
I've used the Chromatic for years. Good results. 5/1 gives a nice satin. 4/1, or so, for low gloss. Experiment with small amounts to find the ratio you need.
Posted by Robert Larkham (Member # 2913) on :
Thanks folks!!
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Rob...the best Flatting paste I've encountered is Nazdar (screen enamel)Flatting paste.
It works great no "seedy finish" dries smooth with no "flashing".
It's readily available and be obtained in realitvity small amounts (quarts).
Like the others have said, you will have to experiment a little to achieve the look your after but you'll like the product.
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