Flat black paint finish

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Tue Sep 04, 12 4:52 pm

The sun came out again this year

complete with his hat and toys

so I went for a drive but first I gave the Demon the usual wipe over with TLC but got to thinking, how can I keep the hood scoops from getting shiny

I dont polish the black paint but even wiping it over has given the surface a smooth and shiny look. It is also now a bit blotchy (sounds worse than it is) but I rember seeing the car for the first time and the glossy metalic plum crazy against the flat jet black scoops looked superb

. Any tips?

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Tue Sep 04, 12 5:04 pm

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Sep 04, 12 5:25 pm

Hi James, great colour!! Scoops look really good! Have you tried washing up liquid maybe?? Sort of a mild degreaser so may get it back to matt. If it doesnt it wont do any harm to the finish.

Cheers Steve

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Tue Sep 04, 12 6:43 pm

Hi Steve, cheers, I love the purple. I'd be fibbing if I didn't admit that it was one of the main factors when I first saw it

. Hmmmm

washing up liquid, is that the fruity smelling shower gell type stuff under the kitchen sink

If I get cuaght using that, Wendy will realise that I DO know what it does and make me use it

I'll wait till the coast is clear and give it a try

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Sep 04, 12 6:53 pm

Im the same with tea towels mate!!! Im forever nicking them to dry the car then sneaking them into the dirty washing! Mrs got me a set of 4 for my birthday but just not the same as pinching them!

Cheers Steve

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Sep 05, 12 10:08 am

James, is that paint supposed to be flat or is it Organosol ? If it's the the latter it won't look perfectly flat and it will most likely have some surface texture.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Sep 05, 12 10:48 am

You could try Cockpit cleaner on it. I use this on the plastic/vinyl parts of my Corvette interior and it has a matt finish unlike silicon based vinyl cleaners that leave a horrible shiney finish that makes the plastic look even more like plastic.
I think it might work a treat on your matt black paint. Available from Halfords.

Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Sep 05, 12 12:05 pm

What a bout the "back to black" type plastic bumper cleaners, I've had good results with them.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Sep 05, 12 12:14 pm

Doesnt that leave a shine Tintin?

Don't get cockpit cleaner confused with Cockpit shine BTW or you will regret it

Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Sep 05, 12 12:24 pm

If memory serves me right the one I used was only shiny if you buffed it up, not if you just applied it and left it.