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Title: what color would you use for P & O appearance
Post by: cjmustangman on June 01, 2010, 12:27:15 PM

In restoring a car when trying to duplicate Phosphate and oil appearance, what type of paint would be acceptable ?
A flat black type of paint ?
A natural type of paint  ?
A flat black undercoat with some natural color thinly painted on top ?

Thanks
Arild

Title: Re: what color would you use for P & O appearance
Post by: carlite65 on June 01, 2010, 02:03:03 PM

imho none of the above. p& o is really easy to do at home and presents a fresh long lasting appearance when properly maintained. do a search here for recommendations of products used by others.

Title: Re: what color would you use for P & O appearance
Post by: J_Speegle on June 03, 2010, 12:18:38 AM

Most are moving quickly away from paints since they may not be ok to use in shows in the future and they often fail  over a period of time

If you have to use them I've used a light coating (to not remove any of the surface texture of the original metal) of Eastwood phosphate spray paint, followed with a light dry coat of dark charcoal metallic interior paint, and finally a light dry coat of satin clear