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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Body, Paint & Sealers => Topic started by: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 08:51:46 AM

Title: Interior paint
Post by: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 08:51:46 AM

What is the best interior paint for black interior parts,console, sail panels and kick panels? SEM always looks like drive way sealer. Anyone use PPG or Sikens ?

Title: Re: Interior paint
Post by: aaatp on July 28, 2018, 09:13:31 AM

what year is your car?

Title: Re: Interior paint
Post by: Bob Gaines on July 28, 2018, 12:44:51 PM

Quote from: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 08:51:46 AM

What is the best interior paint for black interior parts,console, sail panels and kick panels? SEM always looks like drive way sealer. Anyone use PPG or Sikens ?

There is more then one shade /sheen etc, of black in the SEM product line. Also as already mentioned the year is important as only 65 /66 were a semi gloss black . 67 up had a charcoal metallic designation instead of semi gloss black.

Title: Re: Interior paint
Post by: J_Speegle on July 28, 2018, 03:48:01 PM

Quote from: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 08:51:46 AM

What is the best interior paint for black interior parts,console, sail panels and kick panels? SEM always looks like drive way sealer. Anyone use PPG or Sikens ?

First welcome to the site- hope you find the help and information useful in your restoring focused projects

Might as well get in the practice of including with every question or request what year, plant and approx (or exact) build date the car had. If not you will be asked this over and over again.  Many just include it in their signature. You can do this by clicking on the top tool bar on the site Profile then click on Forum Profile and include it in the appropriate box.

We have found through the years that this keeps the thread and answers focused on your needs and reduces all the other information that will either confuse, distract  or just clutter the discussion.

Hope this helps and welcome again

Title: Re: Interior paint
Post by: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 11:23:32 PM

Thank You. It is a 1970. In am far from new with the Ford Cars, but new to this website. I am sorry I never have been on this site. This is a very well put together site.

Title: Re: Interior paint
Post by: J_Speegle on July 28, 2018, 11:49:47 PM

Quote from: twl1104 on July 28, 2018, 11:23:32 PM

Thank You. It is a 1970. ..................

Thanks for the kind comments - members make this all happen

So since you provided that your working on a 70 you'll be working with Dark Charcoal Metallic even though Ford described it a black 

You will get use to using the search feature since so many subjects have been covered already so check there first. We don't mind updating for recent knowledge but its a great place to start and may save you time.

Looking at just 70  black interiors I found the following


http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=7409.msg42049#msg42049 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=7409.msg42049#msg42049)

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg34898#msg34898 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg34898#msg34898)

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=4058.msg34927#msg34927 (http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=4058.msg34927#msg34927)

Even these refer back to other threads

If you look in the Library you might find the article - - Paint Codes, 1970 Interior & Exterior helpful as to which panels are which finishes

And finally in applying the paint  depending on supplier it can often be very thin  - minimal amount of color in a clear carrier- the reason so many of us use a very thin base coat of black on the part (after stripping it completely) then top coating it with two thin somewhat dry coats of the Charcoal Metallic for a little gray coloration and some metallic. Too much and the grain will be gone, the finish will be smooth and can even be glossy.