black is black? or is it bldck?

[keith1562]

I've got a 72 mach1 with the full blacked out hood (not unlike a Boss 351)Last fall I painted it with satin black paint and put a coat of low gloss clear on top the black. I'm happy with the results overall, but I was wondering how to care for the blacked out hood. I'm afraid to use regular wax, then again it is clear coated. Any ideas or experiences would be welcomed.

I appreciate any & all feedback, positive, negative, or just to say get head out of your a**
thanx,
Keith
P.S. my car lives in a garage so sun baking (oxidation)is not really a problem.

[Mustangmike]

Great question Keith and I would also like to know the answer. I have done some research on maintaining matte black paint but have not seen a consistent answer on how to so I am leaving this this question to the pros. Any input for Keith and I?

[Steven Harris]

So when some paint expert or paint care expert comes along there will be three of us who will be interested in the answer.

No real help from me but thanks for asking the question.

[bob.harlan]

Make that 4 of us. Flat black with clear coat on the hood of our 69 also. Was done in 2008. I use Mequire's quick detailer on the rest of the car but nothing on the black, still looks good so far.

[JTS71 Mach1]

Darn make that five of us. As I'm lost on the subject also, I know most matte black especially from the old days. You couldn't even think of getting near it with wax. The clear coat may be your saving grace. I would take a spare piece and paint it as you did your hood. Let it set for a few weeks and try to wax it and see what happens??? Maybe some one knows for sure, but by painting a spare piece you'll have a way of figuring it out for yourself. JTS 71 mach1

[gxr02190]

I had the matte black hood treatment on my first '71 ram-air car in 1981. Although it was faded, (original paint) I found that regular ArmorAll worked well and left no tell-tale streaking. GXR

[ryansmachone]

This is a question I can possibly help. What you do it get the black 1500 and. 2000 grit sand paper and wetsand it. I like to use a bucket and a wash rag in one hand and my block with sand paper in the other. Start with. 1500 grit and block it out then go to. 2000 grit. Once you are done your clear coar will be very hazy through this process. After this step get a buffing pad on a buffer or a buffer pad for a drill and use a buffing compound with lots of water. If there's no water it can burn through the clear coat fast which is very bad. Thata the biggest thing you need to do is be careful about burning through clear coat and don't go over corners or edges much cause you will go through the clear coat and paint fast.