Thread: Whats the Darkest Black

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I'll throw in my $0.02 on the color question. Tell your paint guy you want "Harley Black", which is what Matrix uses for their base black before adding any tints to make the "other" blacks. If you want it to be "the blackest black", spray on a mist coat of Candy Blue over the top, before you clear coat it. This is from my paint guy, who's been mixing paint for 40years.
You always want primer, and two coats of a good, two part epoxy is best as a base before putting on the rhino liner, or whatever you choose to use. I used HercuLiner roll on bed liner on the bottom of my fiberglass '33 body (painted the chassis), as I live on a gravel road and knew paint would get beat up. LineX is another very good product if you're having something done.
You need to find the good paint supply shop in your area. There may be several independent shops, but I'll bet you'll find one that all of the smaller body shops use as their go-to guy. Visit a few good body shops, ask where they buy their paint, then go in and ask questions as you buy your stuff and listen and remember what he tells you. We've got some pro-painters here that can advise you too, but having the guy at the paint store as a friend is a good step.