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[texas69bee]

I am going to paint the a pillar moldings and kick panels. I bought a can of Herbs black but it looks flat. Is there something wrong with the dye? It seems like to me it should have a sheen. Has anyone used Sem? If so, how did it turn out? A part # would be great!!!

 

[WileERobby]

Spray the backside of one part & check the sheen.

 

[texas69bee]

Spray the backside of one part & check the sheen.

That's what I did with Herbs and it's flat.

 

[Dibbons]

I just finished up using SEM trim black on fiberglass backlight louvers which has just the dull satin look I wanted.

I did have a very minor glitch in that if you look very, very closely you can pick out a few "spider webs" I guess you would call them.

I sanded them away (or at least i thought I did) but when I sprayed two additional coats they either came back or some new ones appeared. After all the hours and hours of hand sanding, i will probably be the only one who notices this almost invisible imperfection. I am very pleased overall (the SEM paint was over a year old).

One word of warning/caution: if the paint discharges a little "splattery" it will smooth out in the end. The last can I sprayed seemed a little "thick" but when it dried (which is very quickly) it was very smooth over the previously 400 grit sanded surface. However, I will also say this paint seems to have very little filler/primer qualities.

 

[texas69bee]

I just finished up using SEM trim black on fiberglass backlight louvers which has just the dull satin look I wanted.

I did have a very minor glitch in that if you look very, very closely you can pick out a few "spider webs" I guess you would call them.

I sanded them away (or at least i thought I did) but when I sprayed two additional coats they either came back or some new ones appeared. After all the hours and hours of hand sanding, i will probably be the only one who notices this almost invisible imperfection. I am very pleased overall (the SEM paint was over a year old).

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Your part looks great, I'm just not sure that's the sheen needed for the a pillar or kick panel.

 

[gkent]

For interior parts you want SEM Landau Black. This stuff is awesome.

 

[texas69bee]

For interior parts you want SEM Landau Black. This stuff is awesome.

I'll give it a shot. Thanks!