k member and suspension color

[al71]

I know its black but I'm trying to restore my 71' super bee back to factory specs
what sheen of black do I use for the k member ? what about suspension?I have gloss black and some flattening agent percentages of flattening agent would be very helpful please help!

 

[flypaper]

full gloss on k frame
alot of those parts came natural or dipped in cosmoline
they do have paints out there that will mimic the cosmoline

 

[69Bee]

Satin Black works well.

 

[1ol74charger4me]

Try for a 60% gloss or order some paint from Roger Gibson or Rick Kruzmier (spelling) for effortless correctness. I imagine you have some single stage urethane so do some sprayout examples to match something with original paint on it. We use Sikkens Rallye Black at the shop with hardner and overreduce it to 35% for a little more gloss. I like to use something a little flat to begin with and lay it on super smooth for a little more gloss instead of using gloss and have it end up too shiny. Use some RPM by ECS for your natural stuff, you won't regret it. There's a resto thread on Moparts that you can search for many ideas on correctness. Do a search before asking often repeated questions because you won't get a response, but the info is there if you look for it. I have a old Mopar Muscle article by Roger Gibson I can copy and mail to you if you can't find what you need there.

 

[monaco66coupe]

I saw in a mopar restoration book by Paul Herd that is was 30 degree black.However, they also had something else going on, as anti-freeze leaks,gas/oil, etc didn't stain the original K frame paints as easily from back then. This stuff today will. I'm still trying to figure out why.

I even had my K member powder coated, and an antifreeze blowout(200 degree) coolant really did a number on the K member.

 

[CudaChick1968]

I saw in a mopar restoration book by Paul Herd that is was 30 degree black.However, they also had something else going on, as anti-freeze leaks,gas/oil, etc didn't stain the original K frame paints as easily from back then. This stuff today will. I'm still trying to figure out why.

I even had my K member powder coated, and an antifreeze blowout(200 degree) coolant really did a number on the K member.

With all due respect monaco, if 200 degree WATER "did a number on" your powder coating job, then there's no way it was done right. I'm betting on seriously abbreviated prepwork, insufficient blasting and / or overcuring to have played a serious part in such damage but would need to see pictures of what you're talking about to give you a better assessment. K-members especially have a lot of hidden crevices, open welds, curves and sharp edges and lots of extra care needs to be taken ... but when it's done properly it should last for decades, not until your first car wash or hose explosion. Please consider sharing your results with the place who did the work for you -- in my opinion you deserve a lot better than what you got.

 

[monaco66coupe]

I should clarify, it didn't take off the paint, the coolant just did a great job of bonding to the K member, and it was really tough to clean it off. I observed that really glossy coatings seem easier for Hot petroleum based antifreeze to adhere to. The glossier they are, the worse they look when they get dirty, as I drive my car regularly. at least that is my observation.

 

[Cranky]

Is this going to be a show car? I remember the K frame from back in the day to not have a great shine to them but don't know what kind of paint was used on them.

 

[CudaChick1968]

Ohhhhhhhhh, thank you. Whewwwww ... I hate powder coating horror stories.

If that's the case, just try some good car wax and a really soft cloth. It'll probably remove the residue but be aware it might put a few surface scratches in the coating's clearcoat depending on how soft the cloth is.

 

[al71]

Thanks everyone great input
I should have back from the blaster this week

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thanks for your help
could you please e-mail article?

 

[monaco66coupe]

Thanks cudachick, the residual coating reminded me of hot transmission fluid spraying from a broken hose under a Helicopter transmission. That hot oil gives new perspective to the old saying " being boiled in oil" . it even tarnished stainless steel. I think being so tied up in making things look nice, we forget they are just cars. They create oil fumes, leak, boil, and become generally nasty when driven regularly.