Quote Originally Posted by bgblk40 View Post
I have a chopped, twice Z'ed, slammed, tilted rear glass and B pillars, 496" full roller BBC, '40 Chevy sedan and I'm almost ready to paint it. I want to keep the car leaning toward a quasi-old school look and I'm thinking of a dark plum satin "primer" finish with painted or chrome steelie wheels. I'm also going to have the hood louvered and some old school pinstriping done. But I want a paint style that won't become obsolete or out of style in a couple years. Is the flat color craze just a fad, like the graphics of the 80's and 90's? Or, has it become a classic paint scheme that will likely be here to stay? Thank you.


Tom
Tom,

As a general discussion, besides the "it's your car you do with it what you like", as a body shop owner I can tell you people are moving away from them already. I used to get several inquiries a week as to doing a Satin finish. Now, I get maybe two a month. What most people do not understand about them is that they require additional (ie: higher) maintenance to keep them looking good, not like a simple wash and wax job (no wax allowed on a satin finish), you also need to worry about people leaning on or brushing up against them as those areas will "polish out", forcing you to attempt to scuff them up again (those areas will then stick out as you cannot duplicate the finish with a gray or red scotchbright pad).


Bill S.