I've just finished putting my 67 back together (I'm still working on the write-up for the IML page on the project) but since this question of black paint and how it looks has come up, you might want to take a look at my car. It is painted with single stage paint, no clear coat. The paint we used is DAL-9000, A Ditzler "double-deep black". We used a hardener, and very slow thinner, but no other tricks. In my opinion, this is the purest deep black look one can achieve. I took it to the SCIOC meeting last week; the other members seemed to agree. Here is a link to the pictures of my car: http://users.sdccu.net/dickb/67crown4dr/FE.jpg For other views of the car, just substitute the following picture names for "FE" (front end): Name Description Lftj (left front top view) RRj (right rear view) Pklts (parking lights and grille) Orn (hood ornament from driver's seat) Taillts (rear end at dusk) Bklts (ditto, brakes on) Int (Interior view) Doorpanels (like it says) Rearseat (un-hunh) Tk (trunk) Pv2 passenger's view) Radio Odo (odometer reading - 38 miles this week, first since 1977!) Hdlnr (Headliner) -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bom tie Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:44 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: Painting Clear Base? I am painting black. Does basecoat clear look right for a 50's-60's factory job. Or will single stage give a deeper gloss that looks closer to factory look? _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm