Ivy House Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Some vehicles are painted with Flat OD, a totally matt paint, as it is porous what is used to seal it, is there an oil or liquid sealant that anyone can recommend? Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Grosvenor Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hello Steve and welcome, Well I wouldn't use a clear varnish as it was used on my Militant before I got it. It looked alright for a while, but once the weather got to it it started to peel and looked a right mess. After 14 hours of rubbing down that side is now starting to look alot better. Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Some vehicles are painted with Flat OD, a totally matt paint, as it is porous what is used to seal it, is there an oil or liquid sealant that anyone can recommend? Steve, On all the restorations I do that have to have matt or semi matt finish, an undercoat of a similar shade in gloss is used. After it is hardened, it is flatted off and several coats of the matt finishing colour are applied. This seals the surface from damp getting through the paint to the metal. Any oils or sealers would produce a sheen, which purists would frown at if they wanted a matt finish. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ivy House Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Some vehicles are painted with Flat OD, a totally matt paint, as it is porous what is used to seal it, is there an oil or liquid sealant that anyone can recommend?
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