Rough finish automotive paint

Daniel Moore

Daniel Moore

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My friend recently got some bodywork done on his F150, and on the bottom 3" or so of the body panels they used a different type of paint that has a rough, textured feel that is supposed to be more durable. I can't remember what they called it (it may have started with an 'a'), but since I'm going to be respraying the bottoms of my car's doors, the front bumper, and the leading edge of the hood to get out chips and some rust spots, I'd be interested giving my car a similar treatment.

Is anyone familiar with this? Does it really hold up better than a smooth finish? It still has a clearcoat, but the paint itself sprayed on rougher. My car is "cirrus" white, and I'm sure the exact color is pretty hard to find. I've ordered aerosol spray from paintscratch.com and it was matched very closely, but trying to get this type of paint in the right color might be hard. I'm looking to get a pint to be used with an air-operated paint sprayer.

Thanks,
Dan
 
Don't try to match the color -- use black or whatever color will look good with the rest of the car. Black goes with anything.... :cool:

Get some extra of whatever color you decide on; there will be more rust and dings in that area in the future.
 
Why not get the bottom done with one of those spay on bed liners? It would be tougher than paint.
 
I like the rough finish for utility, but my car is still pretty nice looking after 12 years and I don't want to do anything too drastic. The two-tone look doesn't do much for me, but I might explore the option. The bed liner idea would really make it look funny I think.

Here's a picture of a 900 (not mine, mine is white) with the areas I'd like to respray within the red borders. I just talked to my friend, and he thinks that the rough finish is applied before painting. It's almost like sand grit.
 
I may be mistaken but I think that the coating you are thinking of is applied under the final paint. Sort of a rubberized under coat that you can then spray over.
 
they sell it at napa-just take the car and show them-i have the same stuff on the bottom of my ferd truck-

and it goes on before the paint
 
If you are looking for durability you can't go wrong with the pro applied bedliner. There is a red truck (Ford I think) here where I live and the WHOLE thing is either Linex or Rhinoliner, looks ok but no gloss
 
old body shop name is body Schutz. like schultz without the L. It was often used when there was so much rust that all that could be done was cut it out and weldin some new steel, the texture covered up the less than perfect blending jobs.
 
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