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onespriggan:
Hello, can anyone recommend a nice black color to use on the sides of my cab?  Is one type better than another (like sherman williams black, or Home Depot generic brand)?  I know for the best results you have to thin the paint and sand over and over correct? 

thanks

TelcoLou:
I used rustoleum; oil-based enamel, eggshell finish. No thinning, and applied with a foam brush:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=76724.0

protokatie:
Speaking of best black paint to use on a cab, I just bought a coinmech system off of thenasty which needs some TLC (mostly in the aesthetics dept). What would be a good paint and paint method for a coindoor? I was thinking to just mask over stuff and spray it with a flat black paint from a rustoleum can...And then give it a thin clear coat from a spray can as well to protect the paint... Anyone here touch up the paint on a coindoor and have suggestions?

mountain:

--- Quote from: protokatie on April 24, 2008, 02:35:02 am ---Speaking of best black paint to use on a cab, I just bought a coinmech system off of thenasty which needs some TLC (mostly in the aesthetics dept). What would be a good paint and paint method for a coindoor? I was thinking to just mask over stuff and spray it with a flat black paint from a rustoleum can...And then give it a thin clear coat from a spray can as well to protect the paint... Anyone here touch up the paint on a coindoor and have suggestions?

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On my first machine, i took the whole coin mech apart an used a $15 sandblasting gun from Sears to remove the paint down to bare metal. I sprayed itwith a thin coat of automotive sanding primer and followed with 3 coats for Rustoleum Satin black. Turned out nice. You can find pics in my build thread (link in my sig)

RayB:
Don't mask over... take the time to remove parts, clean them, and only paint those that need to be black.

I use many many thin coats of Tremclad Semi-gloss anti-rust spray paint. Bake the parts in the sun for additional hardness.

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