rat or not to rat

dart_doctor said
this is what im thinking thank u i didnt think that u guys would go this far with it im not going crazy with odds and ends on it just a cheap every day driver im not putting junk parts on her i just cant get the good paint job if it needs some thing to make it safe it will get it new or redone im thinking like an old hearse kind of look for now flat black and an old looking caskit in the back no cutting it up no v8 stock 225 is whats going in it so some of u guy will say its nota rat but that what i want it to look like as for the red wheels i dont know i had them on my dakota dont think im going that way any way now lets start this agin lmao

I was pointing out you were using the wrong terms. Question for you, if you can afford to paint it flat black, why can't you do it shiny? Cost is the same. That is unless you plan to just spray primer and leave it. Thats up to you, but primer holds moisture which will become rust. I am a fan of satin paints jobs. Deep blues, purples and even some greens look killer in satin, but are a hard to keep clean, from what I have need told.