Painting fenders

The original fenders were a dipped enamel process. Pretty shinny. I’ve never heard of painting semi gloss unless for specific reason…rat rod, ? ?
Just imho
 
Hot rods would get a black primer, which is pretty flat. The car would be driven that way for a while. But eventually they would get a gloss color coat.
 
Factory photo 1931. That's the underside on the right.
 

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When I painted my fenders, I brushed on a rubberized coating on the bottom. Regular paint does not last that long under the fenders as for cars that get driven the little rocks that kicked up nick it and it eventually rusts. The rubberized coating, in theory, will allow things to bounce off and continue to protect the bottom of the fender. Automotive paint shops sell the undercoating.
 
Gloss! That is the way Henry did it.

I would suggest single stage paint. The Base Coat-Clear Coat does not look correct. Single stage paint is also easier to repair should a that be needed down the road.

My opinion,

Chris W.
 
Ditto using single stage polyurethane. Single stage is easy to touch-up which is very important because a Model "A" is place looking for dings, gouges and scratches, especially on the fenders.
 
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