The original texture additive for DDL9355 has been long gone for years. DDL means lacquer paint.
The current texture additive is smaller in size.
You can still buy DDL 9355 from the ppg store
DCC is a urethane paint and has no texture additive.
To the OP:
unless you have original paint the correct texture is made of unobtanium.
Since the tech archives suck here I will repost the painting process and a pic of real organisol that I sprayed about 2 years ago.
Organisol paint is never waxed.
Organisol Black Revised 11-2010
DDL9355
Disclaimer: I am no expert, but I am a painter and I have done my fair share of wresting with this paint. I have no experience putting DDL9355 over catalyzed paints as I was taught the arts when lacquer and enamel were all we had. When I paint it now it’s always on a primer or black lacquer surface The problem I see is this lacquer paint wants to be put in wet and thin which means a lot of solvent will try to bite into the enamel or urethane surface it’s being applied to.
You must lay the paint down wet or the texture will stand up instead of lay down and you will have an extremely rough finish that attracts everything.
Paint surfaces horizontal if possible
Use the slowest thinner and add some retarder as well if it is above 80 degrees. If possible use over black primer like DP90
Patience.
Allow surfaces to dry for at least 30 days before painting cover coats. This is important.
Works best painted over a black painted surface
Black DP90 is ok but black paint is better
Put 2 light but wet cover coats of semi gloss black lacquer over colored primers
Allow to dry at least 24 hrs or more before organosoling,
Use a gun with a big tip 1.6mm or larger
Cross coat the large area surfaces in 3 directions –eliminates streaking of texture diag first, short length, long length with large overlapping passes. It must go on wet!
Test spray before committing to car. Practice a little. Use SLOW thinner !!!! Lay on WET!
Patience!!!!! Thin 125%, 150% last 2 coats
After getting full coverage of texture typically 4 coats thin each progressive coat to 150% Use your judgment Think about 6 -8 coats.
Allow each coat to dry for at least 30 min.
Patience.
Texture must cover surface completely-there should be no gaps in the texture. The purpose of laying it on cross coating & wet is to get the texture to lay down flat.
Edge it in with a touch up gun first
Use fine line tape on all paint edge breaks
Do the bottom side of the hood first-part of your practice
Paint all other surfaces at the same time as the top side of the hood.
Across the tops of the fender & across the front header panel be sure to add 1-2 extra coats of Organosol to resist wear of the paint from stones, fender covers etc..
