[M L Struck]

I like the look and if they have a nasty cam it's even better. Black coupes are evil looking. All of my non mustang drag race buds tell me that the coupes have a real intimidating look to them.

[texas_mustang]

do flat gunmetal grey like the reventon

[travis_afx]

If anyone does flat black and they want it to stay looking good i would suggest having it proffesionally done with flat clear.

PPG came out with a new flattening agent and it makes the likelyhood of tigerstriping not as great. Its still there just not as prevelant.

You can control the "flatness" of the clear by using more or less of the agent.

For flat clear, someone that can spray a Kandy needs to spray it because its almost like spraying Kandy blindfolded, because any variance of overlap and gun control is where you get your stripping from. But you wont notice anything until it completly dries, because it sprays on wet looking like normal clearcoat, but turns flat as it dries. So any missoverlap will be a flatter or less flat stripe.

That is why most of the flat black you see is just primer, because it doesnt stripe like flat clear does. But it wont hold up as good because primer is not desinged to be a topcoat.

I painted a motorcycle using it this summer and it came out great, it also had flat black and silver.

And ive often thought about spraying my car flat black as well.

[texas_mustang]

flat colors ftw. i wanna paint my car flat gunmetal grey when the paint starts really aging lol

[foursixblurrrr03]

not a good pic, i know, but what about that black? pure sexiness IMHO

[texas_mustang]

god damn that SLR is sexy. Is it really that hard to do a flat paint job?

[travis_afx]

To do a good one, yes.

[Prankster]

40 yrs ago we painted cars with flat black primer. Then we would wet sand it with 400 grit. After that, the car would sparkel with red, and green highlights as if had glitter.

If you add a small amount of laundry soap to the water bucket when you wet sand, it makes the job go real easy.

[Lefty]

Originally Posted by foursixblurrrr03 not a good pic, i know, but what about that black? pure sexiness IMHO

Why you guys gotta be taking pictures of one of my cars w/o my permission ...lol

What about like a Matte Black? I think that'd be pretty good

[exoskeleton]

Originally Posted by RIDIN5.0 i have an 89 coupe i have been tryin to decide wat color i want to paint it... i really like the flat black but have heard that alot of ppl think it looks cheap... i was thinking about painting the car flat black and having the molding around the bumpers and middle of the doors painted gloss black with tinted windows and smoked one piece headlights...it has chrome cobra 17s...dependin on what it looks like would determine if i would go with black wheels....open to all opinions...thank you

PPG makes an epoxy primer/sealer called DP, it's the black you are looking for.
the finish is a low-gloss matte black, but not flat, and it's epoxy so it's durable as nails..i've done several cars with this product, it really looks good, no spray lines if applied correctly.
i like the matte black look if the body is straight and no spray lines, i think it gives a car the "all business" look...just make sure the body is cherry first (a lot of bodymen will slack if they know it's not going gloss), and spray the DP just like you would paint (wet glossy coats, it will dull down as it dries).

[tayboo24]

Originally Posted by foursixblurrrr03 not a good pic, i know, but what about that black? pure sexiness IMHO

i've seen this pic before, and if i remember correctly it was a special paint that cost a ridonkulous amount of $$ i'll see if i can find it.

[blckgt]

dont

[svtkidd23]

thatt picture is awsome!

[Techniq]

Sounds good to me.... Give it that stealthy look.