average flat matte black paint job?
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From: Hollister, CA
Pascal, hit it right on the head....and I can tell you first hand because I have custom matte black stripes on my car. It looks cool, but its harder to take care for. At times it looks dark grey as Pascal has said. There are also times that it looks great and times it looks like crap. If your gonna do anything go with a satin or suede black color, your gonna need some sort of shine to protect the paint from the sun.
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Pascal, hit it right on the head....and I can tell you first hand because I have custom matte black stripes on my car. It looks cool, but its harder to take care for. At times it looks dark grey as Pascal has said. There are also times that it looks great and times it looks like crap. If your gonna do anything go with a satin or suede black color, your gonna need some sort of shine to protect the paint from the sun.
Last edited by Legion5; Aug 20, 2009 at 05:33 AM.
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I posted photos of a flat black vinyl wrap job my friend shop in Dallas, TX did. It was a Porsche Carrera GT.
Check out this post.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/6286229-post12.html
Check out this post.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/6286229-post12.html
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From: home: san diego stuck in: dallas
I posted photos of a flat black vinyl wrap job my friend shop in Dallas, TX did. It was a Porsche Carrera GT.
Check out this post.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/6286229-post12.html
Check out this post.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/6286229-post12.html
Have you ever considered or ever heard of flat black vinyl wrap?
Just 2 weeks ago a pro-baseball player had my cousins shop cover his entire Carrera GT in flat black vinyl wrap. It looks mean as hell, and if he ever changes his mind, he can just peel it off and have his nice shiny paint back. The guy who supplied the vinyl had enough left over to make my cousin his own "black out" panel for the rear of his mustang. See the pics below.
Just 2 weeks ago a pro-baseball player had my cousins shop cover his entire Carrera GT in flat black vinyl wrap. It looks mean as hell, and if he ever changes his mind, he can just peel it off and have his nice shiny paint back. The guy who supplied the vinyl had enough left over to make my cousin his own "black out" panel for the rear of his mustang. See the pics below.
holy crap that looks good as hell.
looks like it was painted.
im in dallas too do you know the name if the shop and how much it might cost?
Last edited by kidrobotzero; Aug 20, 2009 at 05:59 PM.
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whats so wrong about the vinyl.
thinking about it why can you have the best of both.
have the vinyl and if you want to take it off at anytime. BAM! ITS THERE FOR THE TAKING.
thinking about it why can you have the best of both.
have the vinyl and if you want to take it off at anytime. BAM! ITS THERE FOR THE TAKING.
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From: Orlando FL
That's why you spray your car in Ferrari's exterior 'matt' black used on the Ferrari 360 front bumper which I mentioned the paint code of in my previous post in this thread. Never had a problem with it looking grey or cleaning it more than regular paint. I've neither ever worked on a Ferrari 360 which had the most dirt and rock chip prone part of the bumper painted with the color.
It's a 3 part catalyst system and it's mega expensive.
It won't turn gray but it's still a bich to keep nice and uniform as it ages...