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Beegs 03-11-2007 08:14 AM

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I know it's a rice box but I have been thinking of the following semi-flat olive type color with a flat black hood and deck lid. It's growing on me.

I say give it a shot!

69 muscle 03-11-2007 08:41 AM

Say you put flat black stripes on a gloss black car, how do you apply the stripes without feeling the line between the two paints? Would you use two separate clears? When you color sand and buff would it not bring some shine to the flat?

Blue70 03-11-2007 03:15 PM

I have been doing semigloss black on my cars for a while...
I've had 3 like this, the Camaro even had Primer gray stripes :P

My Nova will get either a full semigloss black, or a gloss color with the hood,
and tops of the fenders semigloss black (Think T/A Challenger, or AAR Cuda)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...maro/cama1.jpg

Flying Scotsman 03-12-2007 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue70
I have been doing semigloss black on my cars for a while...
I've had 3 like this, the Camaro even had Primer gray stripes :P

My Nova will get either a full semigloss black, or a gloss color with the hood,
and tops of the fenders semigloss black (Think T/A Challenger, or AAR Cuda)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...maro/cama1.jpg


Man thats a cool Camaro :thumbsup:

Any pics of your Nova in progress?

nvawgn 03-13-2007 02:32 PM

i say do it, that's the color i'm going with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Streetking 03-13-2007 02:39 PM

I like it..:thumbsup: Go 4 it..

SW

wiedemab 03-13-2007 03:22 PM

I agree that it depends on the car.

I used Dupont's Hot Rod Black for all of my moldings and the center of my hood.

I'm really wanting to do a "shop truck" all Hot Rod Black with some pinstriping and some steelies!

It all depends on the theme.

Again - do whatever you like.

http://wiedos.com/89_Mustang/Mustang...ages/AutoX.jpg

Derek69SS 03-13-2007 03:28 PM

Flat black has an incredible ability to make any car look mediocre...

If a car is a total beater, spray it flat black, and you've instantly got a semi-presentable car.

If a car is arrow straight, and prep work is perfect, flat black makes it look like an unfinished car that could be hiding something scary underneith.

CraigMorrison 03-13-2007 04:42 PM

http://images22.fotki.com/v724/photo...2/fbomb-vi.jpg
HotRod's F-Bomb project looks pretty nasty all flat......
:hail:

Flying Scotsman 03-14-2007 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek69SS
Flat black has an incredible ability to make any car look mediocre...

If a car is a total beater, spray it flat black, and you've instantly got a semi-presentable car.

If a car is arrow straight, and prep work is perfect, flat black makes it look like an unfinished car that could be hiding something scary underneith.

This has also crossed my mind. As badass as i think it looks it does have a certain 'unfinished' look.
Ive pretty much decided to go gloss black again for just now but planning to flatten out all the chrome (see thread in Paint & Body) further down the line i may mess with maybe a different color matte (i freakin' love F-bomb olive drab btw) :thumbsup:


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