Flat / Matte black opinions?

[Beegs]

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]

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]

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

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)

[Flying Scotsman]

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

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)

Man thats a cool Camaro

Any pics of your Nova in progress?

[nvawgn]

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

[Streetking]

I like it.. Go 4 it..

SW

[wiedemab]

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.

[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.

[CraigMorrison]

HotRod's F-Bomb project looks pretty nasty all flat......

[Flying Scotsman]

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)