repainting the car matte black....?
So since the car got beat up pretty good from hail I'm tossing the idea around since the car is black aready to fix the dents and respray black with the matte clear. I've been wanting a matte car for a while now and will also pretty much murder the car out, black everything. Looking for a hot rod shop local to OKC and we'll see what happens.
Opinions?
i would like to see it. If not you could always do the roof
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Back in the day, I murdered a '64 Dodge Dart (only we called it blacking-out) using dark grey primer. The only real drawback is that other drivers don't / can't see you as well (especially at night). There seemed to be an unusual number of drivers screeching to a halt just behind me for some reason...
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I saw a Porsche Carrera GT done in Matte Black. It was sinister. I like the whole look but would need to see a rendering on a G8 though to be sure.
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Don't do it, it will look terrible. I've never seen a matte black car that looked good, it looks like someone is too cheap to afford a paint job.
Thats why I'm searching out a custom hot rod shop and not just a regular body shop. I've seen some pretty nasty attempts at matte black in which most are just primer or spray paint. the correct way is to actually buy the right paint and prep the car correctly. it will still have a clear coat. I will also probably have the SS badging ghosted in along with the 6.0 and a pontiac emblem in the front. waiting on a few rod shops that I have contacted to get back with me. I think its going to be a real eye catcher once I get the wheels painted and all the chrome and trim blacked out. Thinking of having the spoiler moulded to the trunk lid as wellOriginally Posted by DRCUSTOMPARTS
Personally, I don't think it will look good. Matte black accents (hood, trunk, etc) would be fine, but I just don't believe the whole car done in matte black would look good.
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That M5 looks okay, but it's the only one that I kind of like. I have to agree with Don in saying that it looks like the car has a cheap paint job. I could see doing it on an older and cheaper car, but it's not something I'd attempt on a practically brand new one. I had considered doing it on my old K5 Blazer, but that was only because I could get the paint really cheap from a Tractor Supply store.
Don't let that stop you though, because it may end up looking great. It's your car and if you like the look, go for it!
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