03 Cl-S in Flat Black (well kinda)

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Old 06-14-2007 | 02:47 AM
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Exclamation 03 Cl-S in Flat Black (well kinda)

i had taken these pix when my car was in the shop gettin a new paint job. it looked really nice in person and i almost wanted it flat black but since i am gonna sell the car soon didn't wanna ruin the resale value. enjoy the pix







Old 06-14-2007 | 09:56 AM
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wow, doesnt look bad at all in flat black
Old 06-14-2007 | 09:57 AM
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almost flat black? pix of it all done and ready to sell... it looks so sexy already =P
Old 06-14-2007 | 10:35 AM
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Why is the hood not getting sprayed?
Old 06-14-2007 | 11:42 AM
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Doesnt that bad at all.
Old 06-14-2007 | 11:57 AM
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sorry flat black is not cool
Old 06-14-2007 | 02:24 PM
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^ flat black is the shit.
Old 06-14-2007 | 02:30 PM
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Got white balance?
Old 06-15-2007 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by abouelmm
sorry flat black is not cool
dumb post of the week.
Old 06-16-2007 | 05:33 AM
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Why is the hood not getting sprayed?
+1, cf?

i might go the opposite when i repaint mine, throw in 3x more pearl sparkles
Old 06-16-2007 | 12:06 PM
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dumb post of the week.
not on a cl atleast
Old 06-17-2007 | 12:36 PM
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I can't imagine why anyone would want their car to be a flat color. I had a red mustang once...I don't ever remember wanting it to have the texture/appeal of primer.
Old 06-18-2007 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 03sixer
I can't imagine why anyone would want their car to be a flat color. I had a red mustang once...I don't ever remember wanting it to have the texture/appeal of primer.
Well, for one, your red mustang NEVER will look like this:


Here's a bit of knowledge dropped on you from our very own mega mod:

Originally Posted by CLpower
just an FYI, most of these flat black paint jobs you are seeing are very expensive. A clean matte job takes more coats (if done right and cleanly) then most shiney ones. The cool thing is most of them have a ton of clear in them and can be sanded down to a shiney finish later on.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ght=flat+black
Old 06-18-2007 | 12:10 PM
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matte black FTMFW. i wouldn't do it on a CL, but on some more exotic cars, i love seeing them in matte black.
Old 06-18-2007 | 12:17 PM
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flat black is the new trend.





it does look crazy in most cases as long as it's done right.
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