The Official Flat Black "Evilness" Thread
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
I think this flat black looks good on all these fancy sports cars only. If someone did this on their civic then it will look like 
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I think a regular-type of car looks great too. Just depends on how it is done.
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
I think this flat black looks good on all these fancy sports cars only. If someone did this on their civic then it will look like
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
How pricey are they these days...?
find a decent merc for 15-25K, chop is 3-4 K, rest of the body work, another 5K or so, motor, suspension, etc can get crazy
You can build a good cruiser for about 30-40K
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
not a big fan of that car but much better than stupid civics.
I've got a buddy w/ a flat black hatch and it's sick, as well as one w/ a matted orange hatch....both make you
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Originally Posted by CLpower
find a decent merc for 15-25K, chop is 3-4 K, rest of the body work, another 5K or so, motor, suspension, etc can get crazy
You can build a good cruiser for about 30-40K
You can build a good cruiser for about 30-40K
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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
wow @ this thread.. more more more.. i would like to see an acura (not nsx) in flat black =]
flat black + those flat black, red lip volks
flat black + those flat black, red lip volks
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Flat black doesn't do much for me, except for maybe on classic cars. There's just something about a beautifully detailed, clean-looking, reflective-pearl-metallic paint job on current cars that just grabs my attention a lot more. The flat paint just doesn't show off the lines as much and makes me want to grab a towel and get the shine back. 
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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.
Although, i'm not talking about the primer jobs (like on that datsun), that shit's dirt cheap.
Although, i'm not talking about the primer jobs (like on that datsun), that shit's dirt cheap.
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Nice. How long does it take to restore usually...?
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Originally Posted by bigman
Flat black is awesome. Too bad i've seen a few rattle can cars around here that gives the finish a bad name.
just like chrome wheels; although chrome wheels aren't awesome
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Originally Posted by bigman
Flat black is awesome. Too bad i've seen a few rattle can cars around here that gives the finish a bad name.
just like chrome wheels; although chrome wheels aren't awesome
