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Should I paint my WW RS flat black?
Feb 27, 2005, 05:04 PM
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If you are going to go to the trouble of a repaint, at least do a color that will look good. The Sport Compact article where they trashed a perfectly good blue paint job was just sickening. I wish I could afford to repaint my WW Evo RS, but if I did it I'd go for something like M3 Avus Blue or Technoviolet...I guess that would be more money than a cheapo flat black job, but at least the car wouldn't look like a repaired salvage car. From a stealth standpoint, there's nothing stealth, especially to a cop, about a ghetto paint job. It screams "socially irresponsible punk inside." Maybe that's the image you want. Anyhow, love your car and your mods, but think you're on the wrong track with this one.
Feb 27, 2005, 05:21 PM
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Okay here's my input. If you want to go flat black [do it!!!] then get it professionally done and painted as matte black. Same thing, but much better to get it done professionally.
Feb 27, 2005, 05:34 PM
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this is an easy question to me.
if this car is your daily driver, then by no means, under any circumstance, should you paint it flat black.
if this is your evening/weekend pocket rocket, then go for it an have fun. the STI in SCC did look killer, and not "ghetto" or "trashy" as some might say. why is everyone obsessed with shiny, metallic paint? because that's all that's ever been offered?
if this car is your daily driver, then by no means, under any circumstance, should you paint it flat black.
if this is your evening/weekend pocket rocket, then go for it an have fun. the STI in SCC did look killer, and not "ghetto" or "trashy" as some might say. why is everyone obsessed with shiny, metallic paint? because that's all that's ever been offered?
Feb 27, 2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by xepyt
Okay here's my input. If you want to go flat black [do it!!!] then get it professionally done and painted as matte black. Same thing, but much better to get it done professionally.
logos black chromed. Nothing will be done half-assed, I have done ground up restos on everything up to a '71 Hemi Challenger that is now in the Chrysler arkives so if I do it, it will be done right 
We have enough mor-ons making Evo's look bad and I don't want to help 
Feb 27, 2005, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 4ringturncoat
...have the IC coated "emitter black" from Swain...
Feb 27, 2005, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by spyderx
I was told at a bodyshop that flat black should not be clear coated. So, how do you maintain it???
Feb 27, 2005, 07:37 PM
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All base coat clear coat bases are flat . The clear coats can be flattened by adding
flattening agents to it. The more you add flatter it gets,doing this keeps the paint
from becoming pourse and easier to clean.Mercedes does the same thing on the
bottom of their 2 tones
flattening agents to it. The more you add flatter it gets,doing this keeps the paint
from becoming pourse and easier to clean.Mercedes does the same thing on the
bottom of their 2 tones