The most recent paint trend - Flat Black - Page 4

rayporsche · 06-13-07, 03:28

Awesome !!!!

kleraudio · 06-13-07, 03:37

Man I dont know if I could drop a couple hundred grand for a car that looks like its still in its primer stage.

Although the Rolls looks "alright", I dont like the look of the Benz. I think that Ferrari is horrific looking.

Whatever makes you happy though ya know. If someone likes it then thats cool, if others hate it, thats cool too....

Jim

ukshooter · 04-24-08, 11:54

Hi Guys, just discovered this forum.

I have a bike in flat black plus a new vehicle which you don't get stateside which I got 2 weeks a go. I also am thinking of my 2009 Morgan Aero 8 being done in flat black. I currently have an Aero 8 is a pale blue metallic.

Some pictures below

solekeeper · 03-04-09, 02:43

It's not flat black.. It's called matting clear. Goes on wet, dries well... dry.

juliom2 · 03-04-09, 02:56

"MURDER OUT" go for it!!!

metalmania31 · 03-04-09, 05:21

I think only looks good on some cars or trucks. That Ferrari doesn't look good. I think sedans lend themselves to this look better.

longdx · 03-04-09, 05:30

I personally do not understand the appeal of flat anything on a vehicle. However, the Rolls does look sinister with that. In regards to your G37, I think that has one of the best profiles for sports coupes and switching to flat black would not do it justice. I love gloss black precisely because the paint has depth and the body lines blend in creating a whole cohesive look. However, best of luck on your decision.

maxgtir · 03-04-09, 07:41

its called flat black ... but in fact it's satin black ...

XRL · 03-04-09, 10:03

Flat black looks good on beater work trucks. It looks like the car needed a paintjob so they went down to the local wally world and bought some rattle cans. In a word "ew".

But you have to on some level acknowledge that people who do this have a lot of money. It's basically throwing any future value of the car out the window while being on fire. It's apparently a very popular trend over in the middle east, they love to flat black any and everything.

Darkstar752 · 03-04-09, 10:37

I love it. It's not for everything, just real aggressive looking cars, such as the flat black GT-R

. It looks so mean and just stealth fighter jet like. I love it. However, I do also love glossy, wet finishes so it goes both ways.

blkacgsr · 03-04-09, 11:19

I agree, it works on some cars but not all.

finalfinish · 03-05-09, 12:47

definitely a sick look, but only fits on something that you want to stand out, but not look too flashy. Rob Dyrdek had a sick looking tahoe all flat blacked out on everything and it looked sick, but this was about a year or two ago before this trend started taking off. It definitely has it's place on ridiculous pimp cars, but not on something nice....