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06-09-04, 09:06 PM
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do they make flat paint colors? I am going to paint my fc soon and i want to paint it a flat color. Like no shine what so ever. But i dont want it to look like its sat out in the sun for the past 30 years.
Anybody know?
Anybody know?
06-09-04, 09:20 PM
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they do make flat colors in house paint and in spray paint but im not sure if you could use that on your car.
semi gloss is what i would reccommend if you dont want that deep rich clear coat shine (which is what I thought everyone wanted) but flat is just too flat.
semi gloss is what i would reccommend if you dont want that deep rich clear coat shine (which is what I thought everyone wanted) but flat is just too flat.
06-10-04, 01:19 PM
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Any paint color can be made to dry flat. In the paint mixing system we have at the shop there is a flattening agent which is like a ground up chaulk, that you add in with the toners when mixing your color.
06-11-04, 11:31 PM
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Sprockett: Its not me doin some ricer thing and im not just gonna primer my car. I just want a flat non flashy paint because I dont want to stand out more than i have to. Having a lowered car and a loud exhuast is more than enough to notify the local law enforcement. So the less i stand out the better.
Also i dont run around with any ricer kids actually. All of my buddy's drive muscle cars, except for my one buddy with the awd tsi talon.
Also i dont run around with any ricer kids actually. All of my buddy's drive muscle cars, except for my one buddy with the awd tsi talon.
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I actually think flat black can be pulled off...kind of like a stealth bomber look.
06-12-04, 12:40 AM
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House of Kolor sells additives that will make paint come out flat.
BTW, I don't think you'll stand out at all with a regular shiny paint job. 99% of cars on the streets have shiny paint. If you have a loud car, lowered, whatever, I don't think dull paint is gonna make you transparent to the cops. They'll be able to spot you just as easliy with dull paint then with shiny paint. Just my .02. I think the flat black paint will look pretty good either way. Good luck
BTW, I don't think you'll stand out at all with a regular shiny paint job. 99% of cars on the streets have shiny paint. If you have a loud car, lowered, whatever, I don't think dull paint is gonna make you transparent to the cops. They'll be able to spot you just as easliy with dull paint then with shiny paint. Just my .02. I think the flat black paint will look pretty good either way. Good luck
06-12-04, 01:29 PM
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Sprockett: we're cool man. And yeah the stealth bomber kind of paint look is what im goin for
LT1-7: i know flat paint isnt gonna make me invisble to cops, but most of the cops in my area will pull and import over in a secound for anything. And most of the imports around here have flashy bright colored paint jobs so they just stand out more and if i can stand out any less the better off i am.
LT1-7: i know flat paint isnt gonna make me invisble to cops, but most of the cops in my area will pull and import over in a secound for anything. And most of the imports around here have flashy bright colored paint jobs so they just stand out more and if i can stand out any less the better off i am.
