Matte Black Respray?

[Nozila]

does matte black and rain mix? i doubt it

[PHATR32]

i was thinking about respraying my engine bay matt black

[dezz]

then again when you see something like this..

makes you think...

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makes me think, no contest!

[Atreyu]

Ive got a black R33 with black wheels and I think it looks very sinister. If you want matt black just go for it! Your car and your money, and you have to live with it and if you like it then why not?? We all have individual tastes.....

[Sambo33]

i personally dont think the matt finish would suit the R34 at all. it would look unfinished... same with semi-gloss black, maintenance would be a killer too. dont paint it in anything less than 2-pack paint. 2K gloss paint has properties that protect against weathering too.

[Sambo33]

re-sale value is also something you must consider

[Daniel_]

Just wondering why you're respraying?

Paint job fading already on an r34 or just lots of damage?

[SS8_Gohan]

will see what James comes back with in regards to info... i think the only thing i might look at now is satin as opposed to matte.

I don't think i'm game enough to go matte, yeah it is up to me but like sambo mentioned resale is something i gotta think about.

Won't have the car forever, gotta use it to make way for the R34 GTR in a few years

reason for respray? no, paint isn't fading or been in an accident (as far as anyone can tell, but how do you ever really know?) but the car had the hideous Alita/Nismo rear spoiler... which i dismantled... but it's BOLTED onto the sides... hence it was about $1500 to metal weld and respray rear quarters, and then a litte rust spot under brake light on bootlight, so for $3k i'm getting the whole car done... may as well, won't be any paint blending either. Plus getting bonnet cut to fit front bar.

so yeah, probably heading for metallic black, with a bit of tweaking with some blue pearl maybe

[dezz]

nice. black with purple or blue pearl has always been a color i'd go if respraying!

[nemz]

im thinking about spraying my r32 a brown matte poo color, any one have any pics?

[sewid]

$3K for a full respray - is this mates rates?

[SS8_Gohan]

hey sewid,

yeah, guess you could say it's mates rates. The guy knows his shit tho... don't become an approved BMW panel beater/repairer/etc easily. He's this crazy Austrian, funniest bloke

It's $3k respray, including metal weld of side quarters (6 bolts per side) from where the spoiler was... plus fixing like a 1cm rust spot under brakelight on the bootlid. Cos u gotta cut that out and metal weld again. So i thought that was a good deal.

But, (there's always a but) he said i gotta organise for someone to take the rear and quarter windows out (for a proper respray) and i gotta remove the trim myself. He'll come round with the tow truck, flat bed thingy one day and pick the car up. So a little prep work by me with the trim removing, but shouldn't be too hard. He also told me to buy a full set of new clips when i put the trim back in, so everything will be like factory fitted again And to also tint windows when they are completely off the car, so you get it perfect. Like i said, he does things the right way, none of this folding back seals around quarter windows stuff..

But yeah, just waiting on this front bar and i can get things rolling!

what about some sort of silver pearl? That even possible? Like a diamond schwartz kinda deal?? So in some lights u'll see a hint of silver, or refletctive dark grey or something?

[Daniel_]

Black with some silver/pewter pearl would look awes

[sewid]

But, (there's always a but) he said i gotta organise for someone to take the rear and quarter windows out (for a proper respray) and i gotta remove the trim myself. He'll come round with the tow truck, flat bed thingy one day and pick the car up. So a little prep work by me with the trim removing, but shouldn't be too hard. He also told me to buy a full set of new clips when i put the trim back in, so everything will be like factory fitted again And to also tint windows when they are completely off the car, so you get it perfect. Like i said, he does things the right way, none of this folding back seals around quarter windows stuff..

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Cool, thats a good hookup you have there even if you do need to do a bit of work.

How do you go about getting a full set of new clips? These are things I break every time I do something on the car so I wouldnt mind having a spare set lying around. I swear I just LOOK at a clip and it snaps in half...

Anyway what is your current paint code? GV1 (Black Pearl Metallic)?

[Gonzola]

I reckon matte black would look awesome on some cars... something with no shine at all.

Would it still have a clear coat over it? That would give some shine i think? But without it the car may be a harder to clean than a porn stars cock after some badly timed anal

[AMS]

speechless. that would be a great chalk board i guess.

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:lol: :lol:

[krayzia2]

Hi guys,

Dunno if you guys are still interested in matt/satin paint anymore but i've just come across these pics.

The skyline in the last 2 pics, i know for sure are satin finishes. Pretty sweet i reckon.

Cheers.

[the stink]

I like the matte/satin look.... very stealth bomber. Would make it look like it was made for business, especially if you could fit some laser guided bombs or something :lol:

But like someone else has mentioned you would probably get raped when it came time to sell.

It's interesting too see everyone’s comments, but given the number of hideous skylines I’ve seen with awful bodykits/spoilers/mags or with neons its hard to tell with the internet if the person giving the advice has even the slightest clue themselves.

[PRO-L20]

I don't think the matte black suits the R34.. However.. Saying it is a cheap and crappy paint? That must be why million dollar plus+++ stealth fighters use it ?

[Slide]

That 32GTR Has Mafia writen all over it :lol:

I would do it.