Satin Black trans am??
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Satin Black trans am??
Just kinda wondering what it would look like... I want black but I dont know if I want shiny black.... Im not talking spray paint here
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
You want shiny black. Trust me, it looks DAMN good cleaned up and polished. My opinion its the best looking color for a Trans Am. Good Luck
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
like primer/ flat hot rod paint? May look pretty good, especially with some hot rod rims (welds, etc) but why chance it when shiny is a garauntee. Im either way on this topic.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
I'm not sure if this first one is Satin, or just not a real big shine off it, but.....
Then there are these.....
Then there are these.....
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
for some reason i dont think that or cars look good in satin black, i seen a pic of a 69 camaro that was satin black it looked awesome but there is a lot of chrome trim and the bumpers that compliment it. our cars lack the chrome that older muscle cars had
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
I think it can look pretty mean. That's is, when it's really satin black paint rather than primer. I don't like flat black either.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
my hoods satin black right now, and honestly its not BAD, but I dont plan on doing the rest of the car like that. I think gloss on our cars is the way to go. These arent old school rat rods.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
I tried semi-gloss black on my '84 Trans Am, I vote for full maximum glossy.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
well the thing is I plan on doing it myself... and gloss black is not easy to do.. that 3rd trans am with the black wheels slammed looks bad ***!!!
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
Look....if you are going to paint it yourself ....you are going to end up with a **** flat black paint job like every other dirt bag has thinking that they are cool.
If you want to paint it yourself you can do it for a few hundred bucks. Send me a message and Ill tell you how. I dont want to bore the **** outta everyone with my homemade paint tent.
Im getting my 87 Camaro painted htis weekend and Im going gloos black. I made that decision out of experince and previously having a flat black car before. GLOSS IS BOSS!
If you want to paint it yourself you can do it for a few hundred bucks. Send me a message and Ill tell you how. I dont want to bore the **** outta everyone with my homemade paint tent.
Im getting my 87 Camaro painted htis weekend and Im going gloos black. I made that decision out of experince and previously having a flat black car before. GLOSS IS BOSS!
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
But he doesn't want flat black, he wants satin black. There is a difference.
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Gloss!!! Don't pay to make your car look all clapped out. 70's and earlier cars can pull it off, Thirdgens unless they are 11-12 second bruisers, can't. Doubtful any of those cars above are anywhere near that fast.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
Gloss!!! Don't pay to make your car look all clapped out. 70's and earlier cars can pull it off, Thirdgens unless they are 11-12 second bruisers, can't. Doubtful any of those cars above are anywhere near that fast.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
Gloss!!! Don't pay to make your car look all clapped out. 70's and earlier cars can pull it off, Thirdgens unless they are 11-12 second bruisers, can't. Doubtful any of those cars above are anywhere near that fast.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
This thread is full of irony. The guys with good looking cars like glossy smooth looking paint jobs. Then the guys with the frankenstein body parts, and multi-colored cars prefer the "beat" look.
But it's one man's opinion. Don't take it to personally.
That's not irony at all.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
Looks amazing. There are only a few things I'd do differently. Maybe 19s instead of 20s, a standard 85-90 TA spoiler, flush door handles non-vented fenders, dark tint, just a hair lower and clear markers tinted as well.
Satin looks good on a lot of cars. Primer looks hideous on almost everything but the old school rods and such.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
decisions decisions.. lol
Both look good but I like the stealth look without having to worry about washing my car with the wrong brush... if I have a shiny car I get paranoid and black is the worst but i love it so much......
Both look good but I like the stealth look without having to worry about washing my car with the wrong brush... if I have a shiny car I get paranoid and black is the worst but i love it so much......
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
Satin black is probably the way i'm going with my '91. Yeah, not original, but I figure what the hell. It will always look good.
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
i think the term we are searching for is "eggshell"
i really like the pic of the photoshopped firebird everyone is passing around is just about right.
you can do a satin paint job and clear it with low gloss clear... they do make such a thing.
it actually looks pretty cool
another thing that ive seen on old cars that looks really trick is a satin paint job with "flames" done in high gloss clear, with the rest of the car cleared in low gloss.
however this look only really works on dark colored cars and especially good on black cars
i really like the pic of the photoshopped firebird everyone is passing around is just about right.
you can do a satin paint job and clear it with low gloss clear... they do make such a thing.
it actually looks pretty cool
another thing that ive seen on old cars that looks really trick is a satin paint job with "flames" done in high gloss clear, with the rest of the car cleared in low gloss.
however this look only really works on dark colored cars and especially good on black cars
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
i think a low gloss would just looks like a crappy rough cheap paint job.
I want the smooth but dull look
I want the smooth but dull look
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Re: Satin Black trans am??
I was thinking about changing my 86 t/a from shiny black to matte black, but reading a few threads on this site is changing my mind. The toughest looking cars around are flat black, but I do agree they are all older cars......
a definite positive would be no one in Australia would have a transam like mine, but then again maybe theres a reason for that!
a definite positive would be no one in Australia would have a transam like mine, but then again maybe theres a reason for that!
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Iv got a 89 firebird it's my first car and I'm
Wanting to repaint it cuz it needs it the paint is peeling and looks terrible it's currently black what type should I do a shiny black or go white??
Wanting to repaint it cuz it needs it the paint is peeling and looks terrible it's currently black what type should I do a shiny black or go white??
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