People kept asking me for more pics of my car... so here they are! enjoy!

 

I like flat black. Looks good.

 

I wouldn't paint a car like that if you'd asked me, but your car looks good man. I like the subtlety of it. Very nice.

 

 

 

need a new dash!!!

 

 

thanks man!

 

to each his own

 

Its ok.

 

I like the color....but for some reason having polished rims dont do it for me when the color is flat.....good job though

 

Too cool. What brand of paint did you use?
And could you post a few more pics for us

 

Polish those tail lights, and I bet it would look amazing.

 

Nice

 

wtf?it looks bad

 

i can dig it.

 

That black has to get hot in the Cali sun.

 

Its different! But not bad different!

 

How about getting your speedo white like the rest

I like the looks of your car, but, it just doesnt shine like the rest. I kinda like it.....hard to say.


7/10

ps - i was once in your same "dash" situation, looked like someone took a bite out if it....lol.....lucklily I found a mint one at the bone yard

edit: creepy, EXACT same shift **** as me...good choice

 

Um...where did you get the wheels and how did you fit that shifter ****?

 

The wheels I bought of this guy who had them on a EL CAMINO ...... and I cut a the mid plastic peice that seperates the shifter **** and the shifting menu off. so it fits perfectly and I can go all the way to 1st


Why the MPH guage isn't white like the rest... well because there is something wrong with my electrical where it dims up as soon as I turn on the lights and when I installed those overlays it made it hard to for the light to pass through...so I just decided not to put the overlays over the MPH guage... so I can see it better, until I get the electrical fixed. and plus it looks UNIQUE!
well I think it does...

 

Sorry man I forgot to ask wher you got that kind of Shifter?

 

Me and a Friend


It had that shifter when I bought the car in november.. but they sell em at KRAGEN auto parts


I still have to fix it a little... My brother was thinking of installing diamon plate instead of that black plastic... hmmm since he works at a hot rod shop (STARLITE ROD & KUSTOM) he'll help me

 

EDIT: Another Flat black thread
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ght=flat+black

 

Nice. Flat Black is always cool, interior looks fresh too except for the dash and that rip in the seat (they always rip on that spot) How much did you pay?

 

Some SATIN BLACK PRIMER paint.. I dont know the brand sorry.. I just bought it at my local paint store.. they said it was for autos...

 

Some SATIN BLACK PRIMER paint.. I dont know the brand sorry.. I just bought it at my local paint store.. they said it was for autos...

 

$1800

But it still has some little problems like the fan always turns on...the service engine light stays on... and the powersteering leaks alot... also the electrical kinda sucks because all the lights are dim and are illuminating poorly..

 

haha....me too.

 

have you got any new dashboard's in yet???

 

this is coool!

 

I like it, and its probably way easier to keep clean....

Wow, I didnt' realize how ridiculously big those new dodge rams are until you showed that side by side pic, it's really ridiculous how big the trucks are getting today.

 

very nice. you should get some clear coat on there, make it all shiny.

i did the same thing with my shift ****, slightly different **** tho. did you tear up that leather upholstery in an attempt to get the original shift **** off too?

 

AWW f**k, flat black camaros are awesome!! Ive always wanted a pic of one ever since a saw a faded black camaro next to me on the highway; it just looked so bad *** for some reason. I love it man...too bad it doesnt have t-tops


nice car man

 

Man that shift **** is huge. I have two of the same style (one billet and one C/F) but they are about 1 inch shorter and dont require anything to be cut to get down to 1st gear. They sell em at the local import speed shop or whatever, under $10 each.

You paid $1800 for a flat black paintjob?

 

there was an article in Sport Compact Car mag about painting an WRX STi flat black with rustolem spray paint, why didnt u just do that?

 

You mean like rattlecan spray paintjob or something? Nah I wouldnt ever do that. When we did my single stage paintjob we used a compressor and a spray gun, but total cost of everything was under $300 (this is for all materials, primer, and enough paint for 4 coats). I regret going for a glossy green instead of flat black. The generic PPG flat black was even cheaper than the glossy green I got. I'm guessing he went with name brand paint. I know some of the name brand flat blacks like the Dupont Hot Hues Hotrod Black cost a lot more. You get what you pay for.

 

youre right

 

yeahp

by the way flat black like this is not easy to clean.. for those who want to do this.. youll have to clean it every other day..

 

What can be done about this? I really want to do it, but I don't want it to look like crap after a few weeks.

 

did you spend $1800 on the paint or the car?

 

That looks awesome dude. Always love flat black paint, I love flat paints anyways.

 

I know it looks cool and stealthy, but the facts are, it does get dirty quick! dirt,grass,small bugs,dust ect stick on the car and If you love cleaning your car go ahead and do it.. also you cannot use wax or any cleaning liquid on the primer because it will turn an ashy white... I use ATF thats right! ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) I use only enough to get that nice shine you see. but the only problem is putting ATF or ARMOR ALL on it.. is that it gets dirty FASSST! and if you wear Jeans or a white shirt.. then DONT LEAN ON THE CAR because it will get your *** dirty... so its a heavy price to pay for the good looks

 

$1800 on the car

only $50.00 on the paint container.

 

This is how ugly it used to look before... when I first bought it

 

ATF ouch have fun cleaning that when you get a glossy paint job.

 

umm is that just flat black primer? or did you primer and paint it. Primer isnt waterproof its porous so if its bare metal under there any time it rains your car is getting destroyed, its gonna rust from underneath the primer.

 

Well the ATF is protecting it.. and once I get this car painted NO IM NOT GOING TO put ATF on it.. I just put ATF on to give it that nice shine!

 

Well the ATF is protecting it.. and once I get this car painted NO IM NOT GOING TO put ATF on it.. I just put ATF on to give it that nice shine!

 

ATF works well on flat colored surfaces. I use it to shine up the black plastic pieces uder the hood. Plus, a little goes a long way with it.... just doesn't last.