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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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flat black paint

does any one have a pic of a flat black painted camaro ?

tring to find one and its pulling up every search with the word black in it
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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Re: flat black paint

I have a few poor quality pics, both picture and paint job, but if u wanna get an idea, shoot me ur e-mail ill send em your way.

I have done a few cars flat, and all i gotta say is, DO NOT do it to a thirdgen. For the flat to work, you have to have a white interior (or top for the verts), stainless body trim, and/chrome bumpers. Chrome or bright wheels also work, but all of the above is even better.

Seeing as how the thirdgen doesnt have any of these, i would advise against it. It comes down to preference at the end though, but to me the car looks very.... stolen and beater like.

However, if ur doing it just to stop corrosion go for it, but i doubt ud be asking for a visual aid for a functional task.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Re: flat black paint

Do a search there is a post with tons of pic's somewhere on this site.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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Re: flat black paint

Ive tryed searching before too theres a couple out there but not many anyways heres my 92 right before I sold it not the best job still needed some body work but it is flat black well except the hood thanks to a deer


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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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Re: flat black paint

yup...flat black camaros look like stolen, vandalized, red neck cars. not for me.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Re: flat black paint

i love red neck cars tho heh

but yea i def like it tho , i prob wont do flat black , i will prob just get a nice black shine job done
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Re: flat black paint

i havent sent the pic yet, but thats the best ur gonna see, mine are worse quality.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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Re: flat black paint

heres 2 pix, if u wanna see more, just look around on my photobucket account.


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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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Re: flat black paint

heres the camaro i painted for my friend 2 weeks ago
Attached Thumbnails flat black paint-l_4c2c4fcbec94f77fd3c38ff656cfd241.jpg   flat black paint-l_aa0060eadc1a6b559d0b9579a5eec9cb.jpg   flat black paint-l_4d05c4c7f219e97a48c3b629dfe03e3d.jpg  
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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Re: flat black paint

thanks , i dont know what it is but i just love flat black...
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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Re: flat black paint

it do's have a nice look to it, personally i need some paint soon so maybe ill invest in a little bit of flat black fun /shrug First comes the tires though
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Re: flat black paint

Originally Posted by Jtufts
thanks , i dont know what it is but i just love flat black...
thats why I had mine flat black it was much nicer lookin then the 4 other colors it was before hand
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Re: flat black paint


heres a few shots of mines when it was flat black...
if its done correctly and not rattle can'd i think flat black can look really nice on our cars and NOT red neck ish...


Last edited by chevylover5; Apr 12, 2007 at 04:36 PM.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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Re: flat black paint

A few of a old car of mine..
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Car...Z/pictures.jpg

http://www.cecoatings.com/images/CarStuff/92Z/92Z28.jpg
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Car.../DsideRear.jpg
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Car...rBlackOuts.jpg
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Re: flat black paint

man the ones that were done with actual spray guns look great
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Re: flat black paint

The reason it looks crappy most of the time is because people fail to realize the difference between black primer and flat black paint. If it's professionally done... primered, sprayed with flat black enamel and then flat clear coated, it can look pretty slick.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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Re: flat black paint

yea i have black outs to , and i want to get the older all alum window louvers sanded and primed and painted flat black along with the car , get some nice chrome lip and tripple black rims , i forgot who sells them but i will find em they look like TTII's
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Re: flat black paint

DP90 primer/sealer.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Re: flat black paint

Jtufts- do u have any pics of your car id like 2 see wut it looks like b4 u do all this changing
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Re: flat black paint

this is how my car looked when I did it
Attached Thumbnails flat black paint-dscn0036.jpg   flat black paint-dscn0030.jpg   flat black paint-dscn0042.jpg  
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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Re: flat black paint

heres a few more
Attached Thumbnails flat black paint-cam5.jpg   flat black paint-dscn1832.jpg   flat black paint-christian2camaro91.jpg  
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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Re: flat black paint

Here ya go
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 02:47 AM
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Re: flat black paint

Another one
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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Re: flat black paint

Last one
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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Re: flat black paint




I like the flat black. IF done with sealer primer and a half way decent spray gun, it looks good. But if you do it with spoof cans, LAME!
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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Re: flat black paint

I done mine in black primer with an air compressor and spray gun (not rattle can) back in Sept. 2005. Still looks great today.

Here's some pics of after I done it.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1464...41290424UgSKAM
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1464...41290424QASuku
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1464...41290424fXHYSw

From Oct 2005
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1477...41290424hHkXxe
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1477...41290424XXsOPe

Nov 2005 (added 4" cowl hood)
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1501...41290424xcxiuX
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1501...41290424IDPeZG

Aug 2006
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2817...41290424CAeTkq
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2264...41290424EyXBNg
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2699...41290424YrInoJ
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Re: flat black paint

The PPG DB90 was too expensive. I used Omni 732 sealer primer.

Good shot of your ride Psyco! I'll take some more of mine. Do you like the black center polished lip rims?

I want your hood Payne! They look even meaner when you cut out the flaps in the back of the nacca duct to make it functional.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Re: flat black paint

I guess flat can look good in some applications,
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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Re: flat black paint

Not my car but i think it looks good.
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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Re: flat black paint

my new 86 camaro is flat black ill post some pics of it later prolly this weekend.
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