Flat Black?!

[Ldycgr99]

So My car has a few dents dings and a huge dent with a hole.... front end has chipped paint from rocks.... Now My boyfriend has his crazy ideas and thinks that my car would look good flat black. Im thinking of painting the whole thing white next summer.

I would like your opinions because I trust them.

Go or no go?!

[Bergie_dark by design]

itll look good if the paintshop does a good job.


flat black is a love it or hate it painjob.

[ND4SPD]

wtf... are flat / matte colors the new trend or something? (yes i know they've been around for decades)



Altezza tail lights --> Lambo doors --> carbon fiber WRAPPED parts --> flat/matte paint jobs... ?

[Ldycgr99]

ok Lambo doors arent cool anymore!!! hahaha:rofl:

Its easier to take care of so Ive heard!

[JScullin]

They're popular with the old lead sled Merc's and tub cars. It's obviously making a comeback (matte colors actually) but only looks good on certain cars.

I don't think our car has the lines to pull off a full matte paintjob. The curves and angles are too subtle and it would come off as looking like it's just in primer.

AZBobby's car is a good example of how it would look.

[JScullin]

Its easier to take care of so Ive heard!

Easier to clean, yes. But the bodywork needs to be perfectly straight or you'll notice weird shadows.

[MOMO]

i vote for white.
its the "in" color this show season.

[JScullin]

I thought blues were? Or was that last year?

[Ldycgr99]

I thought blues were? Or was that last year?

Your blue is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I love it. I wanna do something girl but not too girly. Like something to make it my own.

[AndrewM6097]

Flat black doesnt seem too girly to me....

[MOMO]

I thought blues were? Or was that last year?

over here in europe, white is in... im no longer unique.:(

i saw at least 3 other show cars done in white...

[ND4SPD]

Your blue is GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I love it. I wanna do something girl but not too girly. Like something to make it my own.

How about green like you have now, but in a metallic so dark that it looks black until light hits it? ;)


a la this:
http://forzamotorsport.net/NR/rdonlyres/79E2D929-7548-464E-B9E9-A6534CC1A971/8815/Liverypaintrims.jpg

[UserDrew]

AzBobby's car is a spray can hand job also, isn't it? Flat black looks good if done right. Satin black isn't bad either but it's not something I would do on my car.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9204/17abr08081bp4.jpg

[thousandlegs]

Mine's white and I love it. Thinking about adding a flat black racing stripe though. I just did a search and couldn't find it but I KNOW I've seen a flat black Cougar somewhere on the web. Didn't dig it at all. I'll search some more and if I find it I'll post back.

[Ldycgr99]

How about green like you have now, but in a metallic so dark that it looks black until light hits it? ;)


a la this:
http://forzamotorsport.net/NR/rdonlyres/79E2D929-7548-464E-B9E9-A6534CC1A971/8815/Liverypaintrims.jpg

Thats bad ass!!!!

My boyfriends father works at a ford dealership he does auto body over there so a new paint job wont be so much Just gotta pay for the paint. I mean I was thinking a nice white with silver stars goin up the sides. Call it gay but i have a passion for stars got two ets of tattoos with stars. but the again my fav. colors are blackand purple. Its complicated because I dont want to do something and not like it on the car.

[ND4SPD]

Well, theres a photoshop section ;) You could post a picture of your car and some examples or rough drawings of what you are thinking of, and one of the experts could try to make it look like it was really on the car, then you would have a pretty good idea ;)

[azbobbybooshay10]

AzBobby's car is a spray can hand job also, isn't it? Flat black looks good if done right. Satin black isn't bad either but it's not something I would do on my car.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9204/17abr08081bp4.jpg

Yeah its a spray can job, I never have time to take my time and do it right so it looks pretty crappy. This fall I'm going to have a satin black job done, then maybe next spring add in Sonic Blue to make it into some sort of two-tone scheme.

[Ldycgr99]

Ya im sick at photoshop I should try that.....

Its complicated....

Or is it even worth it with 103,000 miles on it?

[JScullin]

Well, I'm saying that Bobby's gives you an idea of what a flat color would look like on our car. Just look at the image in his sig, you lose all the body lines. That vette up there has nice, sharp sweeping curves and intersecting angles.

[Ldycgr99]

Thats true. the vette looks like the bat mobile hahaha :rofl:

But Ill def do a color then thanks guys!

[JScullin]

Ya im sick at photoshop I should try that.....

Its complicated....

Or is it even worth it with 103,000 miles on it?

I just had my cars body completely worked over. All the dings & scratches worked out and a fresh coat of paint (same color) over everything. And I'm sitting at 110k.

[Ldycgr99]

Ya plys my cat will prolly last a hwile I keep up with it and not beat on it unless some a**hole tries to race ;)

So its worth it!!

[Rembo]

Why mot mixing both idea and paint it flat white.

No seriously I don't beleive in flat black making cars look good, especially the cougar. As opposed to your boyfriend, I think it would look much better shinny black. I think our car just look better with shinny colors, so between both of your choice, I would choose white. It's one of those color that always look good, whatever the car is.

[thousandlegs]

ralph wiggum is right

[Comando489]

because flat white would be a ***** to clean

[aircougar1]

ok Lambo doors arent cool anymore!!! hahaha:rofl:



I take exception to that... ;)

and flat black won't work on the Cougar, like others have said...
I think Blustreak's SC car that used to be Stangkiller's is flat black...

[Topik]

Satin black like that corvette on a cougar would look good. Just gotta do the right scheme. I have the perfect scheme in mind but will not be done on this cougar but another.

[aircougar1]

Ooooo... a satin black / gunmetal would look pretty sweet if done right. then add a set of flat gunmetal rims, with a brushed aluminum lip... VEry nice!

If only I wasn't redoing the Laser Red... :cool:

[Topik]

im thinking full visteon kit, slammed on bags, satin black paint job, white wall tires, moon dish hubcaps=end o story :)

[Topik]

oh and add some very subtle black pinstriping

[aircougar1]

oh and add some very subtle black pinstriping

NICE! :cool:

or even whitewalls on red rims... or powdercoat some 15" steelies red! and then throw on the dish caps... Rat Rod Cougar! :evil: :bowdown:

[CougarXR02]

I will try to find pictures online of it, but a friend of mine had a 2000 Celica that was white, and did orange vinyl stars starting at the front wheel well, and going all the way to the rear deck/spoiler area, getting progressively smaller like it was going to a point of perspective. Also had an orange strip up the hood between the hood's body line, and an orange trimmed Momo shifter. and orange guages and an orange Autometer Tach.

She traded it in for a Mommy-Mobile. the dealer took the stars off immediately.

[CougarXR02]

Let's try this link.....I'll see if I have bigger.

MySpace (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=37627834&albumID=26972&imageID=31603481)

[frenchblueC2]

Go with the white and silver stars idea. I love white Cougars.

Leave flat black to the old hot rods.
I've never heard of it as being easy to maintain.

[Ldycgr99]

Let's try this link.....I'll see if I have bigger.

MySpace (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=37627834&albumID=26972&imageID=31603481)

Ya thats along the lines of what I want.... WE'll see..... another year to actually make up my mind or maybe sooner.

[Ldycgr99]

im thinking full visteon kit, slammed on bags, satin black paint job, white wall tires, moon dish hubcaps=end o story :)

OH!!!!

And to top it off a bobbing Head rat fink on the dash!

funny

[thousandlegs]

Let's try this link.....I'll see if I have bigger.

MySpace (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=37627834&albumID=26972&imageID=31603481)

Nice, do that with silver stars and you're in business. My .02

[Topik]

NICE! :cool:

or even whitewalls on red rims... or powdercoat some 15" steelies red! and then throw on the dish caps... Rat Rod Cougar! :evil: :bowdown:


Im glad im not the only one with good taste. If buying my house works out this year, I might sell my csvt and follow through with what I stated above.

[aircougar1]

Im glad im not the only one with good taste. If buying my house works out this year, I might sell my csvt and follow through with what I stated above.

I'd like to think I have an eye for certain styles and colors that work well together... I use to be a very good artist before I got into the working-man's world, so now I just transfer that into cars...

Go for it, man! seriously that would be killer. :cool:

[Nighteagle006]

how bout the old probe boosenberrry blue, it was a sick metallic purple. she said she likes purple

[CougarXR02]

MySpace (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=37627834&albumID=1832449&imageID=33397288)


She found better pics.....

[Ldycgr99]

MySpace (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=37627834&albumID=1832449&imageID=33397288)


She found better pics.....

Wow!! tell her her car was BA!!!!!!

That **** is hott

[CougarXR02]

and she traded it in for an Escape, after the husband already traded his truck for an Equinox. LOL. she keeps saying how much she misses it. now they both have Mommy-Mobiles. lol.

[JScullin]

Let me tell you something I've learned having now picked up my finished car. Flat colors are going to be a PITA to maintain on a daily driver. Keep it to as little as possible.

[Honzo]

i agree with the majority of whats being said
flat/matte/satin black only looks good if done right and on the right car
i think it COULD look good on the cougar with the right body kit, hood, wing, etc. but it also has to be done well...
heres an example of a nicely done satin black, enjoy :cool:
http://i13.tinypic.com/6ytvz3l.jpg