Painted my car flat black

[DuRWooD]

...in Photoshop

I was thinking about actually doing this, I'm not sure though. I'm getting sick of the colour (sorry to fellow yellows), tired of little kids grabbing their mom's arm and pointing out the car. Also, I don't want the car to stand out as much once it is back on the road with a V6.

 

[StealthWyvern]

lol The little kids at walmart seem to think I drive a yellow race car! Its actually pretty funny imo.

 

[speed1016]

I had similar thought with my msp, but never that the guts to do it. I saw an STI flat black and it looked sweet as hell. I say do it!

 

[MSP2024]

do it, you would be original i dont think i have seen that on a protege, and less attention is always a plus

 

[bgibb68]

i had never thought about flat black before but that would look good

edit: v6 and not 100% leagal??i got questions...

 

[StealthWyvern]

Isn't sevsev's p5 flat black and gloss black?

 

[MSP2024]

Isn't sevsev's p5 flat black and gloss black?

ahhh i think it might be, but that is just half haha

 

[vel]

I thought a previous motm winner did this on a p5 with bags?

 

[Valk]

oh thank god only in photoshop. please PLEASE dont turn a single precious p5 into a primer POS like all those honda's.

 

[DuRWooD]

i had never thought about flat black before but that would look good

edit: v6 and not 100% leagal??i got questions...

In theory...

OBDII is considered emissions equipment that cannot be removed or replaced with anything but equivalent.

 

[DuRWooD]

oh thank god only in photoshop. please PLEASE dont turn a single precious p5 into a primer POS like all those honda's.

I do see a few sh^tboxes driving around flat black. I would worry about it looking cheap. However,

 

[Wagonbacker9]

as long as you replaced it with OBDII... you could still take it to emissions, have it plugged in and scanned for codes just like stock. Chances are they wouldn't even open the hood anyway...

no?

 

[Wagonbacker9]

I do see a few sh^tboxes driving around flat black. I would worry about it looking cheap. However,

....criminal.

 

[dandan2]

there is two ways to do a flat black paint job! first is the cheap ricer way! rattle can! second is the right way, normal black base coat followed by a flat clear! i think its a good idea! if done right! there needs to be some kinda bling on there! an all flat black car will just look too crappy! maybe some chrome rims or something to set it off!

 

[DuRWooD]

as long as you replaced it with OBDII... you could still take it to emissions, have it plugged in and scanned for codes just like stock. Chances are they wouldn't even open the hood anyway...

no?

We don't get scanned here for testing, just a dyno'd sniff. That's what I mean't when I said in theory.

 

[AODfan]

If you are considering a flat black, I would recommend, John Deere Blitz Black, its actually more like Satin Black, just search that and you will results, its cheap too, I think last time I checked like $30 for a gallon here locally.

 

[NCZ13]

all im going to say, if your going to do any sort of paint work, do it right, do it once.

dont skimp on a paintjob, because you will get what you pay for.

 

[Valk]

A little off topic but PLEASE fix your sig... that's like... half the screen right there.

you should do up a nice Black Lacquered look. no mica... just a clean, piano black.

 

[DuRWooD]

A little off topic but PLEASE fix your sig... that's like... half the screen right there.

you should do up a nice Black Lacquered look. no mica... just a clean, piano black.

My sig? It's smaller than yours?

That was an initial thought of mine, but I already own a true black car. Two would mean all my cars would have to be matching.

Another option I've been considering is a dark grey similar to the MSP colour.

 

[Valk]

not yours lol. AOD