Matte/Flat White

[lightsource]

Anyone got pics of some cars with this color?

I've been thinking screw flat black, and getting flat/matte white.

Suggestions?

[A Spec Products]

I'd suggest to not do flat/matte white, especially on a S chassis.

[96Turbo]

check out HOT ROD FLATZ paint line

pretty sure you can get like any color in matte finish

EDIT: chyea

http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/ksflatz.aspx

[justaKAiswear]

I dont think you will be real happy with matte white, it rarely comes out very attractive.... you know you can matte any color, it is simply an additive to the clearcoat to bring a eggshell, matte, of flat sheen. (doing it correctly with a matted clear)

With out Tec Base paint line (I work at Napa) I think its PN 8837...

I saw a matte red S14 that looked really sharp! It was like a bright 'blood red' color according to the owner.

[zaquanh]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/IMG_1884.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/IMG_2376.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/PIC_0072.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/PIC_0070.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/184807974277.jpg
i wouldnt do it again

[mehsilvia]

I'd suggest to not do flat/matte white, especially on a S chassis.
Agreed.

Flat white on an S-chassis is just gonna look like every other faded and oxidized white S-chassis.

[allntrlundrgrnd]

dude your sig is f'ing awesome

[lightsource]

Alright... No flat/matte white.

Second suggestion I got for flat red.. That may be the way I go. But ultimately I want to go flat black. But the reason I'm not 100% set on Flat Black is because the inside of the chassis (door jambs, etc) is red. So eh, I guess I could do red again.


dude your sig is f'ing awesome

hehe thanks

[Addicted2Kouki]

flat colors on 240s never really look that great unless it is a full out track car.

and for it to even remotely look okay, it would have to be real paint, and a real flat paint job.
which usually costs more than a regular paint job.

[HyperTek]

we spray bombed a friends s14 in flat white... came out 10x better then typical flat black spray can jobs.


id rather leave the car looking like crap over spray canning though...

[DJButton]

I think sparkly white filled with glitter looks much better. However, I think flat white can be pulled off, simply need to actually have it sprayed properly, none of this rattlecan crap. That Hot Rodz paint looks good, I think DuPont also sells a matte lineup.

[ZX88]

flat white just looks like shit. it'll get mad dirty after 10 minutes of driving.

[murda-c]

I just went outside and looked at the white paint on my sister's 94 camry.

I think flat white is a bad idea.

[Mangudai]

Here's a flat white Tahoe for reference. Its owned by Rob Dyrdek.


http://i38.tinypic.com/2vi2n89.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/mv0xsj.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/2nr0fpv.jpg




I like it. I think its one of those things that has to be done just right.



and for it to even remotely look okay, it would have to be real paint, and a real flat paint job.
which usually costs more than a regular paint job.

Yep.

[A Spec Products]

What's with S chassis owners and FLAT paint?

Like honestly, glossy always is a better on a 240sx

Also, you have to incorporate the paint scheme into the rest of the car

You can't choose a color based on just color

Gotta plan what you want to accomplish with the car as a whole and then choose paint from there

i.e if you were going with a "VIP" style look (for lack of a better example), you wouldn't want to paint it flat, would you?

That sorta thing...

My issue with many S chassis owners is that their result is usually confused, meaning that they just slap together a bunch of different things without having a general sense of consistency or style or theme

[lightsource]

yea, I agree with you Mangudai,

my flat black idea came from Rob & Big, and the flat white idea came from Rob & Big as well...

That picture is what made me want flat black.

[A Spec Products]

yea, I agree with you Mangudai,

my flat black idea came from Rob & Big, and the flat white idea came from Rob & Big as well...

That picture is what made me want flat black.

That's like taking rat rod style and putting it onto a 240

If that's your thing, by all means please go ahead

But more than likely to do it "right" is gonna cost an arm and a leg

Plus too, the lines of a S chassis doesn't exactly scream rat rod or flat paint style

I dunno, also, murdering out stuff is kinda played out already

My personal thing is that for cars you should try to pick colors that are unique but still timeless

In your case though, since the car is red already, you might want to change to a shade of red that might match up better or just paint door jambs

[lightsource]

What's with S chassis owners and FLAT paint?

Like honestly, glossy always is a better on a 240sx

MAYBE glossy white. I was lookign @180sxdrifter's S13

http://photos-646.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v347/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34974389_3565.jpg

pretty sick in my opinion, it's the chuki bumper that's doin' it for me.

I wanted to do S13 front end, but I'm still not sure what I want to do... Chuki bumper or entire S13 conversion.

[wgJoY]

http://i38.tinypic.com/2vi2n89.jpg


I like it. that looks a lot like a Sheriff would drive that thing. Intimidating ^ ^

[A Spec Products]

MAYBE glossy white. I was lookign @180sxdrifter's S13

pretty sick in my opinion, it's the chuki bumper that's doin' it for me.

I wanted to do S13 front end, but I'm still not sure what I want to do... Chuki bumper or entire S13 conversion.

While I'm at it

Another one of my opinions for S chassis is that if you are going to color change the car, or just paint the entire car, to paint a color or shade of a color that was never offered by Nissan

If you're going to spend the money (and your goal is to be unique) you might as well make it look a color that no one else has, or fewer people have

Plus too, from 10 feet white kinda looks the same

So it kinda sucks when you spend money to paint this sick white car and then you go to the track and a guy takes pics and you look like all the other white cars there

Haha

[zaquanh]

Here's a flat white Tahoe for reference. Its owned by Rob Dyrdek.


http://i38.tinypic.com/2vi2n89.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/mv0xsj.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/2nr0fpv.jpg




I like it. I think its one of those things that has to be done just right.





Yep.

i liked his flat black one better till he gave it to that kid lol

[lightsource]

While I'm at it

Another one of my opinions for S chassis is that if you are going to color change the car, or just paint the entire car, to paint a color or shade of a color that was never offered by Nissan

If you're going to spend the money (and your goal is to be unique) you might as well make it look a color that no one else has, or fewer people have

Plus too, from 10 feet white kinda looks the same

So it kinda sucks when you spend money to paint this sick white car and then you go to the track and a guy takes pics and you look like all the other white cars there

Haha

lmao yea, I totally understand what you're saying.

Ok, well... What colors were originally offered by nissan?

i liked his flat black one better till he gave it to that kid lol

Yea. That kid was good but... Not free truck good.


Well A Spec... I don't know what I want my overall look to be...

What the FUCK is VIP? Glossy black paint, and some bigass chrome 19"s?

I mean, I know what VIP means, but... is that REALLY what it means?

[JRas]

http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/44149/2003029490335437464_rs.jpghttp://aycu02.webshots.com/image/46161/2003035447952097495_rs.jpghttp://aycu30.webshots.com/image/45749/2003050443379090673_rs.jpg
pretty hot matte if you ask me, but don't his color

[A Spec Products]

lmao yea, I totally understand what you're saying.

Ok, well... What colors were originally offered by nissan?

Well A Spec... I don't know what I want my overall look to be...

What the FUCK is VIP? Glossy black paint, and some bigass chrome 19"s?

I mean, I know what VIP means, but... is that REALLY what it means?

I dunno lol

There used to be a color chart back on Socal240sx.net or whatever way back in the day, but its kinda like common knowledge

Zenki S13 had two tone, green/black, yellow/black, burgandy, white, black, etc?

Chuki S13 had red, burgandy, black, dark blue, white, etc?

I was using "VIP" for lack of a better example

But when I say VIP I mean luxury style, so normally you wouldn't see flat paint if you were trying to make the car look luxurious

Just make the car how YOU want it to look like

Go read magazines, watch videos, get inspiration from other cars that you admire then use that to generate your own style


pretty hot matte if you ask me, but don't his color

Yes, that's matte

But, with attention to detail, high quality parts, and overall consistent style and theme

Also, it was professionally shot

Most cars do not do that when using flat paint

I dunno, flat is just not me, I don't mean to project onto anyone...its just not my first choice when it comes to 240's and paint

[TheWayItGoes909]

flat paint makes the car look "unfinished" IMO.. listen to logan lol just grab the "Gloss" can it will look better

[!Zar!]

That s14 isn't matte anymore.

Mark had it painted white.

I've said this a million times before and I'll say it again.

The ONLY cars that look good with matte paint are the Rough World 911 and s15.

That's it.

[Jonnyblaze]

Gemballa Mirage GT

http://static.autoblog.nl/images/wp2007/autoshows/essen/Essen_mat_14.jpg

[!Zar!]

That porsche doesn't have the lines to pull off such an older car style of paint. It flows too well.

But I will say, all these cars we are talking about have as much prep/quality as a real high end paint job.

Because 9/10 your car will look like this.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/IMG_2376.jpg

[180sxdrifter]

MAYBE glossy white. I was lookign @180sxdrifter's S13

http://photos-646.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v347/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34974389_3565.jpg

pretty sick in my opinion, it's the chuki bumper that's doin' it for me.

I wanted to do S13 front end, but I'm still not sure what I want to do... Chuki bumper or entire S13 conversion.

Aspen White Pearl sir :wiggle: that pic was 2 yrs ago...here it is today

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v363/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34972199_4026.jpg

[mehsilvia]

While I'm at it

Another one of my opinions for S chassis is that if you are going to color change the car, or just paint the entire car, to paint a color or shade of a color that was never offered by Nissan

If you're going to spend the money (and your goal is to be unique) you might as well make it look a color that no one else has, or fewer people have

Plus too, from 10 feet white kinda looks the same

So it kinda sucks when you spend money to paint this sick white car and then you go to the track and a guy takes pics and you look like all the other white cars there

Haha
OMG. I feel we have this connection :keke: Youve just told my story.

So to put Logan's opinions into perspective.

S14 OEM Black
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mehsilvia/Exterior/Side.jpg

S14 Matte Black (same Hot Rod Flatz Paint posted above)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mehsilvia/Exterior/IMG_1315.jpg

S14 Matte Blue - Cause the Matte black looked primered (also Hot Rod Flatz)
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mehsilvia/Exterior/Daytona/IMG_1914.jpg

S13 Daytona Blue Pearl - cause if your gonna repaint the ENTIRE car, why not do something soo different.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mehsilvia/S13%20build/Paint/IMG_2226.jpg


End Story. Now YOU DECIDE!

[kouki_matt]

i liked his flat black one better till he gave it to that kid lolhaha my friend frank won his other one thats shit bomb lol
:gives:

[!Zar!]

Honestly, I hate matte colors. I even the matte on Mehsilvia's car.

But I like it because he did it the right way by masking off and prepping the car as a pro would and using the proper tools to attain such paint quality.

Not unlike every other primered car out there.

[A Spec Products]

OMG. I feel we have this connection :keke: Youve just told my story.

So to put Logan's opinions into perspective.

S14 OEM Black

S14 Matte Black (same Hot Rod Flatz Paint posted above)

S14 Matte Blue - Cause the Matte black looked primered (also Hot Rod Flatz)

S13 Daytona Blue Pearl - cause if your gonna repaint the ENTIRE car, why not do something soo different.

End Story. Now YOU DECIDE!

Should've left the S14 OEM BLACK

Hooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Haha just kidding

But another thing that grinds my gears (Peter Griffith) is when people have perfectly good OEM paint on their car, and they'll paint over that with rattle can cause they think its cool, or get a Maaco job over it

If I could leave my car with good looking OEM paint, believe me I would

But yeah, main thing is just have fun and do a color that represents you and looks good to YOU

Who cares what the internet thinks

Honestly, I hate matte colors. I even the matte on Mehsilvia's car.

But I like it because he did it the right way by masking off and prepping the car as a pro would and using the proper tools to attain such paint quality.

Not unlike every other primered car out there.

http://photos.coker.com/data/503/1939-rat-rod-pickup.jpg

This is an example of when flat paint makes sense

Even the Rauh-welt cars I'm kinda iffy in terms of its the paint that makes those cars

The S15 I am not a fan of in flat

The Porsche they have looks good in flat, but if they had gloss blacked either of those cars in some DARK heavy cleared midnight black, omg you'd be crapping your pants

[!Zar!]

I know what you mean Logan.

There is a local who had PERFECT paint. Then purchased a spoilerless trunk with a little oxidation.

So what does he do... primered the whole car because of that.

Ugh.

So fucking dumb.

[A Spec Products]

I know what you mean Logan.

There is a local who had PERFECT paint. Then purchased a spoilerless trunk with a little oxidation.

So what does he do... primered the whole car because of that.

Ugh.

So fucking dumb.

Yep

Primer is meant as 1 of the prepping STEPS to paint a car

It should not be the last and only step

LOL

[mehsilvia]

Honestly, I hate matte colors. I even the matte on Mehsilvia's car.

But I like it because he did it the right way by masking off and prepping the car as a pro would and using the proper tools to attain such paint quality.

Not unlike every other primered car out there.
So wish i could REP you. How about some Buttsekz?

I do also want to offer an opinion here. Matte/Flat is very hard to maintain and keep looking clean, even if done properly with the right paint, tools and process.

And white would be an ABSOLUTE nightmare to maintain. First bird shit or tree sap to hit that paint, would fuck it beyond repair.

And i did get a little tired of the Matte look. Dunno why, but i did.

[96Turbo]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mehsilvia/Exterior/Daytona/IMG_1914.jpg


your's is the only flat car that i've EVER liked. props to you. looked rad.

Is that the same car you're repainting daytona pearl?

[!Zar!]

Yep

Primer is meant as 1 of the prepping STEPS to paint a car

It should not be the last and only step

LOL

Exactly.

Primer isn't a color.

hahaha.

[Matej]

Flat and satin colors are horrible.

On any car.

[blitzkrgCT9A]

I like mine :p

http://www.evolutionmr.net/img/images/blitzkrg/cal_240_9.jpg
http://www.evolutionmr.net/img/images/blitzkrg/cal_240_6.jpg

[lightsource]

Yep

Primer is meant as 1 of the prepping STEPS to paint a car

It should not be the last and only step

LOL

lmfao

So wish i could REP you. How about some Buttsekz?

I do also want to offer an opinion here. Matte/Flat is very hard to maintain and keep looking clean, even if done properly with the right paint, tools and process.

And white would be an ABSOLUTE nightmare to maintain. First bird shit or tree sap to hit that paint, would fuck it beyond repair.

And i did get a little tired of the Matte look. Dunno why, but i did.

Gotcha.

[S13Boosts]

satin black flat or satin colors look nice

heres my 14


http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8064/photo4fc3.jpg
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/9297/photopm6.jpg

[firelizard]

Ugh.

Gloss white is the cheapest colour ever. Don't get me wrong, I like it. I liked it enough to paint my own car that colour. But it's still the cheapest colour.

Matte black looks cheap. Hella cheap. And satin is the most played out ever. But at least it, and other satin colours show off the lines of the car.

The reason shitty looking white cars look shitty is because the white looks oxidized, not nice and shiny. White is a hard colour to impress with.

Now you want to do matte white? Oh god.

That matte blue looks good, and that matte mint is godly. But they work because they're unique and eye-catching colours.

I'd be embarassed to own a car that's flat white/black/gray and isn't in primer. I honestly can't believe people pay for that. It was cool a few times on 'murdered out' exotics, and it works on cars that are supposed to look shitty/unfinished, but it's not "instant cool and unique", it's usually just gross.

[zaquanh]

That porsche doesn't have the lines to pull off such an older car style of paint. It flows too well.

But I will say, all these cars we are talking about have as much prep/quality as a real high end paint job.

Because 9/10 your car will look like this.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/zaquanh/IMG_2376.jpg

yup my car started off nice as you can tell , it jus collects dirts and juss becomes ugly ,

[lightsource]

im glad I opened this thread, this is really making me go back to regular glossy. Which isn't really as bad as I thought.

Especially not white, I won't be going matte white though... That's for sure.

[Devius]

The idea/theme i have for my car is, as rob and big would say "murder it out"

I love the idea of matte black paint, black interior, rims, smoked out lights and black engine accents. couple that with a somewhat stock looking, subtle body kit, i want it to have the sleeper styling, with a pissed off attitude look, plus all that black with some down low fog lights up front makes for an aggressive, intimidating, mean look blazing down the street at night, or down the drag strip with the headlights off and only fog lights on. just mean looking.

[firelizard]

The idea/theme i have for my car is, as rob and big would say "murder it out"

I love the idea of matte black paint, black interior, rims, smoked out lights and black engine accents. couple that with a somewhat stock looking, subtle body kit, i want it to have the sleeper styling, with a pissed off attitude look, plus all that black with some down low fog lights up front makes for an aggressive, intimidating, mean look blazing down the street at night, or down the drag strip with the headlights off and only fog lights on. just mean looking.

You'd think so, but 95% of the time it just looks cheap.

All gloss black is a million times more intimidating imo.

With matte black, you can't be using the paint to make the car - you already have to have a car that says on its own "fuck you, I don't need paint"

[ej2civic]

sorry didn't read any of the post but....

this is my car, it is a flat/semi gloss white, I love the way it looks, def looks better in person then in these pictures.

words of advice, USE A GUN NOT SPRAY CANS

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/skate4life364/buildpics012.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/skate4life364/buildpics015.jpg

[lightsource]

thanks ej2civic,

So, a question to all who voted against matte white, did you expect me to be rattlecanning this myself?

Because if it's going to be professionally done.

[fromxtor]

One of the main reasons I am painting my hatch satin, is because it's a track only car like meh's. And if I eff it up I want to be able to spray it back to good, w/o having to wetsand the shit out of it. Believe it or not we all cant afford to repaint our damaged body panles/ aero like Stu can.

[Def]

+1 to having cheap and easily fixable paint for a track car! Best thing I decided to do with my craptastic stock paint(previous owner was a chick who drive it up against crap - had nasty scratches all down the side).

I took that to the extreme and painted the car with Rustoleum Professional enamel, but any cheap paint works. It's "gloss" without a clear coat - looks ok 10-15' away.

The matte jobs can look cool, but I definitely wouldn't go with a common color if I were to do it like white/black. That mint green matte S14 is a pretty sweet looking combo.

[firelizard]

thanks ej2civic,

So, a question to all who voted against matte white, did you expect me to be rattlecanning this myself?

Because if it's going to be professionally done.

I wasn't really against it because I thought it would be rattle canned. Part of the reason was definitely that it would probably look too similar to a rattle can job though.

I took that to the extreme and painted the car with Rustoleum Professional enamel, but any cheap paint works. It's "gloss" without a clear coat - looks ok 10-15' away.
I dunno about that, even for a track car. A trac-tor maybe.

There's nothing not easily fixable about automotive paint. Bomb of colour matched base, bomb of clear, it's like 15 bucks, max.

[MetricHotrods.com]

you can do matte correctly and itll look good but its just as expensive as a regular paintjob to do it the right way. dupont makes a matte clearcoat. you can buy any color you want, run a couple coats of the dupont matte clear over the top of it and youll have matte.

that way, you can wash/wax/buff it like a regular coat of paint, its smooth to the touch. i thought about doing this with honda electron blue pearl (think 99-00 SI civic). its a cheap color.

just a thought for matte people.

i think the product code is something like HH5530.

[fromxtor]

^^ I'm going with the hot rod flatz base and satin clear, pretty inexpensive if you ask me, I will also be "murdering out" my titan in metallic satin black. I would not be doing this if it werent for Nissan and their idea to put an assload of chrome on the SEs.

[MetricHotrods.com]

when i was in the states on business last week i saw a chevy colorado satin black done correctly and it looked good. ive even pondered it on my 33. theres just a huge difference between a 1500 dollar matte paint job and a 10 dollar rattle can job. its jsut that when 90% of people hear "flat" they automatically think "krylon" or "cheap"

same with everything else on the planet except german cars, you get what you pay for.

edit: i wanted to add for the matte white guy... i have a matte white troy lee SE2 motocross helmet (the arachnid one) and first ride, first dirt, it was nearly impossible to clean. Matte white just grabs onto dirt and doesnt let it go. i ended up putting it on the shelf and getting the same helmet in the bomber plane scheme.

[240lookis]

why flat? if you're gonna rattle can it, just get some gloss paint instead. looks waaaay better. flat looks like shit.... IMO

[fromxtor]

$1500?? Dude you can get the satin paint and clear for around $300 from TCP global and get it shot for another $300, where do you get $1500. I don't see why a satin job should cost anywhere near $1500, unless you have an extremely expensive vehicle and are paying for an upscale shop to do it.

[inxdifference]

http://zilvia.net/f/%5Dhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/ek9jtuned/IMG00029.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/ek9jtuned/IMG00029.jpg

my old s14

[!Zar!]

Same Firelizard as on vipstylecars.com?

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/lightsource523/2hgvifo.gif
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/lightsource523/2hgvifo.gif
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/lightsource523/2hgvifo.gif

[wgJoY]

ehh, I've never been a big fan of matte colors really. It always felt like something was missing, or something was wrong whenever i looked at a car that was painted matte. Im glad you've decided not to do it ^ ^

[vodka2]

flat gold ! do it !! ! ! 1 one !!

[MambaSic]

for you guys that are wondering, "VIP" is defined as Stance And Fitment. Nothing else. Paint and Kits, etc have nothing to do with it. Stance and fitment. Thats it. Straight from the source. JapLand.

[lightsource]

Aspen White Pearl sir :wiggle: that pic was 2 yrs ago...here it is today

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v363/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34972199_4026.jpg

Aspen White Pearl.

What paint brand?

And... What does everyone think... Should I paint the car white even though it's original color is Red? Or should I stick to the original color. I'll be honest, I truly can't afford to get my engine & interior taken out to get the entire thing repainted. HOWEVER, if someone has got that done for them, how much did it run you?

[!Zar!]

for you guys that are wondering, "VIP" is defined as Stance And Fitment. Nothing else. Paint and Kits, etc have nothing to do with it. Stance and fitment. Thats it. Straight from the source. JapLand.

If you want to argue what is/isn't vip, that could go on for days in it's own thread.

[firelizard]

Same Firelizard as on vipstylecars.com?
You know it:naughty:

[MetricHotrods.com]

$1500?? Dude you can get the satin paint and clear for around $300 from TCP global and get it shot for another $300, where do you get $1500. I don't see why a satin job should cost anywhere near $1500, unless you have an extremely expensive vehicle and are paying for an upscale shop to do it.

like i said, good paint on a nice car OR shit paint on a shit car, take your pick.

youll never convince anyone that for 300 bucks youre getting the window seals taken out, jambs painted bottom side of hood and trunk done. its cool, you just reaffirm my point that when someone says "matte/flat" IMMEDIATELY everyone starts "cheaping out"

[MetricHotrods.com]

for you guys that are wondering, "VIP" is defined as Stance And Fitment. Nothing else. Paint and Kits, etc have nothing to do with it. Stance and fitment. Thats it. Straight from the source. JapLand.


I invite you to put your bippu fitament and stance on a Nissan Cefiro and come with me to the local Jusco parking lot on a saturday night and count how many times you hear the word "baka" followed by "america-jin" or "gaijin"

they have a list of cars that are socially accepted as vip. nissan presidents, crown majestas ect ect. i agree, after that its a stance thing, but you cant just slap 19in wheels with a 4inch lip on a beat up Cresta Tourer S and hang out with the boys at the Main City.

[firelizard]

I invite you to put your bippu fitament and stance on a Nissan Cefiro and come with me to the local Jusco parking lot on a saturday night and count how many times you hear the word "baka" followed by "america-jin" or "gaijin"

they have a list of cars that are socially accepted as vip. nissan presidents, crown majestas ect ect. i agree, after that its a stance thing, but you cant just slap 19in wheels with a 4inch lip on a beat up Cresta Tourer S and hang out with the boys at the Main City.

Good point. Platform make a difference. Aggressive stance has a niche almost every kind of vehicle, but it's not all the same thing.

But that's not really the point of the thread, so I'll leave it at that.

[Bigsyke]

Flat/matte screams steal me.

No words can express how horrible it looks.


Id rather take the time to restore my paints finish.

[HyperTek]

Aspen White Pearl.

What paint brand?

And... What does everyone think... Should I paint the car white even though it's original color is Red? Or should I stick to the original color. I'll be honest, I truly can't afford to get my engine & interior taken out to get the entire thing repainted. HOWEVER, if someone has got that done for them, how much did it run you?

white ftw
my old s13 was cherry pearl red
http://a587.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_defacd7a224a2e28ad0cdae635766692.jpg


when i did sr swap, spray canned the engine bay wiht appliance epoxy white
then had the car painted white @ maaco *tho i paid like over $900 on the job, had em spray the parts individually and all the door jams, hatch and hood underside*

came out sick
http://a633.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/39/l_65921e5f551b797af4b43903bdad6208.jpg
http://a575.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/34/l_36e99896cca62ca049623e720c1d923e.jpg

[lightsource]

damn hyper that does look sick.

did you give them the paint you wanted them to spray or it was all done at the shop.

was it sanded before the $900 you payed?

[HyperTek]

i had the money from school financial aid *i know and i didnt even finish it*, just thought one day i was sick of lookin at my crappy multicolored car and went down there..

*i did the motor swap prior and decided id spray can the engine bay knowing id eventually change the car to white*..

I just took the car and all the bodykit pieces off the car while the car had the stock body, just brung a pic of a kouki 180 and said i want the car painted like this *refering to the a-pillars, kouki tail light center piece, wing etc*.. had them spray all of hte kit, fiberglass fenders, spoiler, and the car *told them they didnt really have to spray the metal stock fenders and front bumper that i drove the car with, as long as they did the hood and underside/jams*.

Maaco gave me a tour of their work, showed me they had alot of project cars, lowriders, old cars etc that where being done and showed me Chevy or GM bright white *i forget what its called*, said it was the brightest they had, so I choose it.

It came out nice, no runs, very smooth,.. However they didnt do any prep work, meaning you could see the rough parts that I had used bodyfiller and was too lazy to finish smoothly .. so If I would have did better prep work like go-over wetsand the car prior to taking it, it would have been perfect. Any imporfections, i would consider my fault since i fit the kid and did most of the bodywork, but i didnt really care, its a low daily driven car thats bound to get roughed up.

http://www.tunerbase.com/carsale/hardparked.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/Image1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/000_00042.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/dirt.jpg

i dont have the car anymore btw

[HyperTek]

heres a b4 and after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/100_0843.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/100_0914.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/100_0951.jpg
was pretty shitty b4


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/000_0003.jpg

[lightsource]

ah alright thanks.

Well for $900.. That's not too bad I guess. How much do you think it would cost to get my engine taken out to paint the engine bay?

I have lots of minor dings and dents in the car, I'm going to get bodywork before I get the paint done, what do you (and anyone else) suggest for getting body work done, like I said lots of minor dings.

There's one semi bad dent on the passenger side door, some fucking car hit my car while I was @ riverside drift, looks like it was with a black bumper...

Whatever so, how much do you think it'll be to get all of that crap out. I want to do all of the sanding myself, I know a few people w. a DA sander, so that will be easy. And then since the car is going to be glossy, I want to have it professionally done with some PPG paint.

Do you regret maaco? Or you're satisfied with what you got?

[lightsource]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v363/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34972199_4026.jpg
Also, I'm aware this is the Chuki bumper, but...

What do I call it... If I wanted to go to a nissan dealer and get an OEM one... What 240 models were the Chuki bumpers on?

[HyperTek]

i was satisfied..


Just learn to do bodywork yourself. save alot of money. Theres all kinds of tips on the internet.. check out youtube for instructional videos dude

[burnsauto]

basically, to pull off something like flat white it needs:

-aero that isnt overzealous but also eye catching at the same time. Must have clean lines that blend with the body
-wheels specifically picked for the paint job. Something holding some contrast, but must be original, not gold 962's or something
-everything else in the kitchen sink.

Its a ballsy color. You basically have to build the entire car around this one paint job, which is kind of crazy (god forbid you get tired of it and want to paint it)

good luck in your decision.

[irax]

my friend martin used house of kolor hot rod flatz white on his s14

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goto page 2 for action shots!

it's really one of those things that look waay better in person than picture
shit rocking 15's waaay harder than anyone on zilvia rocking 17's +

[!Zar!]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v363/36/33/27603646/n27603646_34972199_4026.jpg
Also, I'm aware this is the Chuki bumper, but...

What do I call it... If I wanted to go to a nissan dealer and get an OEM one... What 240 models were the Chuki bumpers on?

Chuuki was on all 91-94 240sx's.

[VQMaxFan]

Hot rod flatz silver looks pretty hot, i saw a pic of someone's s13 here somewhere.

[Landers]

My car is Flat white....i painted it with spray cans over the summer.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/landers86/240s010.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/landers86/240s012.jpg

Sorry for the lame pics.

[Black240Ct]

i like mine with no shine
http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v351/162/72/715685614/n715685614_4474886_320.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2661279555_6c22b602f0.jpg

[stiizy]

Flat RED
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jrwhite13/FlatRedSubaru.jpg


Flat Blue

http://www.tunerzine.com/articles/203/images/_DSC9371.jpg

[!Zar!]

Why the fuck are you all posting shit that has little to nothing to do with what the OP posted?

[Def]

I dunno about that, even for a track car. A trac-tor maybe.

There's nothing not easily fixable about automotive paint. Bomb of colour matched base, bomb of clear, it's like 15 bucks, max.

Eh, it's better than the paint that was on there, and I've actually gotten compliments on it when I take the time to wax it and it doesn't have track pad dust blasted on the side. Kind of funny when some kid asks me where I got the car painted. So while in your mind you think it looks like crap, it's got better looking paint than most original paint S13s out there.

I don't know about getting anything done in any kind of automotive paint for $15, but for even the really cheap automotive stuff it tends to not be very durable in my experience, even with good prep work. One little chip and you're looking at the thing flaking in a short while. Happened to plenty of my friends who painted their Hondas/E30s/whatever over the years with cheap paint.

[ZilviaKid]

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the trend..?
The only s chassis cars that can pull off having flat paint, are the ones that have wheels worth over 3k and are slammed to the floor.

[!Zar!]

Not even those ones look good.

People who try to have flat black are fucking dumb.

Also, keep in mind the people who have matte paint had is sprayed properly.

Primer isn't a color.

[silviachik420]

i got tired of looking at my car 5 diff colors and got spray cans

although it looks like shit cuz i ran out of paint on the hood the car gets MAD compliments every where i go


but like every one said spray cans suck i cant wait till one day i get a real paint job