Matt Black Respray - Yes or No??

[4d_dc2]

google is your friend

 

[hendo]

I don't care what anyone says (ha ha) matte black S15s look the ducks nuts. Their is one cruising Brisbane and looks mean as.

Just look at the pics above.

 

[craig8585]

Gota admit, that looks awesome! ^^

 

[Jay]

yeah ok fair play, those cars look full on mean.

i still stand by what i said before though, its very difficult to maintain that standard of finish on matt black cars. if i was going down the matt road i would vinyl wrap, not paint.

 

[Suspect]

Have to say I do love that S15. Vinyl wrap could be good, full CF maybe?

 

[Dan H]

That one /\/\/\ does look good, but is that more because of the kit and the stance, or the colour?

 

[LuPix_S15]

I think middle pic #2 above is too light which leads me to think is the best pic #3 somewhat photoshopped?!

That's why I didn't originally put up pics of the Rauh-Welt... it's not the best deciding on images alone. As said I saw my local bodyshop perfect the finish to what he thought was decent and it did look darker, slightly more satin and not as tacky as other pics I've Googled on etc.

Vinyl wrap could be another alternative I guess!!

 

[Jay]

at least with the wrap option its easier to maintain, and if you dont like it you can revert back to the starting colour with a minimum of effort and no further costs. modern wraps are guaranteed for around 7 years so will last the tests of time

 

[DeanS15]

only thing that bothers me about wraps is corrosion - how do you know whats going on under there a couple of years down the line.......

 

[Jay]

i guess the idea is to make sure everything is rock solid to start with, then with the wrap on, it would act like a shield against the elements. kinda like laminating a sheet of paper, the paper doesnt degrade once laminated.

by the way im not a vinyl saleman or anything.....

i have looked into doing this and the only reason im not going to, is that the paint job is poor to start with. the way i see it, i may as well do a full respray and know the job is good. if i can raise the money and the missus signs off on it then i will remove the engine/gearbox, bodykit, interior and strip the paint to the metal. send the car to the bodyshop with the remit that it has to be the best job they ever did, then refit all, and drive away knowing its as best as it can be. i would never be happy wrapping it knowing that ****e awaited me once its removed.

 

[meddler]

I'm not sold on the matte black either. I think you would have to be prepared to change the colour as I think it will date.

 

[EMAGDNIM]

Please don't do it...That look is soooooo played...And the type of cars that I've seen that are matte black are cheap rattle can crap boxes...

 

[craig8585]

Just seen this mate..

http://www.orange.co.uk/cars/pictur...0402x1630x2herocarsfansgocrazyfornewfordfocus


Can't be bad to live with after all if its coming from the factory like it. Can you lacquer a matte black paint then?

 

[Suspect]

Its wrapped mate

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/FORD/FOCUS/hot_ford_focus_rs500_announced.html

 

[craig8585]

Ahhhh I see!! Wonder what colour it is underneath the wrap!?

 

[Suspect]

I bet they are all different and just what ever they had left over! or maybe you can choice your under colour. lol

 

[LuPix_S15]

TBH Craig I'm deffo steering away from matte black now - even vinyl wrap. But got another idea in mind lol

 

[meddler]

I saw a matte black car yesterday. I was actually painted and it was an old car. It looked pretty crap. I think you would need to keep it extremely well to keep it looking good.

 

[JameS15]

TBH Craig I'm deffo steering away from matte black now - even vinyl wrap. But got another idea in mind lol

heehee!