Matt Black, yay or nay?

the VEEEEdub scene has been matt finishing cars for years, surprised it is spreading to higher spec cars.

Next will be No Paint:
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Spie said:
But the clearcoat will be matt which would go shiny if waxed.
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It would depend on the paint and the clear, how much flattener is in both etc. There are different ways to achieve flat/matte/satin but however it's done, if it has an opaque (and the degree of opacity matters) top coat, a wax will only ever go on less than a micron thick and couldn't make a matte job go shiney or glossy enough to make a difference, doesn't seem to on the US detailing sites at least. It may make a completely flat black have a more satin look, but that can be overcome with sealants like Opti Seal or SV Opaque or just keep on top of the paint with quick detailer and no wax, so it's still protected but needs more time thrown at it.

I'd guess that 99% of the time with these blacks it's a wrap job anyway and that's pretty much the best paint protection you can get.
 
It works great on a car with sharp angles and flat faces, like a Lambo or that Camaro, curvy cars dont look so great with it.
 
I like mat black, but I'm not sure if i like it more than shiney'ness :)

i think the where you live part of things is a load of tosh.
 
Last night I saw a matt black Skyline having a bit of a race with some other matt black Jap monster (forgot what it was, might've been an RX7). Looked ok I suppose but not for me
 
It is my reasoning that people get wraps as opposed to a full respray because deep down they know it looks absolutely hideous and will kill resale values...
 
I've thought about matting my lude for a while, simply because i cant afford a repsray and the paint has seen better days. Matt = low maintenance for me
 
[TW]Fox;16271301 said:
Same with white. It looks fantastic parked in Palm Springs but on the A34 just outside of Newbury in the dreary, rubbish UK weather it just looks cack.

People - we do not live in America.
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I couldn't agree more. If you want the matt look, why not simply stop washing the car... it'll loose it shine.
 
The problem with it is if you drive it for 1 mile in this country... the look is ruined. It'll just look tatty and unloved when you get some dust and dirt on it. At least a shiny metallic car can hide that a bit and will be rewarding to clean.

It's be good if you could take it off properly, but not all wraps are reversible
in a way that's kind to the paint. It's easy to get very unlucky and ruin it. If you've money to burn and the taste of a footballer, I suppose it's OK. If you've got a track car with crap paint and want to make it look more presentable, sure! For everything else there's metallic paint.
 
Spie said:
But the clearcoat will be matt which would go shiny if waxed.
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i wonder if you would go down in court if found waxing a strangers car :). The accused here is guilty of polishing another mans motor me lord

oh god, it's only a matter of time till the asbo's catch onto this and replace thinners for wax :D
 
It's quite clear that the intention is to try to ride on the rep of the SR71, the best known fast-moving matte black machine. Looks good on the SR71, but any car trying it just looks like the automotive equivalent of a Mondeo with gold wheels. Even if it's a supercar. Leave the odd paint colour to the daddy.

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