Matte car paint

[VincentHanna]

Anyone got genuine experience with Matt Paint? It sounds like a lot more hassle to maintain.

I have a garage but it was built in the 80's and is far too small for a modern car, so I can't garage my car.

Am I right in thinking that unless you are cleaning it a lot, getting bird poo off as soon as you spot it etc then you are just asking for trouble?

 

[Janesy B]

It is more hassle because you cannot simply polish out a scratch or any etchings. The best compromise would be standard paint and matt PPF.

 

[sigma]

Never mind all that.

I have to ask... why?

 

[floatindolphin]

Have you ordered your 3D lettered numberplate and front window tints to go with it?

 

[Bluecube]

I‘ve seen a few matte cars about recently. The matte paint makes them look dirty even if they’ve just been cleaned

 

[sigma]

Have you ordered your 3D lettered numberplate and front window tints to go with it?

And pops n bangs

 

[Nasher]

I‘ve seen a few matte cars about recently. The matte paint makes them look dirty even if they’ve just been cleaned

It just looks like the laquer hasn't been sanded/polished after painting TBH. You get the same effect by spraying new layer of laquer on the car

It's probably all the factory does. But yea it's a pain to clean and if you keep polishing it, it will turn gloss.

 

[sigma]

It just looks like the laquer hasn't been sanded/polished after painting TBH. You get the same effect by spraying new layer of laquer on the car

It's probably all the factory does. But yea it's a pain to clean and if you keep polishing it, it will turn gloss.

Same as primer grey, aka **** grey, usually driven be clueless ****s

 

[Janesy B]

I probably wouldn't turn down a matte AMG C63 S despite the above protestations.

 

[Nasher]

I probably wouldn't turn down a matte AMG C63 S despite the above protestations.

Same, but it's going straight on auto trader because **** that petrol bill right now

 

[Shadowness]

I probably wouldn't turn down a matte AMG C63 S despite the above protestations.

lol those and pretty much any other AMG or 'AMG' Merc are the classic contenders for matte paint.

 

[VincentHanna]

Never mind all that.

I have to ask... why?

Leasing 'stock' vehicles and very limited choice of paints.

It's either solid white, metallic black or matte grey.

My last car was metallic white, and my current car is black and always looks filthy.

 

[Trifid]

Am I right in thinking that unless you are cleaning it a lot, getting bird poo off as soon as you spot it etc then you are just asking for trouble?

I wouldn't have it for exactly this reason. If you leave it exposed outside, it will be attacked by birds. Their poo causes enough problems with my gloss paint and I have to go out and check the car on hot sunny days to still find it has been marked after cleaning. At least gloss can be polished with a little effort.

 

[sigma]

Leasing 'stock' vehicles and very limited choice of paints.

It's either solid white, metallic black or matte grey.

My last car was metallic white, and my current car is black and always looks filthy.

Better to look filthy than to look like a **** IMO

 

[Housey]

Ive not seen any problems with mine, though to be fair big sections of it have PPF on them, but those that don't come up well, look good and I don't thankfully have scratches that are obvious. Wash with wax free soap and use gentle products and it's just been like any other car really.

 

[Uther]

Just making things harder for yourself really.

 

[Malevolence]

Matt Paint

That would be an awesome name for a vehicle paint tech. That's it, I have nothing more to add.

 

[Firegod]

Not much harder to look after really. Scratches or chips may be another matter. But as noted, wash with a specific shampoo for matte paint, chem guys do one. And yeah protect with something like gyeon cure matte and aqua cost and you're sorted. I loved my matte 595.