So some manufacturers are offering their new cars with a matte paint finish as opposed to the standard type.... Some cars look good in it but just wondering if we will see this paint type eventually filter down to "normal" cars and do you think people will take it up?
Matte Paint - the way forward?
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I see a lot of people out this way using matt foil wrap on their cars. Not only does it protect the paint, it looks different/cool and can be reversed back to standard paint whenever.
not sure it has the mass market appeal for manufacturers to start adding this option though to regular cars
not sure it has the mass market appeal for manufacturers to start adding this option though to regular cars
If the feedback from Topgear on the matte M3 is anything to go by it's just a total nightmare.
How much of that holds true is a different question but suffice to say it's going to be harder to care for and KEEP looking good than any regular gloss lacquered paint job is going to be.
How much of that holds true is a different question but suffice to say it's going to be harder to care for and KEEP looking good than any regular gloss lacquered paint job is going to be.
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I bet the inside of the car on a hot day would be unbearable when first getting in surely?
It seems cars are just a fashion accessory these days... but you can't beat spending a good Sunday making your baby shine. Matte colours are just not rewarding in the slightest.
If you've got a cheap project car with knackered paint, I can see the attraction of a DIY job like Lashout did on one of his dollys. For a showroom car, no thanks! Shinier the better.
It seems cars are just a fashion accessory these days... but you can't beat spending a good Sunday making your baby shine. Matte colours are just not rewarding in the slightest.
If you've got a cheap project car with knackered paint, I can see the attraction of a DIY job like Lashout did on one of his dollys. For a showroom car, no thanks! Shinier the better.
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Matte can look good, when done right, on the right car with the right lines in the right colour. I thought the M3 on the most recent TG with the silver matte looked pretty damn good.
Truth be told, the above criteria is rarely met....most matte jobs just look dire. And when it comes down to it looks are all well and good, but we have cars to drive, not sit in a showroom looking good at the cost of not being able to expose it to the elements.
Truth be told, the above criteria is rarely met....most matte jobs just look dire. And when it comes down to it looks are all well and good, but we have cars to drive, not sit in a showroom looking good at the cost of not being able to expose it to the elements.
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I quite like it on some cars, but again it's only on some cars it actually works. I've seen an S60 lolvo in matt black and I liked it if only for the whole mad max/post apocalyptic genre of films it brings to mind 
Fiat are now offering matt black on the 500 I'm told. I saw a matt grey M3 and it looked lovely in my opinion but it's not something I would want on my car as I think it's a fad. Some of the dealership bodyshops are now starting to get instruction manuals on how to refinish matt paint after a repair and they reckon it's a nightmare to do.
However I would rather see an actual matt paint job opposed to a wrap like the RS500.
However I would rather see an actual matt paint job opposed to a wrap like the RS500.
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Just picked up some halfords matte grey rattle cans. Colour match complete
Some cars look great in matte, others look horrible.
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Only works on ridiculous hyper cars imho.
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