ok i was going to paint my car black, nothing fancy about that but then i thought huh, i wonder if since my 95 nissan pickup looks amazing flat black after all the customizing it's been through that my car might look great also!! does anyone have pics of a flat black max or have anything negative to say about it??

 

ummm ok...dont

 

ya i was thinking that too lol, but i also thoughti could airbrush rivits in some of my desired places heres my car as of about a month ago (before the bodykit was molded in, handles shaved, body moldings shaved, along with all the dents out and antt. shaved , and 18's lol

 

your going to look like a sick ricer if you don't paint it a regular glossy color.

 

thats fugly ya don't wanna do that

 

i primed my car in black a long time ago thinking i would leave it like that and drive it. it looked ok back then, when i was workin on mostly trucks and and air systems. i would not do it now, the max needs a nicer look. on a related note, i am buying an s14 pretty soon which i am seriously considering painting flat black. but this time i'll do it right; 2 stage with a semi gloss clear. did you end up shaving the molding? any pics? be prepared to be flamed on this also, not everybody is going to understand the scene you're coming from. and fit that hood...

 

did you just flame yourself?

 

no no pics yet don't want too many people to laugh at me for what they don't know lol, i have weld spotes,bondo,fibergalss, spots of the factory pearl white, gray parimer, and black paint for a guide coat, ya this is my first car to have besides my IS300 and i don't wanna customize that lol, i always work on mini trucks some fullsizes too, and i am about to lay down a black primer sealer before the black paint and wanted the peoples opinion on the flat look, i was also thinking about doing a theme for this car since it is going to be a show car and i was going to do flat black with some sort of tearaway in small parts on the car with airbrushed rivets like an airplain or a tank would have, if i did this i would dedicate my car to the troops in iraq cuz i almost was one, thought it might be a good idea

 

yeah i can tell a mini truckers car when i see it. i would stay away from themes/graphics on this one. i would pick a nice single glossy color or maybe even a two tone. is the pic in your sig the kit you're using? if so i would consider a true blue. progress picks ftw. i wish i had taken pics over the last 5 yrs. especially the stuff i scrapped before i ever finshed. i would've had picks for just about every ? you have ever asked.

 

no.... i was referring to my car looking like a gay as s sh it eating ricer

 

Why would you want to pay money to make your car look like a primermobile?

 

i was asking if it would look good to do the flat black look not primer, flat black paint is semi glossy and much much darker, it just doesn't shine as much


and what did you mean you can tell a mini truckers car when you see it BonB98?? just kidding lol funny haha ect. ya but your prolly right about the whole theme thing,just trying to figure out what to do befor next week, it's going under the gun then!! and ya thats the r34 kit im using and its a ***** to mold to

 

some ppl do there own work (not me anymore, couple screws and a plate took care of that). when you build your own car sometimes you stop between steps. its not like dropping your car off and sayin i want it this color. flat is actually a pretty hot trend in some circles.

 

i say rock a pure blue with a fine metallic. some red/clears and 1 pc chrome lights, nice wheels, and a drop. shed be ready for show. look around for some blue 4g, you'll see what i'm talkin bout. not my style but it looks good. jdm ftw. hope you don't see me at a car show.

 

i agree, 100%

 

Check out hotrod.com and look for their project car called the "F-Bomb". It's an early 70's Camaro painted camo green with a satin finish. They have an extensive summary of how they achieved the finish. I think a black car with a satin finish would kick a**. Check out the "F-bomb" graphics on the front quarters.

 

god i know your right but i can't get away from the black look, i love it and i love having all of my rides black, i got a 87 black s10, bagged,shaved, a 95 nissan hardbody, black, bagged shaved, a 03 lexus IS300, black w/black lexani's, and my maxima, soon to be !!BLACK!! lol but i think blue would look kickass too i guess, but i really don't like the chrome h/d's i have big chrome things

 

oh i was actually thinking about doing a blue pear or mettalic in the black so when sun hits it "BAM" it's glitters blue since all my lights and under the hood pieces are blue

 

one of my boys from nycmaximas painted his maxima all FLAT BLACK so you wouldnt be the first. it looks mad nice heres a pic for you.

 

i'm the same way. my car is getting repainted super black after my front end conversion is done. handles, antenna, and trunk will be shaved, bags over coilovers on machined 19s, imported body kit. sounds similar to yours but the look will be very different. should be out of the paint shop in about 4 months, that should give you an idea of quality. then like i said the s14 i'm about to buy will go in for the super black treatment. maybe gloss, maybe flat...

i just think with the kit you got, a flashier color would finish off the style. but obviously i don't have to tell you how to build a car.

 

looks like primer... one thing about flat/primer; it only looks good when the car is shaved imo. tell him to get rid of those handles.

 

Er.... i really dont think u should do it... glossy is the way to go. it looks much cleaner too

 

Next spring, I am going to be painting my car in a matte gunsmoke metallic paint (after I get the stillen lip and side-skirts). I don't want super gloss, I don't want primer color either, but "just right". I dont want to see a reflection in my car, but still have some shine to it. When I do it, I'm going to document everything and post in on the org, but I'm sure I'll still get by a lot of people here. Who cares? I know I'm going to like it, and It'll be different from everyone elses cookie-cutter max (though some orgers have far from cookie-cutter cars)

 

That looks like sh#t. Not every car can pull off the flat black, and the maxima isnt one of them.
Older cars like rat rods can pull it off and look good doing it.

Here is another one,


Just looks unfinished. The max is too new of a car to pull of the flat black theme.

 

Flat black has to be done just right. IMHO I think its harder to do than just reg. paint. The 2 examples given look like they were done by any ole body shop or a can of spray paint. Properly done it can look amazing. Example (granted, the car would look amazing even if it were painted hot pink):

 

that looks terrible, especially with the chrome.

 

i gotta agree, that lambo looks nice but its definitely something for older cars other than that. Im going to do it to my el camino, but wouldnt want to do it to my maxima.

 

The lambo looks like more of a Semi gloss black or Low gloss black rather than a straight flat black.

 

That's not FLAT black, that's MATTE black.

 

Looks like it has been painted with night shade.

 

It looks like it was recovered (barely) from a fire.
"Does it come in black?" FTW!

 

i guess i'm over the black thing cause none of those look good to me (did i just say a lambo and a porsche didn't look good!?). i really wanted to build a 72 c10 in flat black but i guess tastes change as time goes on. glossy s14 here i come.

 

this car look completely like **** but for one reason, it is rattlecanned primer, and the lambo is a matte black, but i would call it a flat, so then i would rephrase my question should i paint my cr a "matte" black, it would turn out just like the lambo except i would paint my missros the same color, not leave them glossy


and one thing i love about my car is the r34 kit, it is different, you don't see to many of the .org having them if any at all, so a color that would accent it would be amazing with it

 

body kit is coming off!!!!!! i just seen a f'in stock escalade with the same kit on it...

 

huh? 567890

 

i think the only word that could sum this thread answer would have to be simply........WhY???????!

 

My old supra. Personally i loved it but, if i had a choice of flat black or gloss black id go with the gloss.... It does not look right on the Maxima, Id say just stay away from flat black.

 

please do not. the max is not a car that can pull flat black off. btw +1 on that lamborghini being matte black, not flat.

 

Lesson #1 children:

You can NEVER get a good look using friggin aerosol cans.^^^ That is not a good look.
If your gonna do flat black, at least have macco doit for 200 bucks. If ya can't afford it, your better off not doing it at all.

 

that might not be rattle can... looks like a gun with dry spray.

lesson #2:

just don't do it.