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RC944
13-04-2012, 08:11 AM
anyone have any examples of cars with a shell painted in flat black only for a stealth look?

im thinking of spraying gloss black from the inside and then applying a few coats of flat from the outside to take the shine off

will it look tacky? car is an xx4 WE with black wheels and white wheels

jonmiller
13-04-2012, 10:21 AM
Not the clearest of pics but here is one I did. Black is matt and the rest is gloss.
Yes, apply a matt clear on the outside.

RC944
13-04-2012, 10:50 AM
cheers Jon tres sinister.. i think ill give it a go

hope you're recovering well after the recent off?#

i hung up my boots after hooning around on my r6 only then to get very close to getting an mv agusta f4... there is still that temptation as i have all the gear!

DCM
13-04-2012, 11:06 AM
Not the clearest of pics but here is one I did. Black is matt and the rest is gloss.
Yes, apply a matt clear on the outside.

How resilient to scuffing is the matt clear on the outside Jon?

jonmiller
13-04-2012, 05:59 PM
haha..cheerz buddy n yes, get them boots back in action.
i almost bought an mv but thought i would go for a more reliable (n alot cheaper to serive!) honda
but dayumm that f4 was lookin good n very tempting!

cheerz steve - did it for chris at cpd racing - he said it help up remarkably well when i spoke to him but he will have to chime in for the longevitability of it :thumbsup:

eyeayen
14-04-2012, 08:05 AM
Did you key those area's up first Jon ? Or just straight on ?

jonmiller
14-04-2012, 09:24 AM
Just straight on buddy

terry.sc
14-04-2012, 10:03 AM
Tamiya sell a matt clear spray specifically for lexan, they made it for their Porsche GT3 VIP Cup body
http://www.rceasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/57776_1.jpg

RC944
16-04-2012, 12:06 PM
cheers all.... so made some progress

gloss black inside flat clear outside but silly me forgot to cut around the protective vinyl wrap so now my windows are matt too...

just got to do some tidying as have overspray over windows from using the sticky vinyl rather than LM and will then put decals on

will post pics when all done but wont look as nice as that porsche!