Flat Black

ok I am VERY interested in painting my 91 rx7 flat black this spring, so I would like any pictures of cars painted flat black, any websites you know that give any info or details about flat black paint jobs and the actual prduct and so forth, also has anyone here done this? some guy on the 240sx thread said he used like krylon flat black spray paint and did it himself it took like 8 cans at $2.50 a can! he had a couple pictures but none close up to where you could acctually see the quality of it, I have a feeling I would screw up bad doing it myself so I'm looking for some info on it...

anyone know if this would be cheaper/more expensive than a regular paint job? or even how much it might cost?

post anything you think may help

There's not much to get wrong (compared to glossy) buy a can of flat black, and spray it on something to see if you like it. If it's too coarse for your taste, you might try a "satin" black paint (either that or you're sparying it too dry - it can turn out perfectly hideous, and will have a tendency to scrape off real easily, if you spray it too dry)

there's a thread about this in the 240 forum...
rattle cans, scuff the surface, prime, paint...
dry...
voila...

Wait, so you still have to get primer before you can paint? Its just black.. do you really need primer?

You don't have to use primer, but you do have to rough up the surface, unless you want it to flake and scrape off really easily.
I don't really know what the attraction is to flat black...

I like it cuz its different and I could do it myself for cheap... plus I'm go before show and that kinda makes a point of it I guess.

so basically I have to sand it all down then spray it on? or acctually scrath the surface to make it stay on?

Sand it down. If you were truly "go before show" you'd just never wash your car, and let the paint oxidize and turn flat on its own (of course it'd already have to be black) :)

well its red, and probably the original paint. Usually I don't wash my car anyways, just gets dirty the second you drive it. I have a friend with a Z28 camaro that spends 2 hours washing his car every saturday afternoon. What a waste of 2 hours... while hes spending 2 hours washing his car I'm spending 2 hours finding and driving the coolest roads in the county :P

So, if you were going to spray paint a car, you would have to find a way to rough up the surface? Do you have any suggestions how?

I'd assume you'd do it the old fashioned way. Unless there's some miracle, new-age replacement for sand paper?

haha... man that question and answer should be stickied for everyone else wondering :P thats great, made my day :)

I'd assume you'd do it the old fashioned way. Unless there's some miracle, new-age replacement for sand paper?

... An electric sander? I'd think that qualifies. Sure, sure, it still uses sandpaper (a sandbelt) but at least it's not manual.

If a magazines "drift" car does it then everyone else must also do this to be "original"....cool idea

If a magazines "drift" car does it then everyone else must also do this to be "original"....cool idea

I'm assuming that the mag that you are reffring to is Sport Compact Car, and yes they did paint their 240 flat black using spraypaint. But that car was never intended to be a drift car. Although i DO agree that copying something someone else did isnt xactly original...

but flat black is still leet, no matter what

acctually that was a recent thing, I talked to a guy on the 240sx board about his car, cuz his is flat black, about a month or so before that ever came out, plus the flat black on the 240 in the sport compact car magazine isn't really the exact look I'm going for... theirs almost looked like a normal black... didn't read it so I'm not sure what they used for it. but basically its way cheaper than a normal paintjob so it sounds like a good option, and ok so its not totally original, but if you wanna get all technical then most things that people say are original, nothing on cars is original because they mass produce all the products, so shut up about me wanting to do it cuz of some gay magazine... I'm not a fagget ricer that copies off 2fast 2 furious or super street. I look more twards option videos myself, if you know what those are. to me, its like an anti-showcar type thing, I hate stupid stains like you that think only you acctually know about drifting, oh and what color is your car? I bet more people have that color than flat black so stfu noob.

if you want it to look clean ( and by clean i mean not like total shtttt) it would cost a bit more but you could take it o a shop and havre them paint it Ducati flat black. its the black that ducati uses on their motorcycles if you didnt know. ive seen a few cars with it and i think it looks pretty good.

My car at the moment is 350Z blue, the next car im getting is silver. I dont give my car shit paintjobs to make a statement. and just because someone says something somewhat remotely insulting to you you feel they are automatically a noob and think they must believe only they know about drifting? Sorry I dont sit online all day racking up posts, obviously you have more so you MUST know more than me. This drifting forum is more concentrated on people asking how to drift, how do I make my car look like a drifter, and constant threads about bandwagon jumpers and people convincing themselves someday their civic will be accepted as a drifter. So I try not to frequent this board much. Get over yourself, you sound insecure to me. And if it makes you feel better go watch you option videos and slap some of them stickers on your "anti-showcar" paintjob...or are you still unsure as how to spray a can of paint on your car?

don't start trash talking me for saying somethign about you, your the one who jumped on me for no reason at all, I never said anything about wanting my car flat black to look like a drifter or be like the car in the magazine, you just assumed it, so I made my assumptions of you... and I have no stickers on my car probably never will... yea I'm insecure, but only when someone like you is standing behind me

If you feel that I am wrong about you then it shouldnt matter because it doesnt apply to you now does it? And no I didnt start trash talking you, you called me a stain(wtf is that?), and told me to stfu noob...Yea you were definitely jus being civil. So im gunna follow your example and say kiss my ass wannabe

someone close this

What does this have to do with drifting? Are you scared to do it yourself?
Hell! I'll PRIMER your car for you if you want! I'll wet/water-sand it then do my magic! Buy all the supplies! Wet/water-sand-paper and 8-9 cans of flat black KRYLON! All I ask in return is a tune-up on my new Z! Fair?

If you don't feel like doing it yourself, take the car to a body shop, and tell them to get rid of the gloss in the paint they use. I think it's called flattener or something. If they add that, it flattens the finish.

Some folks like to use primer, but this approach(and the spray cans) is better(more durable), since it is actual paint.

What does this have to do with drifting? Are you scared to do it yourself?
Hell! I'll PRIMER your car for you if you want! I'll wet/water-sand it then do my magic! Buy all the supplies! Wet/water-sand-paper and 8-9 cans of flat black KRYLON! All I ask in return is a tune-up on my new Z! Fair?



...Exactly. Stop whimpering and pick up the can.

why did you feel the need to open this thread almost 2 months after it ended? man you are starting to get on my nerves already and you just joined this month!!

someone close this


Hey, Genious... you're the one who dug it back up. Look at the post dates...

But yes, I'll close it cause it's a useless thread.