PoaMike

Hey guys, I was thinking last night after I saw a super sexy 360 passed me last night... I want to paint my C300 flat black. For thos who do not know what flat black is here are a few examples.






The last image has a really cheap job done on it.

As you can see it can make any car look elite. Now my question is would would be wrong with this on a C300? I would still get the 20"x4.5" EXE rims crome dipped. Is there anything wrong with going from black to Flat black? Any comments/suggestions would be good.


-Mike

PoaMike

Just called Ultimate audio and to do the ENITRE car, undercarriage, inside trunk, basiclly complete overhal it was going to be 10k... Wow... really? 10k? Any one have any knowledge with paint?


Called another shop... told me $600, I could really use some insight

webada

for 10k, its better be the same flat black material used on the stealth bomber!

personally I wouldnt do it and even so, certainly not for $600, I'm sure you will be repainting it again after a salty winter (not sure your location, but i'm in NE)

A quailty paint job will cost alot (not sure about 10k tho) but it will never be as good as the original.

edit: as good as the protection and durability of the original that is....

ColoradoDriver

PoaMike

Ya Im haveing second thoughts now... It just looks so good.

tanktube67

Flat black looks like primer to me

PoaMike

Kinda of what it is... It is just diffrent and like a stealth bomber.

Shake

The link for your rims aren't working. Maybe I'll ps a pic of a car into flat black.

tanktube67

AH! The batmobile

PoaMike

And who doesnt want the batmobile? lmao and the link for the rims below

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-EX...spagenameZWDVW

trial0r

i love flat black, i think its so ridiculously sexy

BUT theres such a fine line where it looks good. for example it looks amazing on a ferrari or supercar but looks like dog**** on a durango or pickup like the one pictured. i wonder if the c300 is luxurious enough to bridge that gap where it looks awesome on supercars but crappy on every-day-mobiles.

on price i'm not completely shocked by 10k but it certainly is on the high side. i would expect to pay no less than 4k at the absolute bare minimum. $600 must have been some sort of joke and/or death wish.

PoaMike

Ya I would not want to trust a paintjob for only $600. Im going to stay stock I decided and might just go for the blacked out KGB style car. Still crome rims tho. I still think it would look good on the C, just not looking to spend 4k+ for a good paintjob that might look good on my car.

trial0r

thats exactly what i'm doing...kgb style as opposed to murdered out. im gonna kill the chrome around the windows and on the doors...black rims...etc. but all in matching black instead of flat.

PoaMike

I love how tanks grill looks (i think its you tank) with the flat black on the grill. I might do flat black on the back part but a very high gloss on the crome.

Benz084

flat black looks awesome on that slr....not sure how it would look on a c-class...if thats what you like, go for it. who cares what we think, its your car!

10,000 is rediculous. $600, hah. What a joke.

3-5000, is that about right?

rlee02135

you'll need the right mods to pull off a flat black paintjob...

wheels (not chrome), suspension, brakes, bodykit, exhaust, etc.

those diamond cut wheels in the link would go good on flat black...but do you have the luxury or sport bodykit?

PoaMike

Sport

AMGTestDriverNJ

those wheels are pretty nasty man.

Goggles Piasano

Flat black looks o.k. on those larger exotic cars, but the C is a little too small for FB. Can you test the look by photoshopping a C with a FB color before diving in? Personally, I would prefer the liquid silver over FB on a C but it's only available on the CL63 as an option $103K.

norcal5

+1

aowhaus

$600?!!!
Sounds like a cheapo Maaco paint job to me (like the truck photo) -- poor paint prepping, poor masking, over spray, poor quality paint, a quickie job.

I've read that flat paint is the newest automotive paint trend that will make it to production cars in the next few years. I believe the color is the key for a nice look as you don't want it to look like paint primer and look like a quality sophisticated job, like shown on those CLS and SLR photos (looks like a very dark flat metallic or pearl bronze color).

IwantA124

+2