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Chris - You have a nice paint job already i wouldn't experiment with it. My car is a POS compared to yours. All bascoats are flat already so the clear is what give it shine. I wouldn't do a single stage paint because if you ever get wax or something that can rub it out it will turn shiny. However, your car needs to be block sanded and perfect for a sating black paint job.
Berti - Any possible hook up on those clips? Black lips look good if the center is a machine polished finish.
Berti - Any possible hook up on those clips? Black lips look good if the center is a machine polished finish.
ohh and is it hard to do the center a machine polish>?
...and chris i think your car is fine the way it is... but flat black is kinda tempting lol
i dono it could turn out nice but it could also be shhitty.. do a few photoshops before u do it...
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Well, I mainly need the clips for those little panels on the back and the front. I can get all the clips for the middle panels. The clips for my car are the same for yours so if you can order another set like yours i can paypal you the money.
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Hey Chris, Nice Ride!!! What kind of headlights are those? Euro style? Where did you get a hold of that? Also, yea i never seen a paintjob like that. It looks ill ... I see you have a body kit on the benz. Is that custom made body kit?
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I haven't talked to you in a while Chris! Glad to hear you still have more plans. And to be honest, a good regular paint job would catch my eye more than a satin/flat black. In the end it's your choice of course. Now the choice is whether you want metallic flake in your paint or not.
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Oh and I don't think you should black out the wheels either. You don't want to fit in with the poser crowd and if you do end up getting some nice rims, they will go unnoticed if it blends in with the background.
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i'd say matte black wouldn't look too good unless your car's bodywork is absolutely flawless.. which is why you see it mostly on show cars. i would say satin would be sick though. just my 2 cents.
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That wouldn't necessarilly be hurting it. I've seen many 124's in the garage that have black primer on them and they actually look really cool. I think flat black would look HORRIBLE! But satin would look pretty good in my opinion...i think it should still have a little bit of a glow to it, unlike flat paint. 
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Chris, unless you have a lot of excess cash laying around, this is way too much of a risk to take. Even the satin could turn out looking terrible, after you spend thousands getting it there. Then you have to spend a few thousand more to get it back to normal.
I know modding your car is fun and all, and it's fun to be different. But I could poop in my hands and smear it all over my face and walk around the office just to be different. lol My point is, just because it's different, it doesn't mean it's worth doing.
Listen to reason!!! your car is gorgeous as is, and in my opinion, you will have a hard time finding one just like it- it's unique enough already.
I know modding your car is fun and all, and it's fun to be different. But I could poop in my hands and smear it all over my face and walk around the office just to be different. lol My point is, just because it's different, it doesn't mean it's worth doing.
Listen to reason!!! your car is gorgeous as is, and in my opinion, you will have a hard time finding one just like it- it's unique enough already.
