Mate Black Finish

Just askin...didn't turn up much on a matte black finish on a Speedy. I saw a Coupe on the SOC and sent a PM but no response..Any feed back on that look and maintaining that look on a Speedy?Half way there already.Maybe a red mobile Pegasus ,Lil bastard or number on the hood somewhere,just fun until it breaks down on the road somewhere remote. This is not a pretty car...but a work in progress,kinda rat roddy ,if you will.
Thanks in advance for any input.

For CA wouldnt advise it.
Heat degrades plastic . Thats the hottest color/finish you could choose. Fry-an- egg on HOT!

Now for Alaska ...

Hi Greg,

Use two tt's in mate and you'll find lots of info.

Pete Von Rosson has Envemo coupe here on SOC has a "Kingsford" charcoal matte black Speedster - he's in NC so must be feelin the heat too!

https://www.speedsterowners.com/files/thmblist.asp?sf=/super90

Thanks Jim,when I did the search I used to t's and it seemed to be mostly primered parts related... I'll check again. I agree black is a hot color but I don't no if matte black is hotter than gloss black, i will go with gloss black eventually, just leave it matte while I'm doing body work.

Matte black should work well for the ratrod look you want. Since there's no reflections it can help hide imperfections in the bodywork. Used to see a lot of hotrods done up in matte black primer. Guy I know has a 57 Chevy in matte black with flames painted over it. Looks pretty good.

Downsides to a matte finish: if you want it to look really, really good, the bodywork underneath has to be perfect and the spray job has to be perfect because you can't sand it once it's applied. The finish will also tend to hold onto dirt and washing will eventually make the finish uneven.

Saw a matte black speedster, with black interior, parked outside the Grand Natl Roadster Show last year at Pomona. Talked a bit with the owner. Car done to a very high level. It gives an immediate impression of "OUTLAW" and feeling of strength due to the visual. The owner had limited himself to black and polished aluminum as the only two colors on the entire vehicle. It also inspired in me, thoughts of "rat rod" due to the accompanying car show.

I would say, if you go matte black, you should have some beans to back it up, and the owner needs just a bit of attitude.

Black isn't the only option, either.

A friend has a 32 Ford roadster Hot Rod done in Matte Red with ghost flames. Lots of detail touches and it looks great. Wish I had a picture to post....sorry. I've also seen cars in gray and beige primer that look good, too.

I like the matte ratrod look. I was thinking matte Albert Blue for my outlaw 911 project, it's an early 70s Porsche color.

Another option I've heard of is to cover the entire car in matte finish vinyl car wrap. Plus, if you get tired of it, just peel it off. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/northeast/2227585-the-car-wrap-is-finally-done-from-pewter-to-a-matte-black-tons-of-pics-ne-version.html

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"I would say, if you go matte black, you should have some beans to back it up . . . "

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/c82408b0.jpg

I just saw that Kirker paints has a matte clear.

Bed liner? Won't scratch or chip, provides water proofing, sound deadening the additional weight lowers the car for a nicer stance and you can do it in your driveway too~

Kirker...interesting...check out this link:
http://www.kirkerautomotive.com/html/hot_rod_black.html

Alan, I've been thinking for some time about doing the truck bedliner on the underside of the Sloppy Jalopy. If I understand correctly, there's one commercial process that involves heat, and another that doesn't. Any idea if there's a do-it-yourself kit that would get inside the nooks and crannies, like around the headlight buckets and such?
I know most use a roller, ala what we did for DeWalt's floorboards, but brushes don't seem to be the application of choice.
Any thoughts on a preferred product would be nice. I might be able to get that done in my garage this winter, especially if there's a room-temperature product I can do at home.

Maybe the Hoopty would look good in matte black, too. ...

Well this started as a laugh but, I have seen a older pick up that was done in roller applied Herculon. Issue is once you have it on the Hoopty, it's there and you're going to have to like it and any future owner would need to have an eye for it too. IMHO, I would do my pwn body prep and take your ride over to Maaco and get a higher end job there. I had Kim's Miata painted over the summer for $450 and it's a decent job.... see it at the Pumpkin Run. ~Alan

Al:

Cory's thinking of applying bedliner to the underside of the Hoopty.

No, a paint roller doesn't make it. I used a regular bristle brush on the red speedie down here with good luck, and then the spray-on stuff from NAPA for those hard-to-reach areas. I also have the luxury of a ceiling-mounted winch to get one end at a time of the pan off the floor and make it easy to apply the paint. (Scared the heck out of Kathy once when I had one end up to the ceiling and she walked out to the shop to say hi!.....)

The application of flat or matte black on cars has "jumped the shark".
Unless you're a young punk saving up for a paint job do the right thing and paint it proper.
Nothing worse than some old fart trying to look hip in yesterday's wardrobe.

Nothing worse than some old fart trying to look hip in yesterday's wardrobe.

Old guys wear New Balance shoes. I wear New Balance shoes so I will look like all the other old fart guys. Waiting for the ladies so we can hop on the tour bus.

That Mighty Mouse sticker iz da shite! I want one!

I'd like to do a wrap on a tub with Snake Skin Racing Stripes !!

I'm gonna give it a try to make sure I got rid of the spider cracks before I spend money on a good paint job ....what about wide 5 steelies painted red with white walls....

I'm kind of a fan of the red wheels myself.

Red stripes with flames in it !

And a pair of bell-bottom polyester pants with matching vest? Sludge has a point . . . .

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/04/20/96-new-balance-shoes/

Mike - that's a pretty funny blog!

Greg, the SOCer with the flat black coupe sent me the info on what that finish was but I can't locate it. It was a hot rod paint. Eastwood seems to have a product like it now... http://www.eastwood.com/specialty-coatings/automotive-paint-top-coat/rat-rod-flat-black-paint-kit.html

One more thing...DO NOT wax, polish, etc, etc a matt black finish. Ends up looking like crap.

Thanks for all the great info and replies, I was in "sailboat hell" for a couple of days and haven't check the thread till now, in my brand new "New Balance" runners. Am I white or what! I don't think you can be whiter (paler) than a Norwegian/Welshman from North Vancouver B.C. When I need to read in the dark I just roll up my pants a couple of inches.Sorry for the drift, you guys are hilarious!
I'm not trying to look young I just have a "werk in progress" and don't want to spend the frogskinz on a new paint job till its ready.