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[bousfield19]

right i need to finally decide on a colour for my car i have decided to keep it black but i was thinking of going matt black what does everyone reckon if not does anyone have any other blacks that would stand out? preferably with pics that they could post on here!!!!!

[Paintman]

Hmmmm… Matt black, only really looks good on a heavily modified car, i.e wide arch kits etc etc.

About 4 mths ago I did some mods on corsa turbo for a customer a painted it Honda nighthawk black. In normal light it lokked just a normal flat black, but when sun light hits its you see an array of pearls including reds, blues and greens. Very nice indeed.

[bousfield19]

mmmm the paint on that corsa looks real nice my car is gonna be quite hevily modified tho with arches spoiler mad bonnet ect but i dont want it to look half finished which is why im leaning away from matt as i have a feeling it might look un finished

[Paintman]

Cheers…

I agree matt finishes always look unfinished. Have you thought about a paint effect called Xposures from chromepaint.com ?

It starts of as black and changes colour as heat hits it i.e. the sun, your hand and heat from the engine etc.

I’m sure that this is going to replace the now old flip paints.

Only down side is it will cost you £1,3400 for the complete kit to paint your mini.
Your then properly looking at £1,000 for a body shop prep and paint it for you.

[bousfield19]

that looks bananas smart i so wish i could afford that lol
im quite lucky as i have a brother in the trade so he will be doing the prep and also the spraying for me at his work so the costs are significantly reduced all i have to pay for is the materials and paint

thanks for the comments do

jamie

[ryan69]

that corsa looks mint, the black looks real cool

also that first bike looks awesome, nice and subtle

[1984mini25]

Have you thought of adding like a metal fleck to the lacker?

Over the summer i saw a black cooper with a subtle gold fleck
like a mertalic paint

have no pics of it but do have these that are a lot clearer
and a bit more in ya face

[1984mini25]

The rear

[bousfield19]

thats an idea as the flakes are quite cheep to buy aswell what about the black of the corsa with a dark blue flake think that will look cool what do you reckon?

[Paintman]

Dont you think that metal flake is a bit old skool now?

Theirs some many other different effects on the market now a days like retro glows and crinkles etc. I do a lot of custom paintwork for people and over the last 6 years i've only done one metal flake, but saying that i am doing a mini van for colin at north west minis in a fews weeks which will be black with silver metal flake.

You'll be able to see it at the indoor show in january.

[ryan69]

i think metal flake looks awesome on minis, last year on the l2b i saw quite a few and when the sun hits them it's amazing.

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[screech]

also that first bike looks awesome, nice and subtle

there all the same bike! cool, like the colour changing match box cars we had as kids, stick em in warm water and they change!

[Super Adam]

like the colour changing match box cars we had as kids, stick em in warm water and they change!

Only this time you dont have to submerge your mini to change colour!

[screech]

saves on the rust!!

[ryan69]

yea i know its the same bike just the first effect in the pic looks much more subtle and nicer IMO