So im in the middle of a swap and my car is completely gutted. down to a shell and suspension, so perfect time to paint. Its got a whole bunch of stone chips and a very small amount of surface rust (and I mean small). Anyway, Im going for a mean/rough look. So I dont want any glossy paint, something flat. The obvious is flat black or gray. But I was thinking something like this:



I want to strip the car (fenders, doors, and bumpers) and do the inside flat black and the outside that green.

Here's my car right before I started to swap it.

 

I wouldn't do it. Flat paint is hard to keep clean/ nice and flat black is a total heat magnet you will BAKE in that car in the sunshine. I painted my car blue and it is very hot inside without the head liner in it.

 

I'd stay away from flat paints as well. Looks good on aggressive looking cars when done correctly but on a stock car, not so much. If u want, after paint that is, try the plastidip option, which is flat and if u don't like it, just peel it off.

 

i agree with the above. flat paints are not that great and imo they can make the car look run down and riced out.

why not just paint the car the original color? from the picture it looks to be tornado silver metallic and that a very nice deep grey metallic. easy to keep clean and beautiful to look at!

 

I completely agree. The Tornado Silver was the brochure color for 84 and 85 if I am remembering right, and is my favorite S3 color. I'm due for a repaint and I will probably be having a body shop just do a repaint on the outer parts of the car for cheaper than doing multiple colors and not having to do the door jambs.

 

Flat is where its at!!! I do agree however it doesn't look good on a stock car. It is a pain to keep clean and looking good. Scratches show up easy, but this also depends on the brand of paint you buy. Ive used Eastwood's flat paint quite often not bad priced. Ive used PPG and DuPont flat, but being in the paint and body business I get a discount on those two, still high though.

For a cheap flat black that holds up well, look up John Deere Blitz Black (you may laugh but its tough) lots of hot rod guys use it.

The picture kinda sucks, but this is the hood I didnt on my truck. Its flack black with Viper Snakeskin Green stripes.

 

Thanks for the input, maybe flat isnt a good idea :/

Dont want to paint it that same silver color, thats no fun lol.
Maybe a color like this? I really want it a military green.
Just looking for something different so toss me some ideas.

for anyone wondering these are mkIII Jettas




I also have a QT of this exact paint from when I had a green Jetta.

 

Are you gonna pay someone to paint it or try to do it yourself?

You can do a base coat/clear coat job in an olive color, and have them add some flattening agent to the clear coat to dull the shine on it. Kinda a semigloss per say.

You'll be better off that way then just doing a single stage flat paint, still have to protect it but wont be as hard.

That olive on the VW doesn't look too bad.

 

Im going to do it myself. Reason I thought of a flat was its easier to paint (I assume) and cheaper. I want it to look decent but my money is more focused on the engine. So cheaper the better. I may go the green route cause I already have a QT of it. its a base and I have the clear already also.

 

Its somewhat cheaper depending on the paint. Flat hides some body work but not as well white does. However its not any easier to paint with, especially without a both. Cant get runs out or buff out dust nibs. If you do it yourself try to make the area as clean as possible and wet down the floor.

 

Thanks for the advice. I still have a while to go before I start to paint. Sometime in the summer.