My car is pretty ugly.



It's got a lot of surface rust and the silver paint is pretty much toast. Now I don't have any money for a decent paintjob so I was thinking of grinding down the surface rust and getting rid it and then doing a ghetto rattlecan paintjob in flat black.

What do you think? Is it worse to have a rusty looking car or a car with an obvious rattle-can job?

Let's hear it:

 

do the flat black, it doesnt have to be rattle can. check this out: http://www.torquecentral.com/showthread.php?t=34638

 

IMHO the only way flat black will work is if you grow a mullet and listen to 80s rock, including but not limited to Jon Bon Jovi, Rush, Whitesnake, and feel free to mix in a little Sting when nobody is around.

 

forgot to mention that Im kidding, but i still don't like the flat black idea

 

yea my car is about the same its got a pretty sad paintjob on right now im planning on doing flat black too or some other kind of flat or matte color whatever you call it, i say go for it if you ever want to do something nicer then you can later on.

 

I actually did the Flat Black on the upper half of my FB with "Ghetto style rattle cans" because of the faded paint as well. I have recieved many compliments from the local car hangout people about the color combination. I also get asked what kind of flat black paint I used and when I specify "rattle cans" they get surprised how good it can out.
Her's a tip......
Put the cans in HOT water before spraying them and the paint will flow much better.
L8R

 

If you want to do it and you think it will look better than what you have now do it. My fb has been three different shades of primer and the original white for a few years now, and I can afford a paint job. I'd just rather spend the money to go fast, or faster, and stop and turn, etc, etc, before I paint.

 

it does not have to look bad at all. Check out my old accord. I used a few coats of spray paint on here and i think it looks great considering...

its all in the technique.

 

does anyone have pictures of an flat black fb that is not widebody? I have been thinking about doing this too but I am torn between trying to restore back to the original color.

 

lol err to many falt black fb's im glad none of you live by me its looks good thats why i did it...an the comment about it being 80's it started way back when. like the 50's with the greaser's and hot rods

 

dude i say do it. i think it looks old school awesome. especially considering you race it. by the way, rush isnt 80's mullet rock, its pure progressive bliss.

 

the idiot who ownded my car b4 painted over the original paint b/c he didn't like tan... he didn't tape of nothing... well im just now getting to using metal stripper, steel wool, and sand paper... works pretty good, just take your time then im using spray paint primer for now then when i get closer to b/n done i will set up a booth kind of atleast in my garage then tape and paint

 

ya i will put up some pics tomarow of my fb. i my self am broke as a joke and did a rattle can job. i got board and painted the top flat black and the bottom blue. the pic in my aviator isnt my car its a computer rendering of what it would look like before i painted it

 

Darn, I was going to post another pic of the widebody until you said that.

 

yeah ive seen those pictures before and man it does look great(looks like you spent a good chunk of time doing it too, with all that prep work), but i dont really wanna go with a wide body so ill just check out enfearnos pics.

 

im having the same issue. Im a high school student and cant afford insurence and a piant job. and there are some rusty areas on my car but i dont want to fix it because i dont want a multy color car so i have been contiplating this idea so i can fix these areas and still have it the car one color until i can afford a actual good paint job. the other idea i had was to prep it all myself adn taking it to the local school that teachs car painters to become painters and buying paint and letting them do it and hopefully the guy that does it will actually do a half decent job.

 

I really like my grey on top, black on bottom approach...I jsut used the WalMart special - turned out looking pretty good

 

Here's a flat black job on a friend of mine's 7 here in Atlanta. Makes a great sleeper. For good measure Yayo regularly kicks on the doors and fenders to give it that broken in look.



Hi res picture at: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/479957/11

Ray

 

that is by far the most horrible primer black "paintjob" ive ever seen

 

If you primer dont rattle can and accually prep the surface. Or you could end up with an unsmooth surface to later apply paint to, or the paint could hold moistuer and cause rust.

 

another picture from a local forum not very clear and up close but still givves you an idea.

 

For some reason i think this is aimed towards us back woods canadians, but your so true. I listen to all those bands....and i own a flat black civic...hahaha

 

Dont go flat black....satin black is where its at

crappy car but you get the idea of the color

 

I like that satin, please don't give me any more ideas.

 

paint it flat black, do some red scallops, and get some red steelies and white walls - you'll be all set