DougFD3S

I'm looking into repainting my brilliant black FD, but "brilliant" just looks like plain black to me.

Are there any effects, paint addatives, or special colors that will give black paint a little character?

I'm NOT going for the "fast & furious" look. I want it classy, but with a little flair and originality if you know what I mean. I want depth....or something. Some zang.

Just want to look into all my options before I just paint it plain black again.

Lets pretend this is a cost-is-no-object project.

Thanks

InsaneGideon

There are metallic blacks (micas, metal flakes). Then there are dark-tinted jobs... like the black/metallic green jobs popular in the early '90s

spoolin93r1

house of kolor also makes stuff called ice pearl, that comes in different shades. i'm thinking of throwing some of the silver on my car

travisorus rex

I always thought it would be cool to paint a car with that chalkboard paint. Black or green, it wouldnt matter to me. Then you could change decals and designs as often as you want.

yourlostduck

Yes, that's probably the best route if you are on a budget. I don't believe metallic or pearl paints run too much higher than normal pricing and after seeing a car painted black with blue pearl it was definately nice.

The metallic flakes/pearl basically makes the car appear a slightly different tint or hue at angles, and up close if you look into the paint it gives it some texture rather than just a gloss plain black.

If you look on BMW's and other higher end black cars, or even newer black cars, you'll often see the metallic/pearl being used now.

-Michael

InsaneGideon

I posted these back when the forum wouldn't choke on pic uploads.

I don't know the name of the paint, but it's a very nice metallic-type black.

Porsche Carrera GT


With a flash:

DrPJM1

Also can try a tinted clearcolor. It will give you highlights. Ex: Black paint w blue highlights.

ijneb

I was thinking about doing either a pearl black type thing, or a black with a tiny red tint to it.
I dont want anything that screams BLING BLING- but something you have to look at to notice its not "just" black.
-Ben

PhoenixDownVII

Try any of the M3 Blacks (BMW at least).

One is deep blue/black the other is gunmetal/black. I would look into those that mix gunmetal and black, and this Carbon Black from BMW...

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chairchild

Saw a classic mini with chalkboard paint (or whatever it was) at the Rivearra-run in may - they made as many people as they could sign it!

It's great fun if nothing else!

black99

APC?? did this to a new civic a year or two ago. I believe they used both colors green and black and had drawn different designs on it with chalk.

nillahcaz

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im not saying this to try and make you sound dumb but that is a candy coat. candy apple red is a dark on light color to make the car look red with gold under tones but if done black on dark. "like dodge copperhead" it darkens all shadows. when on black it looks black but reflections and shadows are what ever color the candy is.

I want to paint my car a black under coat with silver flake and a cobalt candy light on top. call it midnight sky.

chairchild

Would look F-ing class!