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Old 03-08-09, 10:56 PM
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Engine bay getting painted tomorrow, what do you think?
The car is being painted Jet Black, and I was thinking about only painting the bay a flat black.

What do you think? Flat black or gloss jet black?
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Gloss Black definitely. When the motor and everything is in the car, it will look much better I think. Flat black looks like rattle can, and just looks cheesy and cheap to me.

I did mine a couple years ago.
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I agree, go with gloss.
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Originally Posted by MotoTek
The car is being painted Jet Black, and I was thinking about only painting the bay a flat black.

What do you think? Flat black or gloss jet black?
go gloss but all you need to do it either a single stage paint or a clear/base mixture.
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Flat black might actually look good if you have some additional flat black pieces on your car that can accent it. Otherwise match the engine paint to the body paint.
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