Matt paint

[Dave270r]

Right,
I'm considering a paint job and was thinking of matt battleship grey.

As you can't laquer it, how do you protect the paint from the elements?

Finally, as its matt, is it worth getting done professionally or should I just do it myself?

Any advice would be much appreciated

[D1 RWD]

my advice DONT DO IT mate !!!

[Quail]

Nothing wrong with a bit of grey

Satin>Matt though

[Woodys13]

Yea i'd go for satin over matt.
It looks far better and seems to be more resillient to the elements as well.

I had matt black on my S13, and it was a nightmare to keep looking tidy.

You could do it yourself but preperation is key and take your time

[Petrolhead]

Grey rules!!!!

Not matt/satin thought

[Dave270r]

It does look good in satin and gloss

I dunno whether to do it or not. The car has always been function over form, but now it's got good chassis/brakes/power, I thought about making it look a bit better. I was considering getting Chargespeed overfenders, wings and maybe bodykit.

If I do it will probably cost the same to have it sprayed any colour rather than Emerald Green!

[Gymbob]

looks cool in matt, battleship stylin lol

[Si]

Nothing wrong with a bit of grey

Satin>Matt though

Satin + NT03's - that's hotness right there.

[BLAKTOOTH]

Battleship Grey FTW

[Ghazoobe]

Nothing wrong with a bit of grey

Satin>Matt though

I've just decided what colour I'm gonna respray my car

[Jord]

A consideration of mine too

[D1 RWD]

^^^ dont like his wheels much ^^^

dave i recon if you kitted your car tastefully and had it done original green itd look awsome mate, theres hardly any kitted green 14a's about (i may be wrong, cue quail) but do it properly and put some massively wide rims on it (in bronze/gold) and itd look fekkin awsome and original

[kam]

I will be going satin. With frosted graphics.

[Quail]

Fatlace S14 is sex. Love the stencil graphics. Reminds me of a fighter jet

[kam]

Anyone know where i can get the spoiler on that Fatlace one?
Or what spoiler it is?

[Quail]

Similar:

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=355618

[kam]

Similar:

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=355618

Nearly!!

My mate got one of these for his E36,
click

I was thinking about these, but i want it a tiny bit bigger, that Fatlace one is perfect!!!

[Dave270r]

Fatlace S14 is sex. Love the stencil graphics. Reminds me of a fighter jet

Back to my original question, how do you keep satin or matt paint looking good?

Don't panic Jon, I might keep it green! Just fancy something different. Mind you, sounds like there's gonna be a lot of battleship grey SX's about going by this thread! I thinking some nice 12j's on the back as well

[Rubix_Cube]

My advice would be don't do it. Only because I know the hassle I had taking Satin paint off my car! I hated not being able to have the car looking clean as the Matt/Satin finish always looked rubbish.

[Simaroon]

My advice would be don't do it. Only because I know the hassle I had taking Satin paint off my car! I hated not being able to have the car looking clean as the Matt/Satin finish always looked rubbish.

i did mine satin about 2 weeks ago, loadsa preping but got awsome finish at the end of it all. its black tho, not grey