# Difference between matte and flat black

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/difference-between-matte-and-flat-black/262281 "2012-01-13T10:26:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/difference-between-matte-and-flat-black/262281/17 "2012-01-13T14:09:58Z")

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> [@i got smoked (not too bad though)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-got-smoked-not-too-bad-though/47859/34):
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> Maybe for you haha I like to stand out haha but thanks for the help I’ll look into those hot rod colors I gotta see if there to glossy for what I want

There is a difference between good “standing out”

and being that guy in your Senior Prom wearing Parachute pants.

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