# Flat black paint
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [April 15, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483 "2004-04-15T19:05:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@TylerH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TylerH)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/1 "2004-04-15T19:05:24Z")
Well this seems to be a pretty big fad for 240’s lately, what do you guy think of it? (I know hot rods have been doing it, i’m talking about imports)
The only imports i see having the flat black are 240’s for some reason, ever since the SCC build.
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### Author:  [@Initial\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Initial_B)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/2 "2004-04-15T21:15:09Z")
It looks decent, but i wouldnt want every car having it
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/3 "2004-04-16T06:01:10Z")
Apparantly its very hard to clean, you just cant get the fingerprints out. I personally don’t like it on S13’s.
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### Author:  [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/4 "2004-04-16T07:05:53Z")
I think it is the ghetto way out of getting a real paint job …if you have like 50 bucks for a pant job …go for it …beats having your car in a few colors dur to new body panels or recent bodywork …primer is better
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### Author:  [@TylerH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TylerH)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/5 "2004-04-16T08:31:13Z")
> [@DeathBy240](#):
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> Apparantly its very hard to clean, you just cant get the fingerprints out. I personally don’t like it on S13’s.
Well i’ve actually seen cars with flat black paint and then a few coats of clearcoat to get rid of that problem. I coudn’t imagine cleaning a matte paint.
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### Author:  [@imported\_240sx1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_240sx1)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/6 "2004-04-16T09:45:26Z")
theres something appealing about a 240 with flat black
i kinda dig it but would never do it to mine
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### Author:  [@Blackest\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackest_240)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/7 "2004-04-16T19:42:35Z")
I got a black 240 and i would much rather have a nice high gloss black paint than any flat black paint anyday
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### Author:  [@Zazam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zazam)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/8 "2004-04-17T00:58:21Z")
> [@Blackest 240](#):
>
> I got a black 240 and i would much rather have a nice high gloss black paint than any flat black paint anyday
Dido! 😃
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### Author:  [@Inzane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inzane)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/9 "2004-04-17T18:33:40Z")
I just can’t see myself ever admiring a paint job that DIDN’T have **GLOSS** and **REFLECTION**. :shock:
It seems like a pretty dumb fad to me…
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### Author:  [@TylerH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TylerH)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/10 "2004-04-15T19:05:24Z")
Well this seems to be a pretty big fad for 240’s lately, what do you guy think of it? (I know hot rods have been doing it, i’m talking about imports)
The only imports i see having the flat black are 240’s for some reason, ever since the SCC build.
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### Author:  [@Initial\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Initial_B)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/11 "2004-04-15T21:15:09Z")
It looks decent, but i wouldnt want every car having it
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/12 "2004-04-16T06:01:10Z")
Apparantly its very hard to clean, you just cant get the fingerprints out. I personally don’t like it on S13’s.
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### Author:  [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/13 "2004-04-16T07:05:53Z")
I think it is the ghetto way out of getting a real paint job …if you have like 50 bucks for a pant job …go for it …beats having your car in a few colors dur to new body panels or recent bodywork …primer is better
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### Author:  [@TylerH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TylerH)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/14 "2004-04-16T08:31:13Z")
> [@DeathBy240](#):
>
> Apparantly its very hard to clean, you just cant get the fingerprints out. I personally don’t like it on S13’s.
Well i’ve actually seen cars with flat black paint and then a few coats of clearcoat to get rid of that problem. I coudn’t imagine cleaning a matte paint.
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### Author:  [@imported\_240sx1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_240sx1)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/15 "2004-04-16T09:45:26Z")
theres something appealing about a 240 with flat black
i kinda dig it but would never do it to mine
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### Author:  [@Blackest\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackest_240)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/16 "2004-04-16T19:42:35Z")
I got a black 240 and i would much rather have a nice high gloss black paint than any flat black paint anyday
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### Author:  [@Zazam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zazam)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/17 "2004-04-17T00:58:21Z")
> [@Blackest 240](#):
>
> I got a black 240 and i would much rather have a nice high gloss black paint than any flat black paint anyday
Dido! 😃
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### Author:  [@Inzane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inzane)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-paint/137483/18 "2004-04-17T18:33:40Z")
I just can’t see myself ever admiring a paint job that DIDN’T have **GLOSS** and **REFLECTION**. :shock:
It seems like a pretty dumb fad to me…