# Flat Black? Yay or nay?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134 "2008-02-27T22:35:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/21 "2008-02-28T08:27:52Z")
Alright, so that pic is satin black, not flat black. will it still be as expensive as a flat black job? I agree with the car doesn’t have much going for it in the terms of body lines or “sres bzns” under the hood, but I do not see alot of this satin black around, I would have to guess theres a reason for it
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/22 "2008-02-28T08:29:37Z")
> [@walter](#):
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> A good flat black paint job is going to be $$$$$$$$$$$. it will be far harder to do well than a non-flat colour.
actually you just add a flattening agent to it and spray it the same way as any other single stage paint.
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/23 "2008-02-28T08:53:04Z")
/\ Yeah. It’s actually far easier than a shiny color. I’ve shot both. Re: my post above.
Step 1: buy color
Step 2: buy flattener
Step 3: mix, squirt, profit
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/24 "2008-02-28T09:58:33Z")
Gotcha, I guess im kinda afraid to try my own mixes and not really get to see what it will look like when it covers something the size of a b-body untill its done
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### Author:  [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/25 "2008-02-28T10:04:14Z")
I hate it…But on that car (caprice)it looks pretty cool. On every other car in this thread it looks like crap. Especially the vette, vette’s should be shiny.
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### Author:  [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/26 "2008-02-28T10:13:22Z")
John Deere Blitz Black
[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/john-deere-blitz-black-31993-23.html](http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/john-deere-blitz-black-31993-23.html)
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/27 "2008-02-28T10:13:51Z")
this is going to spiral way out of control!
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/28 "2008-02-28T10:14:56Z")
> [@Superium](#):
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> John Deere Blitz Black
> [John Deere Blitz Black?? | Page 22 | Hot Rod Forum](http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/john-deere-blitz-black-31993-23.html)
Damn thats a hot e30
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/29 "2008-02-28T10:27:33Z")
yeah, if the hatch doesnt sell by the time the weather hits mid-50\* temps, I will be spraying it flat black with some real paint.
edit: hot rod flatz is supposed to be pretty good, and available for a very reasonable price on ebay: [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GL-HOT-ROD-FLATZ-Hot-Rod-Black-Flat-AUTO-CAR-PAINT-Rat\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63702QQihZ009QQitemZ190201204248QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GL-HOT-ROD-FLATZ-Hot-Rod-Black-Flat-AUTO-CAR-PAINT-Rat_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63702QQihZ009QQitemZ190201204248QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/30 "2008-02-28T11:45:52Z")
my del sol is going to be flat black once it gets up and running, ill probably pay to have it sprayed though.
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/31 "2008-02-28T11:51:09Z")
She’s not that flat. :shrug:
> [@Avatar](#):
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> Huh? Reminded me of this:
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> If I saw that I would throw a net over it and truck it off to SeaWorld…
Anyhow, yeah flat black only if done very well to a very nice car. It’s too easy to make a moderate car look cheap.
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### Author:  [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/32 "2008-02-28T11:52:10Z")
yeah, cheap cars with flat black look like beaters… it only looks cool on expensive cars.
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/33 "2008-02-28T13:11:56Z")
so again, am I looking for flatblack or this new satin black with gloss?
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### Author:  [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/34 "2008-02-28T13:13:24Z")
I’m thinking about going flat black on my notch this summer.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/35 "2008-02-28T13:14:11Z")
> [@Treads4Heads](#):
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> so again, am I looking for flatblack or this new satin black with gloss?
techincally, its called satin. people just call it flat.
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/36 "2008-02-29T08:09:00Z")
Alright well who on here paints, can someone point me in the right direction?
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### Author:  [@94Blackls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Blackls)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/37 "2008-02-29T15:58:38Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> techincally, its called satin. people just call it flat.
or its called murdered out
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/38 "2008-02-29T16:21:21Z")
> [@Treads4Heads](#):
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> Alright well who on here paints, can someone point me in the right direction?
Go to Al Wils on Transit… they can get you the stuff you’ll need.
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/39 "2008-02-29T17:30:44Z")
> [@94Blackls](#):
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> or its called murdered out
rob and big are my heroes although the last few episodes suck dick
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### Author:  [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flat-black-yay-or-nay/44134/40 "2008-02-29T17:32:26Z")
flat black ftw
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