# Painting a car flat black?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [June 19, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519 "2006-06-19T18:12:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/1 "2006-06-19T18:12:15Z")
So I bought the shadow back again, prolly gunna paint it flat black. How should I Go about it, think I should strip it then paint it? Or just toss it on top of the paint thats left on there?
opinions?
FYI everyone has seen it, there’s almost no paint left on it.
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/2 "2006-06-19T18:14:14Z")
sand it, prime it, paint it…
not flat black…
flat green… then paint a black stripe down it… like an old bomber
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/3 "2006-06-19T18:33:34Z")
hah I actually like like that idea, whats the cheapest way to do it?
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/4 "2006-06-19T18:41:11Z")
i have a good article on SCC on how to do it…they did it to a brand new STi
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/5 "2006-06-19T18:44:09Z")
the easiest way if the body is clean and smooth
scuff it with a scotch brite pad
blow it off
wipe it with mineral spirits
spray away
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/6 "2006-06-19T18:46:11Z")
soak the cans in a hot bucket of water…the paint comes out better…i have the article at work…ill figure how to get i tto u
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/7 "2006-06-19T18:52:31Z")
awesome…thanks
so who wants to help???
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/8 "2006-06-19T18:58:11Z")
I will paint it for 4g…and leave my explorer in the drive way with a signed title inside 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/9 "2006-06-19T18:58:26Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#):
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> soak the cans in a hot bucket of water…the paint comes out better…i have the article at work…ill figure how to get i tto u
ah yes.
where they traded trunks and shit with the kid in the mcdonalds drive thru.
:tup: good read.
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/10 "2006-06-19T19:37:33Z")
Flat red, with a flat white stripe. :tup:
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### Author:  [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/11 "2006-06-19T19:49:55Z")
Olive Drab with a white star on each door :lol:
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### Author:  [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/12 "2006-06-19T19:55:09Z")
i had a primer black car for 2 years, it might of looked goofy, but it was easy to touch up, which was good on a nitrous street car that had the hood off all the time. I used a regular spray gun, i think rattle cans might turn out getto lookin.
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### Author:  [@Scott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Scott)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/13 "2006-06-19T20:28:15Z")
Mine cost 6 bucks total. Then again I had a spray gun and compressor.
The main trick is to concentrate on each panel, because its flat, it will all dry the same. And for the love of god, dont “dot” it, go in lines and make it an even shine when wet, itll then dry smoothly.
Free advice
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/14 "2006-06-19T21:41:26Z")
hey scott, wana help me out? that actually looks decent
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/15 "2006-06-19T21:50:35Z")
if you want a reasonably priced primer … use SPI primer
if you want a cheap gallon of flat black … use john deere blitz black tractor paint
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/16 "2006-06-19T21:51:53Z")
thanks for the advice from everyone, now who wants to help if I buy the beer?
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### Author:  [@amd3dnow3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amd3dnow3)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/17 "2006-06-19T23:16:54Z")
ill watch ya do it as i know nothing about paint
… hope you dont mind me zippin on your beer, lol
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/18 "2006-06-19T23:46:27Z")
also anyone have a place to paint ???
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### Author:  [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/19 "2006-06-20T04:45:31Z")
do u have like a picnic …ihave 2…and hang like drop cloths off the sides…
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-a-car-flat-black/13519/20 "2006-06-20T11:42:47Z")
you mean a picnic table? nah I live in an apartment complex
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