Flat Black [Merged 2-9] paint painted finish

[LoW96Rs03]

Haha, heres my 96 eclipse(pretty nasty eh), it had several layers of paint so I sanded the entire car down and sprayed her flat black with good ol' spray can black primer(yes the primer in a can you buy at autozone). While doing so I went ahead n put the 97-99 front and rear on. Trust me, this is temporary, I basically put it on there so It wont rust for the time being, and it actually looks better than the original white paint that was chipping off ha. I thought id do that instead of grey primer. Anyways car will be going into the shop soon to be painted black, weld the spoiler holes(keeping it wingless), 97-99 skirts, and still trying to decide on which 18" black rims I want. Im posting these pics because i know ppl wanted to actually paint their eclipse's flat black for a PAINTJOB so here is what it looks like(its very dirty, it might look a little bit better if my car didnt see a mile long dirt road everyday). Here are some pics, all I can say is please dont. The flat black looks hard on some muscle cars, but these 2g eclipse's need a nice glossy paint job IMO. I cant wait untill its done, black on black 2gb's make me drool. ill post new pics once its painted.

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[HighPsi92GST]

wow thats definitly one cheap looking paint job

 

[LoW96Rs03]

not too expensive....$35? haha

 

[HighPsi92GST]

Your hand/fingers hurt from spraying?

 

[Flash]

Props for going wingless! I'm getting rid of my wing soon too.

 

[95RedRS]

primer black and flat black are different....primer black still has a greyish color to it...flat black is dark black it just has no shine.

still till you get it painted it looks good.

 

[LoW96Rs03]

ha yea after a couple cans, my hands were kinda sore, gave me time to let the coats dry .....but it does look sharp when its completely wet

 

[SoilentGreen98]

Looks like so many of the Civic's here in town, hehehe. Once it's painted it'll be nice, just don't wait too long!

 

[n0c7]

Can't wait to see it painted, looks purple to me though.

 

[napkinthief]

thats pretty nice, try doing it in gloss yourself

 

[Zmann42087]

After seeing the SCC guys ruin project STi with a flat black paint job, I've HATED any car with that paint job.....



Thank god you aren't going to keep it that way! A new black paint job with 18's in gonna look NiCe!

 

[speedy13]

I like it,it's a manly car,it's a manly mans car!.defeinatly will look better with paint dough.

 

[dave99gst]

I would acualy be fine with how it looks it the coverage was consitant.

 

[Thomas91169]

you can now fit into the honduh crowd as one of their own.

flat primer on a honda is like the holy grail of paint jobs for them. less money on paint means more money for vtec.

but why wingless. looks horrid IMO. looks like a hot chick with no ass. the ass needs something there to flare it up and not look so, so, boring.

 

[stock1g4g63]

Black, Wingless, Black Rims...

It's the way to go... Of course, I'm biased.

I just went with the GSX rims painted black. You might consider those, the price isn't bad.

 

[Jaronk56]

^^^^^^ wow nice car.. I love the simpleness to it!

i swear someone in indidana just primered there car like that too... cause I was like THERES THE GUY off the forum... unless u were on vication i doubt it was u!

 

[morbid_eclipse]

nice paint job...looks ok for just primer

 

[LoW96Rs03]

nah, it wasnt me in indiana, m going wingless because I like it plain and simple

nother pic with a better camera.....sure can tell it was done with spray can, i guess i could wet sand to make it a smoother but it would be a waste of time.....

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53454&stc=1
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[leet]

Wingless is good. You don't need the drag or the weight. (Granted it doesn't weigh much ! )

 

[paranoidTSi]

This was actually what I am going to do to my car..to prep it before it goes in the shop again. So is this how you are going to take it into the shop?

 

[Stapl3]

Wingless is good. You don't need the drag or the weight. (Granted it doesn't weigh much ! )

Or drag much.

 

[BulliT]

Doesn't look half bad

 

[blak92awd]

i have decided to paint my car now that i am comfortable with the performance part of my baby. i had an idea, but i have never really seen it. i was thinking of flat black. i have a 1g with black rims and i havent seen anyone do it. does anyone have any pictures of 1g's that are flat black? i dont know if it would look good or not. what are your opinions on this? also would this be cheaper than doing a full paint job?

 

[1993eclipseGS]

It has already been done, I just cannot remember his name. He had/has a green 2g now. It useto be a charcoal 1g that he paitned flat black I believe... I just cannot remember his screen name. If you search around on the site using the search feature, and gallery search, You'll find it.

 

[MikeCordell]

there are 2 or 3 in the gallery. I am seriously considering doing the same!