paint job

[1989MKIII]

alright, heres the deal, im going to pain my car. but i cant decied on what to do. so i want you all to help me out. ive been thinking of going flat black. i have seen some MK3's with flat black and they look bitchin. but ive also seem some triple jet black with a pearl in the clear that looked awsome as well. so please please please let me know. and if you dont like eather of the suggest something and ill take a look at it.

 

[1989MKIII]

also i wasnt going to rattle can it. Dupont has the color Flat Black for paint now. so thats what i was going to use...just going to let you know that...


thanks
justin

 

[rakkasan]

Flat? :greddy:

 

[1989MKIII]

vote for me in the poll...let me know what you think..

thanks

justin

 

[TONY!]

Why is there no Gloss Black in the option?
The best thing about black is the way it outshines all other colors.

When you say flat black do you mean with a satin finish, or do you mean without any pearl in it?

Just wondering to confirm.

 

[1989MKIII]

When you say flat black do you mean with a satin finish, or do you mean without any pearl in it?

Just wondering to confirm.

i mean no gloss no clear no nothing, just a "Flat" Black

only caz i think its mean, but i am stuck here, so im askin yall for help


thanks for your imput

 

[rakkasan]

i mean no gloss no clear no nothing, just a "Flat" Black

only caz i think its mean, but i am stuck here, so im askin yall for help


thanks for your imput

How is the rice look mean? It only looks like you can't afford to paint your car. If you go with flat paint, make sure you have the painter skip the tape & paper, overspray will add to the effect. :nono:

 

[1989MKIII]

thats not what im going for atall...but whatever you say,..anyway. if you dont agree and have a differnt color you want to suggest like i said, write it here..and ill take a look at it.


thank

justin

 

[boost PSSH boost]

flat black just makes the car look old and shitty.

My car is primered black until I can paint both the mk3 and the civic at the same time. It looks horrible, but it's better than poopy maroon July 29th I will be buying the paint. dark metallic gray, here I come.

 

[Stretch]

Flat black is so cool. I saw it on a R32 and it was soper hot! I just heard it's also hard to keep clean because it looks dirty even after you just washed it.
eric

 

[TONY!]

...but i am stuck here, so im askin yall for help


thanks for your imput

Listen amigo, I will tell you what I think, if you are receptive to what I have to say - and from this post ^ you seem as if you are. So here goes MY opinion:


I am older than some on this forum so I think of the Supra in a different way maybe, and always have. I see it as [what I think Toyota intended also] as a bit more of a refined automobile than the Camaro or Mustang. Many times Mustangs and Camaros are owned by kids. Even at high schools parking lots you will see them in brand new form, but I have yet to see a high school kid with even an MKIV Supra. I always thought that new Supras were targeted towards engineers and folks just out of four year colleges, not high school kids. So to me, such a car should have the refined look of a gloss finish. But that is how I see the car; it has been many years since the MKIII was on the dealer's showroom. I still have an image in my head of when I was younger and seen one in the showroom. The way that was presented will always make me wish and aim for my car to look like has been well kept and newish, and wanting it to look like the one I seen in that showroom.

Flat finish = Camaro look ... that works on Camaros only IMO

Pearl is not fun to fix

Plain black is much easier to repair.

What is more awesome on a car than see it shine?
When it comes to painting, I take that as serious [if not more serious] as any mods you can do. Do it right the first time, and be done with. Don't skimp out on the paint if you can help it. I would never buy a car that was painted poorly. It looks like the owner desperately was trying to hide something and could not fix it the right way.
A finish gives a car value; mods don't. (As far as book value is concerned IIRC.)

 

[billspreston01]

I've heard that flat black is a bitch to paint, but I've seen it on a few cars and if it's done right (which is hard) it looks really sweet. I'd stick with triple jet black though. I always wanted my car painted black and to be so shiny that it looks like white.

 

[thevork]

Other:

Bayside blue

 

[SupraMario]

Jet Black thats what im sticking with in my car.
and tony, man i feel the same way you do. i think the Supra, fits up there with like the Carrera and Farrari and the Corvett, even tho my car in the KBB is only worth like $7, i wouldnt sell it for 10k. I love it to much, its not the speed or how fast the supra goes, its the ride the feel of the seats. i have always said that why go fast, when you can cruise and make people stare.

 

[1989MKIII]

fair enofe, that thank you all for your imput, i have never looked at a supra like that. i looked at it as a v8 killer, but now that i havee read your post. my eyes have opend. thank you all


justin

 

[CTsupra]

a couple coats of stock black, wet sand it, and add a few coats of clear.

 

[SupraSith]

How is the rice look mean? It only looks like you can't afford to paint your car. If you go with flat paint, make sure you have the painter skip the tape & paper, overspray will add to the effect. :nono:

:yelrotflm Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!! ...Oh, my side!

 

[Blue87T(Dan)]

To me the choice of new paint would depend on the exising color of the car unless your taking everything out (glass, interior, ect..).

Post a pick of the car now.

 

[PynkEye]

eh .... Pearl in the Clear...dosnt exist lol
Pearl is in the color (base coat) itself
just lettin ya know

Oh ya..and black is sweet as hell....never seen flat black tho..id go shiny black *drools*

 

[TONY!]

eh .... Pearl in the Clear...dosnt exist lol...

Oh yes it does: mixing clear. Sometimes painters put it in the mixing clear over the basecoat and then apply the top clear. I have never painted any pearl [because I hate them that much and dont think they are worth the additional time for the effect], but I almost did. The way that was supposed to be done was to lay the red (basecoat), add pearl powder to some mixing clear, then topcoat with top clear.

1989MKIII, it is really your car in the end, so it is really your choice.
And btw, you might just be seeing one of the fastest drag cars painted with a flat finish. My prior post is only how I see the car; others do different things with it and that is cool with me.