1RadRotary

So Ive been thinking for a while of painting my 8 all flat black, but still haven't really committed on it. What do you guys think? My friend says he'll take out all the dings and properly paint my car for 700 bucks!

FoxeyL8y

flat black that looks good is hard to achieve... but when it's done right it's hella sexy!

can your friend do a good job of it?

Lunacy

I think your friend is charging you for a hammer and some spray paint.

1RadRotary

Yeah Ive seen his work and he went to college for it and all that good stuff.

laythor

700 dollars doesnt even cover the cost of the paint, that's a very good friend.

1RadRotary

Very good lol Ive known the guy a while, he runs his own mini shop and all his own equipment and workers

ShinkaTeen

musta thrown something a little extra :wink wink: nudge nudge: EHHH!? EHHHHHH?!

FoxeyL8y

i dunno. friend or not, sounds sketchy. i wouldnt risk it personally...

1RadRotary

hahaha no dude! nothing extra! no wink wink nudge nudge necessary lol

Aipex8

iTrader: (1)

Another day, another person thinking about painting their car flat black. Just once it would be nice to click on one of these threads and actually see a flat black car!

1RadRotary

Im sayin the same thing lol id love to see how it'd look.

ShinkaTeen

u havent seen the pics of 2 that actually exist? their bad ***.

The Reverend

iTrader: (1)

lol 700

Krazed_Rx8

iTrader: (5)

U started the thread, go pay the $700 and show us how it goes.

1RadRotary

can anyone give me the link to a flat black rx8? if i like it I'll definitely do it

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

$700.00?

cjkim

a proper job involves LOTS of R&I.
a $700 job will look like a $700 job
a.k.a ghetto rattle can DIY in the garage job

I work at a body shop btw.

1RadRotary

hmmm gonna do some more thinking on this lol but whats so funny about it costing me 700 bucks? i dont get it O_o

1RadRotary

are you guys saying that basically the outcome will be terrible and that no way in hell im just getting an awesome deal from an old friend?

cjkim

because he's charging you $700 for a job that costs upwards of $3000

terch1

iTrader: (2)

I'll believe it when you post pics of your car painted flat black.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Well, prove us all wrong and do it. If he does a great job you will have a legit original RX-8. I once had a paint job done on my RSX by someone other people vouched for and the guy completely fucked up my car trying to add a pearl to the factory Acura color. He also worked a huge well known shop. I ended up just selling the car at a loss.

1RadRotary

not really interested in proving anything to anybody, just wanted to know if you guys thought an all flat black rx8 would look good lol

cjkim

well, i hope its a really good friend.

$700 is difficult for any paint job.


Does he have access to a booth? 1 terrible thing about flat jobs are you CANT sand/buff. If there is any trash in the paint, you'll have to live with it.

1RadRotary

yeah he has access to a booth. I'm not gonna lie tho all flat black looked waaaaay better in my head then it actually does in those pics lol it seems so simple. kinda makes me appreciate my dark gray a little more