It's not for everyone that is sure and it doesn't hold up as well. I would be worried about it staining.

Or you could go crazy.

 

THe flat black rx8 from the first pic looks nasty. nasty = good. The second stealth looking 8 looks plain stupid. I'd definately do it for $700 just to have one of the most unique 8's on the road. I would do it in a heartbeat for $700 given my friend was going to guarantee the paint will look as good as that in the first pic posted. Do it and post the pics!!!!

 

This guy's unique, but in this case, nasty ≠ good. My jury's out on flat black. It could be nasty or ... nasty.

 

already in the process
its something I've been thinking about for months!
and well since my car is a used one the brilliant black wasn't looking so sharp.
so i decided to sand it down and now looking forward to painting it flatblack w/ purple wheels

 

Personally I wouldnt go with purple wheels. Go with black powder coat oem or brushed aluminum aftermarket. Post pics of finished product.

 

let the man do purple rims.

 

purple rims = sexy
flat black = sexy

purple rims + flat black = SEX

 

hmm i already have black enkei wheels (18s).
i'll just do the paint first and see how it goes from there.

will do :D
i'm just waiting on Arizona to cool down just a tad bit.

 

good luck man
hopefully he does a good job

please, for the sake of your paint job, DONT take shortcuts and just mask everything. Luckily, your car is black, so I'm guessing he won't be doing jambs.

at the very least:
remove front/rear bumpers, paint separately
remove headlights, tail lights
remove mirrors, paint outer cover separately
remove and paint door handles separately
remove belt moulding
remove quarter panel glass
remove roof drip moulding and paint separately
remove emblems

make sure you buy both quarter panel stone guards (the clear film on your quarter panel)

make sure the room is ABSOLUTELY dust free. you can't really fix a flat/satin paint job with wetsanding.

 

that would be my problem right there.
any little scratch or something wrong with the clearcoat. short of repainting the whole panel you're kind of stuck.

 

^^ yup
another plus about vinyl wrap for flat colors. just rewrap!

 

thanks! i'll make sure i properly do those steps i wasn't looking for shortcuts fer sure. so that really helps out a lot.
=] this is like my first time ever posting up on a thread ever on the 8club. i usually just do a lot of reading on my free time threw here to keep my baby alive and so far i love/enjoy it.

 

I've seen a completely flat black RX-8 (stock body, I think) in NYC. It really does stand out. Throw up some pics when you finish yours!

 

I will be starting it next month. hopefully it gets a little cooler. az has been 90-108 lately

 

Man..... i always wondered what a group of people kicking one guy in the ***** over and over would look like...thanks for showing me rx8club....

My suggestion..... go for it and if it doesnt look right , be prepared to take it somewhere that it can be done right.... next time wear a cup when asking for advice on here.....apparently it can de dangerous.....for all these guys know your friend is chip foose....besides...since when is $700 chump change....

p.s. for those that were flaming....i know...he asked for your opinion....but it wasnt about whether or not his friend should do it , but whether you think flat black would look good...and it does...

 

do it only with a body kit

 

Since Im in the process of rebuilding mine.. I am considering the matte color too.. just still gotta get alot of things before I can start saving for a paint job.

 

^ gl

 

here u go .. nice color black flat

 

i've painted lifted tacoma's outside with flat black came out great don't know why people say it's hard but i used his brand new iwata's and he didn't like it so i repainted it tacoma black pearl...still great job as long as YOU GOT GOOD PAINT/ EQUIPMENT......

 

If you want to kill what little resale value you your car may have, then by all means paint it black.

We all would love to see it, but rarely does it ever come out well.

You asked for people's opinions and you get it.

 

It would be an exotic look, but I automatically think of road debris (bugs, rocks, homeless people) dinging the front bumper and hood in the matter of weeks

 

I should have my car back in about a week or two... I'll post up pics... Just dont make fun of my missing headlight... Haha.

 

This may be a dumb question but i really dont know -- what kind of maintenance would u do on a paint job like that? In other words, could you wax that at all or no?

 

I dont think you can wax it all... or buff it for that matter...