anyone done their RRC in flat black? - Land Rovers Only

gragravar · 01-28-2008, 08:27 AM

I will likely get mine painted this summer and I am debating whether I'd rather go with the original black, or to go with a flat black instead. Lots of other cars/trucks look good in flat black, just not sure if the rover can pull it off. anyone done this? have any pics?

HaroldC · 01-28-2008, 08:50 AM

ooooo..... I think flat black cars look pretty bada$$!

Especially with black wheels, looks very tough.

gragravar · 01-28-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by HaroldC

ooooo..... I think flat black cars look pretty bada$$!

Especially with black wheels, looks very tough.

yeah, if I did the flat black, I'd have the wheels powder coated to match.

Kind of thinking about the rover equivalent of:

XtremeMarine · 01-29-2008, 02:06 PM

Ooohhh; Stelath Classic. Sweet. Do it man, do it!

GreatDivide1 · 01-29-2008, 02:56 PM

well mine started life shiney black but is now flat looks good lol i get asked all the time if its primer lol if it dont shine i dont mind giving it tree pinstriping

Funrover · 01-29-2008, 08:10 PM

Well if you are gonn come wheeling and such with us more often flat would be great!!!! You could just rattle can it if the pinstripping gets to be too much!! I say do it green...LOL

stolenheron · 01-29-2008, 08:36 PM

yeah murder out an RRC. it'd be sick. flat paint is gonna be the new hotness.

gragravar · 01-29-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Funrover

Well if you are gonn come wheeling and such with us more often flat would be great!!!! You could just rattle can it if the pinstripping gets to be too much!! I say do it green...LOL

I do plan on wheeling with you guys. you still on for the 24th?

skucera · 01-29-2008, 09:44 PM

This winter I've seen two different pickups with Alaska plates that had their entire exteriors sprayed with black bed liner. Ugly, but pretty darned hard to dent or chip their paint that way.

One of the guys at work has a Deuce Coupe painted flat black, with gloss black flames. That paint job suits the car well, especially with its black Ford flat-head V-8 right out where everyone can see it.

Somehow, flat black just isn't the sort of image I want to project with our Rover. I think I'll leave ours shiny Exmoor Green.

Scott

Funrover · 01-29-2008, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gragravar

I do plan on wheeling with you guys. you still on for the 24th?

Yup You know it!

TerryS · 01-30-2008, 03:43 AM

I saw a SWB classic two days ago in a parking lot at the airport, painted entirely flat black. It screamed "look at me, my owner ran out of money before he could get the finish coat on" It look like trailer trash and totally out of keeping for that vehicle.

p76rangie · 01-30-2008, 05:02 AM

Flat colours are actually worse off-road than gloss. They show every mark, every tree scrape, and are a bugger to get the mud stains out of. But if this is the look you are going for, I believe they sell spray on mud these days for the people that want their cars to look like they have been off-road. The powder coated alloy wheels will really convince the on-lookers that it is a serious off-roader.

BullDogSix · 01-30-2008, 06:20 AM

You might think of a "Low Gloss" paint...actually it's a low gloss clear coat. It should be easier to maintain and clean. It is not totally flat...but its sure not shiny.

I like a "flat" (its not really flat) black, narrowed 34' Ford coupe, or even a "flat" black Harley with satin chrome parts...but I don't know how a RRC would look in flat black. I think you are going to get the "...so what color are ya gonna paint it?" question.

01-28-2008, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
gragravar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 681 Gallery: 0	anyone done their RRC in flat black? I will likely get mine painted this summer and I am debating whether I'd rather go with the original black, or to go with a flat black instead. Lots of other cars/trucks look good in flat black, just not sure if the rover can pull it off. anyone done this? have any pics? __________________ current rides: 2004 Land Rover Discovery II SE7 (still stock) 1992 Range Rover Classic (work in Progress) 2003 Audi allroad (more than a little modified) 1999 BMW R1100S 2001 BMW 330i (wife needed something to drive)

01-28-2008, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
HaroldC Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY / ME Posts: 57 Gallery: 0	ooooo..... I think flat black cars look pretty bada$$! Especially with black wheels, looks very tough. __________________ '95 RR Classic SWB '03 BMW M3

01-29-2008, 02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
XtremeMarine Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,385 Gallery: 0	Ooohhh; Stelath Classic. Sweet. Do it man, do it! __________________ "In certain places, at certain hours, gazing at the sea is dangerous. It is what looking at a woman sometimes is." - Victor Hugo

01-29-2008, 02:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
GreatDivide1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: dover nh Posts: 157 Gallery: 0	well mine started life shiney black but is now flat looks good lol i get asked all the time if its primer lol if it dont shine i dont mind giving it tree pinstriping __________________ 91 G.D.E. project/daily winter driver 93 BMW 325i project/daily summer driver:SOLD: 00 BUELL cyclone custom http://www.snhlr.org/

01-29-2008, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
stolenheron 2004 Discovery II driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Myers, Florida Posts: 1,439 Gallery: 6	yeah murder out an RRC. it'd be sick. flat paint is gonna be the new hotness. __________________ 2004 Discovery II SE7 - My Ride 2006 LR3 SE - Dad's Ride

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01-29-2008, 09:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
skucera Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harrisburg, Oregon Posts: 32 Gallery: 0	This winter I've seen two different pickups with Alaska plates that had their entire exteriors sprayed with black bed liner. Ugly, but pretty darned hard to dent or chip their paint that way. One of the guys at work has a Deuce Coupe painted flat black, with gloss black flames. That paint job suits the car well, especially with its black Ford flat-head V-8 right out where everyone can see it. Somehow, flat black just isn't the sort of image I want to project with our Rover. I think I'll leave ours shiny Exmoor Green. Scott

01-30-2008, 03:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,032 Gallery: 0	I saw a SWB classic two days ago in a parking lot at the airport, painted entirely flat black. It screamed "look at me, my owner ran out of money before he could get the finish coat on" It look like trailer trash and totally out of keeping for that vehicle.

01-30-2008, 05:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
p76rangie Ian Matthews Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 1,914 Gallery: 0	Flat colours are actually worse off-road than gloss. They show every mark, every tree scrape, and are a bugger to get the mud stains out of. But if this is the look you are going for, I believe they sell spray on mud these days for the people that want their cars to look like they have been off-road. The powder coated alloy wheels will really convince the on-lookers that it is a serious off-roader.

01-30-2008, 06:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
BullDogSix RRC Owner in training Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NW Lower Michigan Posts: 189 Gallery: 2	You might think of a "Low Gloss" paint...actually it's a low gloss clear coat. It should be easier to maintain and clean. It is not totally flat...but its sure not shiny. I like a "flat" (its not really flat) black, narrowed 34' Ford coupe, or even a "flat" black Harley with satin chrome parts...but I don't know how a RRC would look in flat black. I think you are going to get the "...so what color are ya gonna paint it?" question.

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