Chanh55

#1

Painted my car over the weekend using cans, "flat black". Tell me what you guys think. All my friends think I'm psycho, one of my friends said it looks like a Batmobile now.

All body work done by myself, I had no experience in body work before so I think it was good experience for me. Check out the 96-99 clear turns. I'm probably going to wet sand the whole car this weekend there is some over saturation/ overspray in some areas.

Pics taken with my camera phone, car is a little ashy from the fires Cali's been having 30-40 miles away...:












You're looking at 96-99 clear turns custom molded on to a c-one style bumper.








(Shaved antenna hole, metal mesh and bondo )









This post has been edited by Chanh55: Feb 16, 2006 - 6:56 PM

x_itchy_b_x

#2

looks great. flat black always has a spot in my heart.

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dustin15brown

#3

dude that took major balls to do... a few things though.... you might not want to simply bondo the antenna hole.. over time it will crack... I have been told the only "real" way to do it is weld the spot closed.... Also since you are using a flat black, check into the no gloss flat black special celar coat.... it looks good overall. Props

Jdog1385

#4

really awesome man, im impressed

BLINKYxMUNKEY

#5

Not bad. I have a friend with a 89 Lincoln Mark VII fully flatblack. And know a guy that had his Supra TT flatblack but its painted now.

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94gts

#6

VERY VERY nice! reminds me of this flat black skyline I always see around town. Looks great with the rims!

Princess_Sparco

#7

whoa, very nice! maybe i'll see you driving around town. i'm in the oc area too.

OrbitalGT95

#8

i must...honestly..i think i found my favorite celica on this site...i love everything about the car...the cone front..gt4 riser blocks..the wheels..and the paint...looks extremely badass

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Digndoug

#9

Thats it.. you suck.. i was the only flat black celi with goldish wheels.. that didnt last long..

Nice though.. maybe il just have to change to somthing else..

lagos

#10

you went from this..... to rattle can? it looks like a downgrade to me.

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Chanh55

#11

That was before my body kit and stuff... I'll probably get sick of this and paint her in a month or so. That is a nice pic though. =)

Digndoug

#12

wow.. Why did you rattle can it from that>??????????

I just did it cause im doing body work..

celicaST

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dude that took major balls to do...

no s***! theres no way in hell i would have done that to my car.

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you went from this..... to rattle can? it looks like a downgrade to me.

i have to go with lagos on this. flat black is nice, but i loved the way your celi looked! you crazzzy man

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LewFX

#14

i like the back emblem black! and the c-one hood matching. did you sand everything down then can it or spray over?
gotta do something about those rims!

This post has been edited by LewFX: Feb 9, 2006 - 10:36 PM

Consynx

#15

i like it and i get where you are comin from since paint jobs aren't cheap

Looks good, but i'm curious what Satin would look like instead on the celi.
supposedly Satin has a tad bit more of a shine.

TheStreetzKing

#16

i freaking love flat black, i hate when kids are like so when ya gonna paint it haha but yea i like it a lot, flat black and silver (like mesh pieces in silver) look awesome together, but your car is nice

urbandork

#17

good stuff now i want to do mine flat white lol na jk jk. but man good job

devilsden97

#18

its does look like the batmobile!

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celicurr

#19

wow, the flat black actually does look good!! nicely done!

afroman

#20

that thing is hot, damn i need a black car.
-Aaron-

ThrwnSprkz

#21

cool, im a sucker for old school rat rod style... and flat black is deff that

but i caution you. dont leave it in primer too long, the reason primer is primer is b/c it adhears well to paint. why? b/c it absorbes moisture. the paint on your car will look satin when wet but youll begin to see oil spots stuff once the car gets dirty a few times. the real reason it isnt safe is b/c too long and the primer will cause the car to rust since it holds moisture against the paint

Were painting a few cars satin ourselves, but using semigloss enamel so it doesnt absorb moisture

....ya that was like a parental speech, srry
looks great~Jon

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NaKeD

#22

i'm suprise you would leave ur original, beautiful and undermint condition colour. it was so shiny! Flat black is very unique though, wonder if its camouflage at night... hehe can i get a night picture shot?

NaKeD

Davesceli

#23

I saw it in person at autobacs a few days ago. I think i like the gloss black better.

JFrost9

#24

I really like the way the car looks. I think you should put a black emblem on the front too...i must say, i think the turns look amazing, i love the way the bumper looks like its eating the turns. (if that makes sense)

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dlx742

#25

me likey... i like flat black... especially flat black c-one bumper and lifter blocks

blu94gt

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I saw it in person at autobacs a few days ago. I think i like the gloss black better.

the paint was in such good shape! My car should be flat black rattle-canned, my paint sucks lol. Plus I'm a sucker for deep shiney non-flaked blacks

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j0e_p3t

#27

nice job man. the batmobile look is pretty good on your car.

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CelicaZR

#28

That a good job
Looks good for what it is.
I hope you are upgrading your paint

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Chanh55

#29

This is just temporary. I don't think I can justify a 2000+ paint job on my car since the value of it is probably only 2 or 3k due to high mileage, if I'm lucky.

I'm probably going to find a place that will do the base and clearcoat for under 1k if I do all the prep work.

The reason I did this was to paint over the bondo that I used to cover up the antenna hole and to make the whole car one color. Sure the paint was nice before... but it was a free paintjob with a lot of flaws, that was just a really nice pic using a 8mp camera.

Till I get a real paint job... The Batmobile will live for a month or so. I'll post pics when it's done, it's going to be sexy.

ILuvMyCelica95

#30

it's nice, but i love the way cars look when they are shiny and waxed. For a temp thing though i like the "batmobile"!

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