[sillygoat]

anyone ever think of gettin this done on their e9x?

i wonder how much it would cost.

[npb]

murdered. so sick.

[sillygoat]

http://jalopnik.com/cars/custom-car%...ack-211614.php

wow... it says the paint job starts around $10000

[murellus]

that is hawt

[tomegun]

It would be interesting to hear how they wash it and take care of it.

[BMWalltheway]

I think there was some article about new paint techniques in the last BMW Magazine. BMW is working on something like this but they were not sure how people would adapt to the non-glossy look. Its in our blood to wax our cars to make them look shiny. So the concept hasn't gone into production yet.

[dmboone25]

Not for me

[sillygoat]

i was reading at somewhere that they clean it with windex or some type of cleaner like that... but i think this would look real nice on an e92

[I335]

Don't see the attraction - looks like primer to me...

[chazzz]

Hey, I like it! It's different. Kinda of like stealth bomber black paint.

It'll be interesting if someone uses non-stick pan telfon paint on their BMWs... imagine if you park it under the hot sun, you could fry an egg on the hood surface??

[S4to335]

BIG TIME PASS. What are you guys..18?

[murellus]

im imagining e92 m3 in matte black now

[Majikthese42]

"Hot Rod Black"; someone over at the Porsche board did this with a 911 SC *because* he had a car with recycled body panels in different colors. I do like the look. If I had a 911 SC with different-colored body panels, I'd certainly consider this, particularly on a track car. It probably wouldn't kill you when it came time to sell on a 25+ year old sports car. On a 2008 328i station wagon? I don't think so!

[Bimmer335i07]

I would think that it will get scratched easily too.

[Alpine]

Yeah definitely looks stealth. I think it looks pretty good, but I would never want to own one like that.

[nmulax]

One of the cars we have at my work is painted flat black. It looks sooo sick; but yeah, it's a pain to keep clean, since it shows finger prints so easily. Plus I can't get past the feel of it. Not slick like a normal paint job. Running your hand across it feels like a chalkboard.

And yeah, you clean it with Windex and a MF towel.

[Couch]

I personally love the flat black look. Have for many years. Sort of upset it's become such a popular trend though.

A lot of the flat blacks you see are wraps. I believe that M5 to be one as well. Wraps can get quite expensive. Still cheaper than paint though. A quality paint job that is.

For our 3ers though, probably get a quality wrap for <$5K.

[acblue94]

I worked at a bodyshop. Thats what a car looks like in the paint booth right before they spray the clear..

Now that cant be normal base coat, To maintain that sound spretty hard

[BoostedBMW]

On show cars I have always liked the matte black look, but that must be a PITA to take care of when it comes to scratches and rock chips.

[Couch]

Originally Posted by acblue94

I worked at a bodyshop. Thats what a car looks like in the paint booth right before they spray the clear..

Now that cant be normal base coat, To maintain that sound spretty hard

My friend is a painter/body guy and I asked him about flat blacks years ago. He said it's not just a base coat. There is a method of spraying "clear coat" on the paint to achieve the flat look. I quoted clear coat because I don't believe it's an actual clear, it's more a matte clear sealant to protect the paint.

It was such a long time ago I don't remember his exact response, but I will ask him when I talk to him soon.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by npb

murdered. so sick.

except for those rice cannons

[sillygoat]

i agree with some people that in the pictures it does look cheap... primered style

but flat black looks hella nice in person.