Matte paint finish on cars. WHY?
- Thread starter Beebo
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gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
[QUOTE 3000041, member: 9609"]Up until recently all colours apart from red where finished with a clear lacquer that prevented the paint fading. As far as I know they have overcome whatever problems there was with clear lacquer applied over red and modern day red cars will stay red.
My van clearly was an old fashion red.
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My current employer had a P reg Peugeot van...exaxtly the same van, different badge...exactly the same colour 'scheme' ..they only got rid of it last year.
My van clearly was an old fashion red.
My current employer had a P reg Peugeot van...exaxtly the same van, different badge...exactly the same colour 'scheme' ..they only got rid of it last year.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Saw a car today, shiny red, but a matt black bonnet. Looked so much like a blackboard, I wanted to go and write sums on it...
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
Ah, the rat look.
For people that can't afford a full body respray.
For people that can't afford a full body respray.
or people who can't be bothered to polish, I've got some stainless bits on my car that started off shiny but can't be bothered to keep them shiny so had them sandblasted and sprayed them matt black = no more polishing! Its a pain for fingerprints and other marks though, show cars done in matt finish are possibly even harder to keep pristine than a more traditional glossy finish
It seems to be quite fashionable recently to have cars in NATO Green or olive drab, I think that's what the BMW in the op is going for but its a bit too green.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Going by the wheels on it I wouldn't be surprised if it had an extremely highly tuned motor in it. Some of these "RAT" vans are capable of sub 12 second quarter mile runs (seen on Beetle rescue/crisis a few years back), they were getting 400+bhp out of them with a mahoosive turbo fitted. After all the engine was design by Porsche (senior) and the 356 was built on a Beetle floorpan and used the flat 4 engine as a starting point.
The engine can be bored and stroked up to 2.3 or 2.5 litre so power can be on par with an Imprezza or EVO mill.
swee'pea99
Squire
My Golf estate can do 0-60, and that's with regular wheels.
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Bet its struggles going from 60-0 though doesn't it?
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
While I'm not a fan of rat I admire the amount of money that's gone into a car as the rat bodywork look normally is a expensive wrap. Though some of the rat cars which have real rust are even more technically challenging to maintain without the car becoming rotten, they get double points for dedication.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Just imagine some scruffy hippyish surfer dude leaving most cars for dead away from traffic lights, ya boo sucks to the boy racers and their "hot" hatchbacks
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
I think you give them too much credit...I doubt most of the owners have given it that much thought and haven't actually worked out how they are going to maintain it!
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Drugs Test ?
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
The owner needs a body wrap..
Stuffin' in the boot...
& depositing from a high bridge into...
A $hitty River.
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SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Nice crank arms..My bike is matt grey and red. I like the finish; it's quite water-repellent and easy to clean but if you get anything like car polish on it, it stains white in the same way as black bits on cars do.
Suits your frame colours.
