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				Hypothetical question...weird color idea.
			 
			What do you guys think about a Flat or Satin black '73 Carrera RS replica? Now before you all FREAK OUT on me, hear me out. I was thinking the satin black with clearcoat.(not spraybombed like my truck  ) A proffesional paint job with the gloss black RS decal set for subtlety. Maybe switch over to the chrome horn grills to offset the blackness. Can photoshop pull off a flat or satin black car and look right? If it can could someone photoshop a RS for me to visualize? Thanks guys. 
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			A friend of mine (professional painter) painted his Toyota to satin yellow/orange. It was very good looking but it was a b-itch to keep clean.
		 
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			If I remember correctly, there was a picture of a satin black car in an Excellance mag about 6 months back.  It made it like a car that had not been waxed in 30 years.
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			Wasn't that car spraybombed? Alot of the custom bikes now have a satin black paint scheme. It has more of a sheen than a shine. The bikes I have seen look sinister. I will see if I can find a pic of one of the bikes for reference.
		 
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			Solid slate gray from the '70 model year might be close to this effect, and it's a Porsche color.
		 
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			The 930 in Excellence is in primer, I think--and it was professionally done, and intended to look that way.  I believe the "Carrera" scripts on the rockers/doors were done in gloss black. Ducati has been doing a flat black treatment on their "Dark" versions of the Monster for a few years. It looks badass. 
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			That is what I am talking about! Can someone photoshop that color onto a RS for me? Please? 
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			A guy here in our art dept. is gonna try to mock up a pic of my car for me. If it works I will post it.
		 
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|  03-28-2003, 11:04 AM | 
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			I would do satin black WITH metallic or metal flake in it.  I think that would be really interesting.  I wouldn't have my car that color -- but it's one I'd enjoy seeing at a show, etc.
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|  03-28-2003, 11:33 AM | 
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			Dude - cover it in black velvet !  . . . then paint on an Elvis.    
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			Here is a pic of an R1 w/ a flat black paint job on it...polished frame, swingarm and wheel lips...to each his own i guess. 
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			DOH gotta sign up to see it.
		 
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			Satin black with all black details and interior.  Tinted glass and glossy black script would look really mean.  Probably a pain to keep up though and would need a real master painter to get it right and not looking like a bad diy blowover completed on a wet afternoon.
		 
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			Not everyone liked the car in Excellence, but I thought it was very cool.  A well done flat/matte black car can be cool.  Black accents including all black wheels.
		 
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			Depending on how you do it, it could look badass or just plain ghetto/stupid.  This is what I would say, a very good use of the application: later, amir 
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|  03-28-2003, 01:20 PM | 
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			Wow--I'd love to see more pics of that 996TT!    I think you'd want to emulate the color of a recently vaselined Fuchs center. Flat--but with a subtle glow... | ||
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			Here are a few links that might help with the actual painting process... hodrodding 1 and hotrodding 2 
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			Primer. Nice wet coat. If you don't like it , then at least it's ready to paint.
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|  03-29-2003, 11:23 AM | 
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			I have seen a 40 Ford that the WHOLE body was black satin powder coating.  It was a wagon and the new wood on the back was awsom looking. As for a Porsche, go for it guy. If ya' don't love it later your not out much. Look at some early pics of Curtis A's car with the dark paint and dark R Gruppe logo. I think that is what you are getting at and it looked "Great" on his car. Randy Jones 1971 911 | ||
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