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• New paint = time 4 POLL! by Smokey Eddy on 07 Feb, 2009 17:53
• I've had my 1990 mk2 jetta primed for paint for ages now and i need help deciding on paint so I'd love your guys' input!
  
  I'm a little taken on gloss black but the body of the car isn't perfect. You can see what body damage there is here...
  http://vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=16482&start=0
  
  But i like the flat primer it is right now (same thread) so i could do a light coat with an HVLP i have just to fill in those hideous roller marks with flat black. (yes i used a roller)
  
  
  i do loooveee the flat black look... Tremclad is your friend.
  Mine is identical to this one minus the white walls. I have flat bbs style rims. minus the flares and minues the plastic body panels.
  
  Lemme know! Please vote on the poll!
• #1 by Smokey Eddy on 07 Feb, 2009 18:00
• 7 views and not a single vote?! you unregistered users quit ***footing about and register so you can vote!  
• #2 by Op-Ivy on 07 Feb, 2009 22:01
• I didn't vote. You should paint it whatever YOU decide!  
• #3 by Smokey Eddy on 07 Feb, 2009 22:53
• I just want some input! (I'm thinking flat) but i wanna know what the masses think!
• #4 by spencebm on 08 Feb, 2009 05:46
• I like shiny
• #5 by clbanman on 08 Feb, 2009 06:31
• You've got Tremclad and a roller - check these out:
  
  http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
  
  Go down to the post from 69chargeryeehaa:
  http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
• #6 by jtanguay on 08 Feb, 2009 12:39
• i'm partial to gun metal black  
• #7 by Smokey Eddy on 08 Feb, 2009 12:56
• Quote from: "clbanman"

  You've got Tremclad and a roller - check these out:
  
  http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
  
  Go down to the post from 69chargeryeehaa:
  http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

  
  
  Yes, you're right. That's what i did like a year ago.
• #8 by AudiVWguy on 09 Feb, 2009 18:11
• Don't they make a deglossed paint in black?
• #9 by 8v-of-fury on 09 Feb, 2009 18:28
• Dearest ED-warD :lol:
  
  Or is your name like Edmund? you 18th century antique!
  
   I voted for something other than black.
  
  how bout like Alien Man Green? (sci-fi ***?)
  
  Dont do it in black again.. lol black is over played and only half my car is black :PORANGE!!!!
• #10 by Smokey Eddy on 09 Feb, 2009 19:03
• Quote from: "AudiVWguy"

  Don't they make a deglossed paint in black?

  
  
  aka matte
  aka flat
  
  
  

  Quote from: "8v-of-fury"

  how bout like Alien Man Green? (sci-fi ***?)

  
  
  I'm considering a dark dark forest green (gloss). [/quote]
• #11 by foxracer1 on 10 Feb, 2009 07:44
• Gun metal! Its black but not.
• #12 by shegel on 10 Feb, 2009 10:20
• http://www.physicstheory.net/images/audi/shot01.jpg
  
  i say audi charcoal black because it really dances in the sun. a friend painted his super beetle with this color and it really looked good
• #13 by Smokey Eddy on 10 Feb, 2009 12:00
• Mmmmm interesting. It's like a silver.
  
  
  lildevil's jetta gives inspiration to go gloss...
  
  
• #14 by rallydiesel on 10 Feb, 2009 14:10
• I like the glossy dark forest green!