matt black

[General Baxter]

im after as many photos of matt black novas as possable :thumb:

[SRlew]

you dont need pics mate, just do it :thumb:

[General Baxter]

you dont need pics mate, just do it :thumb:

well im have new arches, sills, wings, rear panel, front panel, so it will need a spray, i just dont know what colour

the body shop will do everything for

?900 wih a matt colour
?1100 with a metalic

that fitting all the panels inside and outside spray job

[Stanley]

you cant go wrong with a standard Vaux colour

Breeze Blue
Flame red
Glacier White

my three faves (and there cheaper hehe)

[draper]

where abouts is that baxter ? is that mate rates ? have you took any of yours there before or seen there work ??

[General Baxter]

its just the local accident repair centre there insurance approve tho,

yes thats matts rate :) which im only getting as i crash a work van everyweek and have to have new panels ect: lol

i could put the panels on myself, i just dont know about my spraying skills, but iv heard matt black is piss easy lol

[draper]

fair enough, sure you'll be safe in a 16xe nova ?

[General Baxter]

sure you'll be safe in a 16xe nova ?

:wtf: pardon lol

[Ash]

some crazy roof chop and body work going on but it is matt black:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4969/novaroofchop24nb.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=novaroofchop24nb.jpg)

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[Nath]

just dont do it silver baxter lol!!!!

[Jack]

you cant go wrong with a standard Vaux colour
...Such as Mexico Red

Won't matt black be a bitch to keep tidy?

[Ste L]

dont bother washing matt black, will look better lol

[novaSRI1.4]

yea matt black would look the mutts nuts mate, do it :)

[hendrix]

does anyone remember my matt black SRi?? Was matt black purely by accident!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/24012006106.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/PHTO0010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/hendrix/DSCF1585.jpg

[novaco]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/novaco/4b19d2ff.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/novaco/6314c262.jpg

[Mike]

you see how the headlight and indicator are missing of the roof chopped matt black nova, well ive actually got a custom made headlight and indicator vent that slots in place! Made from original GM headlight and indicator! Like the items you see on RS Turbos at track days etc

Theres a useless fact of the day for you! lol

[draper]

^^^ any pics ?? is like you see on 'liners and the like ??

[Mike]

yes you got it. I've got no pics of it though, but im thinking of putting it on ebay as i had it made for no reason at all as i have no need for it!

[novaco]

i rekon doing a roof chop would be a better project then a pick up

[draper]

get some pivs sorted, i might have it, is it for a mk1 or mk2 ?

[Mike]

mk2 only im afraid, i could make a mk1 item if you need one though? I might get it fibreglass copied. Like a batch of 10 or so just to sell on here and/or eBay?

[Nath]

i will take that one off your mate. when u want me to pop down and collect it and how much??

[Mike]

i will take that one off your mate. when u want me to pop down and collect it and how much??

Right, ill tell you what i do. Ill start a new thread later on this week with pics and prices. Because what ill do is get a load of replica's made up of the one original/master copy that ive got and depending on how muchit cost's me to get say 10 or 20 made will depend on the retail price of them.

However, i could for a cheaper price, make them all by hand but they take like 2/3 weeks to make one! (One being a drivers side headlight and indicator unit that WILL be made from original GM parts so will fit nice and snug!) :thumb:

[Stuart]

baxter... when they said "matt" did they really mean BASE as opposed to metallic... eg i pained my car a non metalic colour and tis NOT matt lol.
id say satin finish would be good... or simply a sprayed but not polished black would be reasonable if the sprayer was good enough. basically paint it up with no runs and dont G10/3 it... could look cool.
meh your car your rules. Blackboard paint and chalk for ever changing abuse

[burgo]

baxter you bitch get your own bludi ideas
the only reason your thinking about it is after seeing mine
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/td/DSCN1664.jpg

[draper]

Blackboard paint and chalk for ever changing abuse


now that sounds like a plan !!

let me know about the headlight scoops, im interested

[draper]

baxter you bitch get your own bludi ideas
the only reason your thinking about it is after seeing mine


he said matt black, not 3 tone !! lol

[burgo]

he said matt black, not 3 tone !! lol
cheeky get it will all be matt soon

[Mike]

This is what i mean by a headlight vent/air intake!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/xxxDCxxx/Nissan/?action=view&current=499237_10.jpg

[Matt2107]

With Matt black doesn't it mean that you can't laquer as this will make it shiney?

Just a thought for you Baxter

[draper]

This is what i mean by a headlight vent/air intake!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/xxxDCxxx/Nissan/?action=view&current=499237_10.jpg

yeah thought so, put me down for 1 !! ive decided the cars going to be mk 2 now anyway

[Mike]

its a two piece item, so you can put just the indicator in and leave a fully working headlight, or vice verser, or even have both the headlight and indicator as a air intake at the same time.

Ill put it on my nova in the week and host a pic for you all.

[johnny27]

if your going for matt black, as in the colour matt black. Just get it mixed in 2 pac, don't be cheapass and use a basecoat, as a basecoat is quite soft espically without lacquer, would wear quite quick. And before someone starts going on about a 2k is shiney, thats bo*l*cks as you know you can get it mixed like textured for bumpers normal gloss for cars and of course in matt.

[Adam]

dont bother washing matt black, will look better lol
Lol, you'll never be able clean matt black anyway, dirt etc just eats into the paint, and it stays permanently dirty, which i found out with my old bumpers,Lol.

[dannyb]

Have you seen this months Practical Performance car magazine? a rusty, matt black Viva running about 430bhp (iirc)through a LET it looks mental. As a result of seeing this, I've been toying with the idea of a stripped, matt black Golf GTi mk 2.

[TommySR]

sounds good mate, get some pics up as im interested in one :)

[Stuart]

total thread hijack.... START YOUR OWN (in FS)

[Turbo Steve]

Have you seen this months Practical Performance car magazine? a rusty, matt black Viva running about 430bhp (iirc)through a LET it looks mental. As a result of seeing this, I've been toying with the idea of a stripped, matt black Golf GTi mk 2.


That car is cool, seen the guy at the pod a couple of years ago and went over to talk to him but he was having a full on conversation with himself so i decided it best to leave him to it! But maybe you need a touch of madness to build a car like that?

[Jack]

Wasn't that in TV a while back?

[Turbo Steve]

yes. it was a couple of years ago when i was tuning my c20let, and i thought i would see what he had done to his, but i bought a book instead!!