Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 17825727)

satin is a little easier to make look uniform

most of the sanding jobs on the flat black cars you see on the street are garbage, you can see every imperfection

"yo my boy hooked up the paint on my 240 bro, **** is bomb as ****"

a truly clean flat black paint job is a work of art, even though its the least exciting paintjob you can have...




outside of beige

:shudder:

i dont understand a matte finish on an actual color though. guy on the island has a orangey-yellow colored charger with a matte finish. looks like a ****in block of cheese.

Originally Posted by T13 (Post 17826102)

Yeah, that's true, satin black paint lays in really nicely. My 88 Scirocco was rattle canned satin black and everyone thought it was a pro job. The secret is to put the can you are gonna be using in a bucket of hot water for a few minutes prior, then shake(obviously)..Works really well.

You guys are gonna hate the bike I'm building right now, hahaha.... Olive drab with satin black fork, single speed.......

Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 17825500)

I thought it had something to do with the "murdered out" car thing, which I always found tacky as well. It looks like a rattle can job.

Originally Posted by Unkle Rico (Post 17826306)

haha i always wanted to paint my Mk2 golf a satin camo green :thumb:

****ing go for it sir!

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet (Post 17828457)

A couple years ago it stated showing up in MotoGP racing too. Dull helmets. Dull fairings. These are multimillion dollar machines performing in a race environment. Seems to me, THAT is the appropriate arena for flashy livery.

Maybe they think it looks "stealth".

I bet the manufacturers love it. Fewer steps in the process. costs less/charge more.

Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 17829035)

I think there's some allure to having a fancy bike (motorcyle, car, whatever) and stripping all the badges and logos from it and having it be plain (flat black or whatever). To me it says the owner cares more about the sum of the parts than how the parts look, and they use it as a tool instead of just showing it off.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet (Post 17829165)

I'm all for the no badges and no decals look. I guess I just like shiny toys. :)

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet (Post 17828515)

Matte camo makes sense.

Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 17829035)

I think there's some allure to having a fancy bike (motorcyle, car, whatever) and stripping all the badges and logos from it and having it be plain (flat black or whatever). To me it says the owner cares more about the sum of the parts than how the parts look, and they use it as a tool instead of just showing it off.

Originally Posted by Unkle Rico (Post 17825603)

The satin thing can look soooo good if done right. Generally people have poor taste imo so it usually looks awful :notamused:

Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 17829229)

I've got nothing against shiny toys!

Originally Posted by doctorfugazi (Post 17836300)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=453490

dunno...i'm thinking shimano 600 series?

Originally Posted by AristoNYC (Post 17836468)

Shimano thruster with a backwards fork, NICE.

Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2 (Post 17811785)

^ that wrap job tho.....that's intense.

Originally Posted by JeremyLC (Post 17812423)

It's doable if you're patient. If your search Google for "Harlequin wrap" you can find instructions.

From this thread:

Originally Posted by 50voltphantom (Post 17814987)

Holy crap that is one of the most fiddly processes I've ever seen. It took me three attempts to wrap my bars without any gaps with standard tape.

Originally Posted by Flatulentfox (Post 17838670)

Im fairly certain this goes here.

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