Help me decide what color to paint my Diffuser...?
09-07-2009, 05:12 PM
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My Ride: White 2004 545i sport
I'm sending my body kit in for paint this week; Umnitza M5 front, OEM M-tech Rear and Sides.
My car is AW with Black foose wheels, so I'm painting the diffuser Black.
I was attempting to go for a Murdered out color for the diffuser..... Should I paint it "Flat" Black or "Gloss" Black?
here's a pic of my car w/o the kit on it for reference:
My car is AW with Black foose wheels, so I'm painting the diffuser Black.
I was attempting to go for a Murdered out color for the diffuser..... Should I paint it "Flat" Black or "Gloss" Black?
here's a pic of my car w/o the kit on it for reference:
09-07-2009, 05:23 PM
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I would go with a matte black vs. a true flat black since it has a slight sheen to it and won't look "dry." 2 cents.
09-07-2009, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1001278' date='Sep 7 2009, 06:23 PM
I would go with a matte black vs. a true flat black since it has a slight sheen to it and won't look "dry." 2 cents.
I looked for that, but couldn't find it.. I'm painting it myself in the garage
09-07-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisxiv' post='1001289' date='Sep 7 2009, 08:33 PM
I looked for that, but couldn't find it.. I'm painting it myself in the garage
Tiefschwarz is kind of an achromatic "inky" black.
Semi-flat has a bit of gloss, but certainly not much.
09-07-2009, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='1001391' date='Sep 7 2009, 09:03 PM
Matte black.... 
09-08-2009, 08:10 AM
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My Ride: White 2004 545i sport
I painted it yesterday with two coats of primer, a light textured undercoat and 4 coats of stain black paint.. It actually looks really good. It isn't glossy, but still has a sheen in the light.
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