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It'll look dreadful for 99.9% of the time. The only time it will look like that is when you've just spent hours cleaning it.
I speak from experience (sort off). I bought a mountain-bike tandem. I spent a lot of money on a customised Cannondale which had the option of a matt black paint finish. Having seen one in the flesh new, I had to have that colour as it was stunning. It looked absolutely amazing when I first bought it, and then tired and tatty after the first time it got dirty. Fortunately the frame was twisted so it was replaced with a newer paint scheme and thank god it was.
The problem is it shows up the slightest of marks, which immediately catch the light. Given the murtaya is an all weather road rocket, it'll be always dirty.
I speak from experience (sort off). I bought a mountain-bike tandem. I spent a lot of money on a customised Cannondale which had the option of a matt black paint finish. Having seen one in the flesh new, I had to have that colour as it was stunning. It looked absolutely amazing when I first bought it, and then tired and tatty after the first time it got dirty. Fortunately the frame was twisted so it was replaced with a newer paint scheme and thank god it was.
The problem is it shows up the slightest of marks, which immediately catch the light. Given the murtaya is an all weather road rocket, it'll be always dirty.
SA boy said:
I have decided on another colour scheme.again lol. Could be a big mistake but what the hell. tell me what you think. here is the paint scheme on a lotus.
The (admittedly gloss) competition car that AMS had will give you some idea how that'd look.Personally I'd go with the old demonstrator's blue or maybe push the boundaries of taste with some TVR-esque reflex paint.
Edited by Chris71 on Wednesday 3rd February 11:16
there are lots of colours to choose from i have a slightly different blue sonic blue off my old p1 rather than demo colour,mark's old car was a dark blue and nik's was ?midnight blue then you have the green cars of geoff and chris,i think white looks very nice but already have a white diesel impreza and really fancied blue-who is doing your paintwork??- in know several cars had issues with paintwork with my bonnet needing to be replaced and repainted!
my car is hopefully getting mapped this week then iva end of feb
martin
my car is hopefully getting mapped this week then iva end of feb
martin
The midnight or doom blue isnt bad. The chap painting it is the same guy that painted the Gulf coloured one. (forgot the chaps name). I believe he started priming today.
The engine is still away being assembled. this should be ready end of next week. Steve then needs to install it. Hopefully by then the paint will be done as well. Ever hopeful. lol
The engine is still away being assembled. this should be ready end of next week. Steve then needs to install it. Hopefully by then the paint will be done as well. Ever hopeful. lol
Gnits said:
You guys are going to love it!
Will be great to get together and have a meet too!
Tell me you're not selling your car now, Nick! Will be great to get together and have a meet too!
As for the matte black--I've heard the same thing about it being dirty...along with fingerprints and stains ruining the finish...
Here's the closest I could get to a "matte" black Murtaya (it's really a glossy one in a bad pic on a cloudy day):
Here's a shiny black Murtaya, for comparison:
...I think both look good (ok, for good reason), but I'd just be worried that a matte black paint job might lose its finish after a while for ya...
Mike
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