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Old 09-12-07, 11:35 PM
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I actually heard they are the hugest pain in the butt to maintain?
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Old 09-13-07, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by BigVIPness
You don't wax it, you just hand wash and you're done!

Flats are really easy to maintain, ESPECIALLY if you use the BASF treatment (I think its a mix-in for the clear?)
It's single stage, just like every single stage job; you just don't add any gloss.

As for care, they are easy in that they don't scratch easily, but hard in that every little touch creates a mark. They're super hard to dry uniformly. Most guys with flat black bikes actually just use windex on them. I think Harley even recommends it, heh.
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Old 09-13-07, 09:49 AM
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With the BASF paint there IS a gloss you just don't wet sand and buff.
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Old 09-13-07, 04:27 PM
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I really dislike the flat look. It looks unfinished. Why would I want a nice looking car that looks undone. I don't get it.....I guess I don't have to get it.
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Old 09-13-07, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by reggiek
I really dislike the flat look. It looks unfinished. Why would I want a nice looking car that looks undone. I don't get it.....I guess I don't have to get it.

cause it makes the car look mean as hell!
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Old 09-13-07, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by garbage85
cause it makes the car look mean as hell!
Mean is okay but there are other ways to give the car a mean look. I prefer my car to look cool. A flat black Porsche isn't mean. It's less sporty. A flat black Ferrari is less exotic. A flat black Benz is less teutonic. I don't get it. I really don't get this fad bandwagon. Most of us have similar tastes but we're waaay off on this one.
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Old 09-13-07, 08:47 PM
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i love flat black, but only on certain cars. i especially like when they're flat black and metallic too. i saw an F430 flat black with metallic in some places. like places that u had to look at twice. a few times i was like "wo wait, it's shiny there" and then i'd look again haha thats hot though.

my favorite color right now is the color scheme of that Lambo Reventon. sexy.
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Old 09-26-07, 11:08 AM
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Flat/matte carbon fiber on a Zonda

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Old 09-26-07, 11:42 AM
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^^^ OOOH!

That's nice!!!
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Old 09-26-07, 11:43 AM
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oooooh yess.....that is VER VERY nice...
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Old 09-26-07, 04:20 PM
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I can't wait to see how you guys acts when bellbottoms come back. I can see it now.........long lines to jump on the newest/oldest fad.
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Thats not a flat black zonda. Its carbon fiber, its the lighting. Look at the fenders and parts of the hood. Its the zonda F. Perhaps with a BASF satin clear however.
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Old 09-26-07, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BigVIPness
Thats not a flat black zonda. Its carbon fiber, its the lighting. Look at the fenders and parts of the hood. Its the zonda F. Perhaps with a BASF satin clear however.
If you look at my post I never said it was "flat black."
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Old 09-26-07, 11:30 PM
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I see nothing

show me more satin paintjobs
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Old 09-30-07, 12:10 PM
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