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Mar 2, 2006 | 07:07 PM

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Blackest black paint code color?

I am getting my car painted soon in the future. I want to get the darkest best looking black out there. No metallic or anything just pure black. So what is the darkest one out there?

Another thing....
What emblems should I keep on there?? I was thinking of just keeping the front and rear "L" emblems.

Mar 2, 2006 | 07:09 PM

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tell them you want a JET BLACK.

The blackest Lexus color code is 202 (Black Onyx) that I know of.

Mar 2, 2006 | 07:17 PM

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KEep whichever emblems you want, its all in your own opinion as to what looks good. IMO, no emblem up front with the big L in the rear.

Mar 2, 2006 | 07:24 PM

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KEep whichever emblems you want, its all in your own opinion as to what looks good. IMO, no emblem up front with the big L in the rear.

emblems?

i'm not sure about the paint code but i think the OEM black is great....i don't even know the code for it.... anyone?

Mar 2, 2006 | 07:47 PM

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black = black = black = black

Paint code for Toyota Blac Onyx is 202. What emblem you want to keep is up to you, but personally I think ditching everything but the "L" emblems looks the best

Mar 2, 2006 | 07:57 PM

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if you paint your car Bentley black, it's VERY black.

Mar 2, 2006 | 08:25 PM

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The deepest/wet(est) black is just plain black with no clear and heavily polished/waxed. That is all.

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Mar 2, 2006 | 10:34 PM

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A friend of mine got his Supra painted Ferrari Jet Black. Its the blackest Ive seen so far. Just make sure your painter uses the highest grade paint.

Mar 3, 2006 | 11:35 AM

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onyx black 202

Mar 3, 2006 | 06:28 PM

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black = black = black = black

Sorry, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. There aren't many companies who offer a straight, pure black. Any black car on the market today will have a different color than another car of a different make.

IMO, Mercedes does the best black.

Mar 5, 2006 | 10:48 AM

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Just about every paint manufacturer offers several different blacks. I think what he's looking for is more of a blue-black instead of a brown-black or one of the million others out there. As for Mercedes, the higher end models are finished in Spies-Hecker, the shade that is used is a blue-black and is very dark and deep. I've had a couple of cars refinished with the Spies system, and while it looks great it does take a long time to outgas and cure...it has it's pros and cons. Here's a pic of my old NSX shot in Spies, took months to get it perfect but the new paint helped me score magazine coverage. GL w/ your project laxdude.

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Mar 7, 2006 | 04:51 PM

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My Acura was black too. It came stock in a brown metallic flack black color. It sucked, get a dent or scratch, repaint and it NEVER MATCHED. I hated it. I had the car mineral blasted and repainted BLACK. The guy asked me the SAME QUESTION. WHAT COLOR BLACK?!?! I said BLACK. He said no such thing. He called the paint guy and they sent him PPG/Dupont BLACK. The car was awesome and when ever a door or anything needed paint. You couldn't tell it was painted at different times.

If you want paint codes for stocks... http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/scri...gm=aclgate.bbx

They have the PPG codes for every year etc..

Mar 7, 2006 | 05:58 PM

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If you want paint codes for stocks... http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/scri...gm=aclgate.bbx

They have the PPG codes for every year etc..

Also try www.PaintScratch.com.

I don't know what brand of paint they they use; I want to say it's factory OEM paint. However, they sell factory colors that can be looked up by paint codes.