need an opinion

So my girlfriends dad does powder coating for a living and can cut me a pretty good deal. I was thinking of getting my rims coated flat black. Anyone got an opinion on how they think it would look? I'm also gonna be plastic dipping the silver strip on the grill flat black and getting grillcraft girls upper and lower. But before I do anything I want an honest opinion. 2010 wrx pearl white if that helps. Thanks

 

It could look good. I am a fan of flat colors. You could spend the $16 and PlastiDip the wheels to check out a general idea of what it would look like.

 

I was thinking of that to be a good option. Ive seen it done but not sure about the stock rims

 

flat black is always a safe option. that's why it's everywhere, it looks good.

 

Use a little bit of clear or some satin/matte clear. Cleaning completely flat black is a monumental pain in the ass. It also scuffs pretty easily. The ones posted above are semi-gloss. Very different from "flat."

 

The ones posted above have a matte clear, like you're suggesting

 

I would assume anyone painting anything would use a clear. I posted examples of a matte clear, because flat shows imperfections and using a matte clear with a very low gloss will hide imperfections and contaminants, which are bound to happen outside of a controlled paint booth.

 

flat ---> matte ---> satin ---> semi-gloss ---> gloss



(been dreaming of the days when the edit tab existed)

 

Yet you said flat. As did the op. If you tell a powder coater or painter to give you flat, they'll probably give you flat. Don't get flat. That is all.

 

LOL. I can be quite pedantic sometimes, so I appreciate your specificity Sheen.

However, let me just say, that colloquially, "flat" is often meant to be anything other than gloss.

And, yes, true "flat" is not durable, nor possible to keep clean.

 

And you said semi-gloss.

I was simply clarifying what in fact it was. It certainly is flat, like I stated. Flat with a matte clear.

Fact is, like Sheen stated, is that flat black is a PITA to clean and does not hold up well. With a matte clear, you can achieve a near flat look with protection and ease of cleaning and durability.

The OP asked for opinions. This is mine.

 

See my earlier post and quit arguing.

 

Here are my stockers painted flat black with a flat clear.

 

This is what i'm going for. I talked to him and there doing a bunch of black next week and is gonna give me some samples. He himself said flat is a no no and so did his wife who knows nothing about it. So i'm gonna stay safe and not go flat flat. i just sent my girlfriend this pic as an example if thats cool.