I want to paint my car a FLAT color meaning, no pearl, no clearcoat. Does any1 know how much that would cost me to get it done nicely. I don't want the paint job to be bumpy as hell. Thinking about doing a flat blue or yellow. I saw a skyline at the SEMA show in las vegas and flat colors look really good in person. Had a definite jdm feel to it.

 

maaco does 1 coat paintjobs for pretty cheap.. just gotta find a good one. they are all individually owned and operated

 

it all depends on how much u are willing and able to pay.

 

hmm 1 coat seems to low i want at least 2-3 coats of paint. money is no problem. it's not that i'm to cheap to pay for pearl and a clear coat finish, i just want something different.

 

A good paint job where they remove the paint, fill in any holes, sand it down, primer, repaint, wet sand, clearcoat, wetsand...rub out. (also doing door jams and engine compartment.. you are looking around $2000 or $3000 USD. That is for a good brand of paint that is going to last and not chip off. A "real" paint job is going to cost around this.. now on the other hand you can go to macco where they will just spray over everything without caring, and maybe around $500 I guess.

 

i don't want a clear cloat. i just want a "flat" color meaning no clear coat or pearl. but i also don't want the paint to just chip off or be bumpy.

 

Clearcoat is the thing that protects the paint from chipping. No clearcoat means no protection.

 

Isn't there a clearcoar that isn't glossy??? I thought there was but I'm a noob when it comes to paint, lol

Adam

 

Wth... why would you want to paint your car without clearcoat? Heard of uv rays? and you meant single stage.

 

That's called satin clearcoat, it's a very blurry gloss almost like no gloss.

 

I hope you're planning on keeping you're car forever as it will be SALEPROOF!

 

If you used no clearcoat, the UV rays and acid rain would eat that paint like I eat pumpkin pie.. I would get some kind of clear coat.. I know what you mean by the jdm cars with matte finishes.. but I have only seen those in car shows. Not on the road.

 

*offtopic**MmmmMmm pumpkin pie...can I have a piece ?

Yeah, you don't see many cars on the road without a clear coat..

 

ah so basically if i want to do a flat color with my lancer i wouldn't be able to drive it daily without chipping

matte finish? could you elaborate on that. i'm no pro when it comes to getting my car painted

oh yeah that's exactly why i want a flat color. you don't see to many on the road.

 

and most of us here probably know why..