Ke55, White Or Matt White?

[Johnjimo]

I'm looking at purchasing a KE55 in the very near future, and am looking at respraying it. I had a dream about one last night (wierd I know) but I am thinking that matt white would look awesome, with chrome dress rims, and whitewalls. I'm happy to have it a glossy white, just after some oppinions.

 

Has anyone had a Corolla painted in matt white?

 

Any comments?

 

Cheers

[superbmobile]

Certainly paint it gloss white, matt white looks cheap and horrible.

[Johnjimo]

I thought it might look a tad 'tacky', that's why I wanted to put it out there, to see if anyone had done it, and how it looked.

Cheers for your comment

Edited August 13, 2008 by Johnjimo

[coln72]

be a prick to keep clean - thinking of flat white exhaust paint

[Johnjimo]

I'll admit I don't know much about matt paint.....just thought it could possibly look nice on a Corolla.

[KEhendo]

have you seen a matt white car? no? thats because everyone who does it changes back almost immediately. matt finish is ok, but not on white.

[Johnjimo]

Point taken.

[KEhendo]

Point taken.

 

sorry if you took that personally. it wasn't meant that way. what i was trying to say was matt white paint just looks like your regular white paint has lost its shine. have you considered a light cream as a possible colour?

[Johnjimo]

Yeah like an off white kinda colour? My mate Wayne has a KE55 in a beige kinda colour, so I kind of wanted to stay away from beige. I'd honestly have to see one in white before I just did it though. I know the beige type colour looks really nice.

I didn't take it personal btw, just having a rough time atm.

Cheers

[JiP]

White is a bitch to keep keen especially if you are working on it. You end up with grubby finger prints that are hard to remove.

[philbey]

Do you want matte, or do you want a satin finish - there's a difference. All the cars you see with good "matte" finishes are a regular base coat, then you add a flattener to the clear coat.

 

all the bad, $50 buck enamel "flat" jobs are just bad painting.

[Johnjimo]

Not sure? I've seen a few matte cars mainly in magazines lol. Thanks for all your oppinions. I think it will probably end up white or off white. Unless anyone has any good reasons why I should paint it another colour? Haha should I start a new thread now? I'm a noob......

[JiP]

Pure White with no tint in it ends up discolouring to yellow/white. So really the slightest of tint should make it alright and shouldn't effect the outcome.

[philbey]

If you've seen them in car mags recently, they're almost certainly a clear coated job with a flattener. Even the traditional rod scene is uses this method a lot, as opposed to the authenticity of an actual primer paint job.

[Johnjimo]

I suppose a light cream/off white would be nice, and I guess I can't polish a matte finish.....

Do you all think that a ligh cream/off white would look nice with black chasers, chrome dress rims, and white walls, with the whole car being pretty low?

Cheers