My Flat Black Celica : Pics Inside Options

[Chanh55]

Painted my car over the weekend using cans, "flat black". Tell me what you guys think. All my friends think I'm psycho, one of my friends said it looks like a Batmobile now.

All body work done by myself, I had no experience in body work before so I think it was good experience for me. Check out the 96-99 clear turns. I'm probably going to wet sand the whole car this weekend there is some over saturation/ overspray in some areas.

Pics taken with my camera phone, car is a little ashy from the fires Cali's been having 30-40 miles away...:












You're looking at 96-99 clear turns custom molded on to a c-one style bumper.








(Shaved antenna hole, metal mesh and bondo )









This post has been edited by Chanh55: Feb 16, 2006 - 6:56 PM

[x_itchy_b_x]

looks great. flat black always has a spot in my heart.

[dustin15brown]

dude that took major balls to do... a few things though.... you might not want to simply bondo the antenna hole.. over time it will crack... I have been told the only "real" way to do it is weld the spot closed.... Also since you are using a flat black, check into the no gloss flat black special celar coat.... it looks good overall. Props

[Jdog1385]

really awesome man, im impressed

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

Not bad. I have a friend with a 89 Lincoln Mark VII fully flatblack. And know a guy that had his Supra TT flatblack but its painted now.

[94gts]

VERY VERY nice! reminds me of this flat black skyline I always see around town. Looks great with the rims!

[Princess_Sparco]

whoa, very nice! maybe i'll see you driving around town. i'm in the oc area too.

[OrbitalGT95]

i must...honestly..i think i found my favorite celica on this site...i love everything about the car...the cone front..gt4 riser blocks..the wheels..and the paint...looks extremely badass

[Digndoug]

Thats it.. you suck.. i was the only flat black celi with goldish wheels.. that didnt last long..

Nice though.. maybe il just have to change to somthing else..

[lagos]

you went from this..... to rattle can? it looks like a downgrade to me.

[Chanh55]

That was before my body kit and stuff... I'll probably get sick of this and paint her in a month or so. That is a nice pic though. =)

[Digndoug]

wow.. Why did you rattle can it from that>??????????

I just did it cause im doing body work..

[celicaST]

dude that took major balls to do...

no s***! theres no way in hell i would have done that to my car.

you went from this..... to rattle can? it looks like a downgrade to me.

i have to go with lagos on this. flat black is nice, but i loved the way your celi looked! you crazzzy man

[LewFX]

i like the back emblem black! and the c-one hood matching. did you sand everything down then can it or spray over?
gotta do something about those rims!

This post has been edited by LewFX: Feb 9, 2006 - 10:36 PM

[Consynx]

i like it and i get where you are comin from since paint jobs aren't cheap

Looks good, but i'm curious what Satin would look like instead on the celi.
supposedly Satin has a tad bit more of a shine.

[TheStreetzKing]

i freaking love flat black, i hate when kids are like so when ya gonna paint it haha but yea i like it a lot, flat black and silver (like mesh pieces in silver) look awesome together, but your car is nice

[urbandork]

good stuff now i want to do mine flat white lol na jk jk. but man good job

[devilsden97]

its does look like the batmobile!

[celicurr]

wow, the flat black actually does look good!! nicely done!

[afroman]

that thing is hot, damn i need a black car.
-Aaron-

[ThrwnSprkz]

cool, im a sucker for old school rat rod style... and flat black is deff that

but i caution you. dont leave it in primer too long, the reason primer is primer is b/c it adhears well to paint. why? b/c it absorbes moisture. the paint on your car will look satin when wet but youll begin to see oil spots stuff once the car gets dirty a few times. the real reason it isnt safe is b/c too long and the primer will cause the car to rust since it holds moisture against the paint

Were painting a few cars satin ourselves, but using semigloss enamel so it doesnt absorb moisture

....ya that was like a parental speech, srry
looks great~Jon

[NaKeD]

i'm suprise you would leave ur original, beautiful and undermint condition colour. it was so shiny! Flat black is very unique though, wonder if its camouflage at night... hehe can i get a night picture shot?

NaKeD

[Davesceli]

I saw it in person at autobacs a few days ago. I think i like the gloss black better.

[JFrost9]

I really like the way the car looks. I think you should put a black emblem on the front too...i must say, i think the turns look amazing, i love the way the bumper looks like its eating the turns. (if that makes sense)

[dlx742]

me likey... i like flat black... especially flat black c-one bumper and lifter blocks

[blu94gt]

I saw it in person at autobacs a few days ago. I think i like the gloss black better.

the paint was in such good shape! My car should be flat black rattle-canned, my paint sucks lol. Plus I'm a sucker for deep shiney non-flaked blacks

[j0e_p3t]

nice job man. the batmobile look is pretty good on your car.

[CelicaZR]

That a good job
Looks good for what it is.
I hope you are upgrading your paint

[Chanh55]

This is just temporary. I don't think I can justify a 2000+ paint job on my car since the value of it is probably only 2 or 3k due to high mileage, if I'm lucky.

I'm probably going to find a place that will do the base and clearcoat for under 1k if I do all the prep work.

The reason I did this was to paint over the bondo that I used to cover up the antenna hole and to make the whole car one color. Sure the paint was nice before... but it was a free paintjob with a lot of flaws, that was just a really nice pic using a 8mp camera.

Till I get a real paint job... The Batmobile will live for a month or so. I'll post pics when it's done, it's going to be sexy.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

it's nice, but i love the way cars look when they are shiny and waxed. For a temp thing though i like the "batmobile"!

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Bad assssss. Thats all i can say dude. Shiney paint is for sissys.

Thats the kit combination I wanted to go for when I was interested in having a kit a few years ago. Looks pretty sick now that I've actually seen it done.

[jayi12-15psi]

honestly, I'd like to get another celica with bad paint and paint it flat black, for good.

[crismillencolin]

na na na na na na na na na na na na baaatttttt......mobile.... looks good ! personally i'd have had a bash at the alloys too , black alloys on a black car mhhmmmm

[Chanh55]

Haha, I was going to spray the wheels too, but removing the wheels and stuff and prepping it for paint is such a bitch. I think really dark gunmetal will look cool. I'm getting sick of the gold.

[Negative]

I like it. I have a hotwheels 6th gen on my desk that I painted flat black because it had a really nice flat blue but with some gay ricer cop symbols all over it. After I painted it I told myself if I ever get around to putting a GT4 front end and stock hood (I love the gt4 stock hood so much - kinda don't like the bumper as much as mine though) on my car I would paint it flat black - professionally though.
Good work - my 4th gen looked horrible when I did the same to it. You could see all the lines in it from using spray cans though LOL.

[celicaST]

I like it. I have a hotwheels 6th gen on my desk that I painted flat black because it had a really nice flat blue but with some gay ricer cop symbols all over it. After I painted it I told myself if I ever get around to putting a GT4 front end and stock hood (I love the gt4 stock hood so much - kinda don't like the bumper as much as mine though) on my car I would paint it flat black - professionally though.
Good work - my 4th gen looked horrible when I did the same to it. You could see all the lines in it from using spray cans though LOL.

flat black 4th gen? that reminds me of this awesome piece of work 4th gen.
too bad the after pics arent working . that thing looked slick though.

[Negative]

Yeah that looks like her. I had different stock rims and mine was GTS with the lip spoiler, black and I bought it swapped with a 1st gen 3s-gte in it. I later blew that and got a 2nd gen 3s-gte and Turbo - blew that twice and finally had to give her up. I loved that car. I tore it down to the bones and repaired or replaced almost everything on it and she ran like mad. Everything felt brand new on her but she was just a money pit. I' spent like $8k in two years on it.

[Coomer]

I like it. I have a hotwheels 6th gen on my desk that I painted flat black because it had a really nice flat blue but with some gay ricer cop symbols all over it. After I painted it I told myself if I ever get around to putting a GT4 front end and stock hood (I love the gt4 stock hood so much - kinda don't like the bumper as much as mine though) on my car I would paint it flat black - professionally though.
Good work - my 4th gen looked horrible when I did the same to it. You could see all the lines in it from using spray cans though LOL.

flat black 4th gen? that reminds me of this awesome piece of work 4th gen.
too bad the after pics arent working . that thing looked slick though.

The pics are working now.

Chan, I really like your Celica. I think it looks great in flat black. If you want a satin sort of finish, John Deere Blitz Black paint works well, and it's around $26 a gallon I think. It's held up very well on my bro's Celica and was shot through a HVLP eBay special gun (like $30 shipped ) but still came out pretty well I think. Anyway, great work...what color do you plan to paint it if you can get it shot with a base coat/clear coat? Black again?

[Chanh55]

I like it. I have a hotwheels 6th gen on my desk that I painted flat black because it had a really nice flat blue but with some gay ricer cop symbols all over it. After I painted it I told myself if I ever get around to putting a GT4 front end and stock hood (I love the gt4 stock hood so much - kinda don't like the bumper as much as mine though) on my car I would paint it flat black - professionally though.
Good work - my 4th gen looked horrible when I did the same to it. You could see all the lines in it from using spray cans though LOL.

flat black 4th gen? that reminds me of this awesome piece of work 4th gen.
too bad the after pics arent working . that thing looked slick though.

The pics are working now.

Chan, I really like your Celica. I think it looks great in flat black. If you want a satin sort of finish, John Deere Blitz Black paint works well, and it's around $26 a gallon I think. It's held up very well on my bro's Celica and was shot through a HVLP eBay special gun (like $30 shipped ) but still came out pretty well I think. Anyway, great work...what color do you plan to paint it if you can get it shot with a base coat/clear coat? Black again?

Thanks Coom. Probably going to paint it Black again.

[tomazws]

I think that's the craziest thing you could do with your nice shiny paint you had...

[gt_driFFter]

If you paint those rims, I will reach through the internet and slap you.

[b1gr3d]

how much bodywork did you do to your car? i know tha bodykit was probably primer or gel coat and you filled your antenea hole (which gives me chills knowing that you used wire mesh and bondo). and what did you scuff the car with? if you got some PPG DP90 epoxy primer it will give you a nice flat black color. although it is ore expensive than blitz black. even though it might seem like i am Criticizeing you but as soon as i saw the word "flat black celica" i turned into a little school girl! its a mean look and coomers is too very nice-both of ya

if my g/f would let me i would do mine all flat black...i think it would look pretty stealthy lookin with hyper black 17's

[Chanh55]

how much bodywork did you do to your car? i know tha bodykit was probably primer or gel coat and you filled your antenea hole (which gives me chills knowing that you used wire mesh and bondo). and what did you scuff the car with? if you got some PPG DP90 epoxy primer it will give you a nice flat black color. although it is ore expensive than blitz black. even though it might seem like i am Criticizeing you but as soon as i saw the word "flat black celica" i turned into a little school girl! its a mean look and coomers is too very nice-both of ya

if my g/f would let me i would do mine all flat black...i think it would look pretty stealthy lookin with hyper black 17's

Bodywork: Fitted and installed the bodykit, custom fitted 96+ clear turns, relocated antenna on top of hatch, shaved antenna hole (I used bondo mesh designed for filling large holes...at least that's what the directions says), sanded and spray painted as you can see.

I'm going to get her painted professionally tonight, I'll post pics when she's done. This flat black is just catching too much dust, so it looks really bad.

[Cutrara]

I'm going to get her painted professionally tonight

Good.

[chacha]

hahaha..i like it...looks good; maybe i will have to ask you next time to help me with my own front kit and side as well as whole car when i finally get everything in!

[lilsteeg]

flat black is awsome on the celi

[dustin15brown]

can't wait to see it done

[Chanh55]

If you paint those rims, I will reach through the internet and slap you.

I painted my rims myself... they used to be silver color. I'm thinking about going to a really dark gunmetal.

[KOWABUNGA]

oh my.. i see yer car, and it reminds me of mine when i was getting it ready for paint.. brings a tear to my eye haha.

cant wait to see it with a pro paintjob

[lilsteeg]

Bad assssss. Thats all i can say dude. Shiney paint is for sissys.

Thats the kit combination I wanted to go for when I was interested in having a kit a few years ago. Looks pretty sick now that I've actually seen it done.

so your a sissy?? ha ha

[Ralph96gt]

that looks hella clean man. i love how you molded on your turn signals. what did you use to mold them on i need to do that to mine before i paint it.

[Shigexile]

i liked your original style a lot.

[Chanh55]

that looks hella clean man. i love how you molded on your turn signals. what did you use to mold them on i need to do that to mine before i paint it.

Wow a compliment from Ralph96gt! I actually got a lot of my inspiration from seeing your car and tufy's. Anyways... I used bondo to mold the turns. Some of the bondo seaped into the cracks, that's why I sprayed an outline on the lens to cover the bondo seapage and it turn out pretty nice.

Tomorrow's the big day! I'm getting it back freshly painted. I'll post pics probably around 6 or 7 pst.

[CelicaZR]

Sweet! I cant wait to see pics man.

[frosty]

That's awesome dude. I think the flat black looks sic with the c-one kit. very nice, very nice

[Chanh55]

Dammit, won't have car back untill 3pm... 6 more hours...

[Verde97]

Come onnnnnnn...I wanna see pics!

[JFrost9]

what happened??? no pics?

[vangSTa_celica]

Drool. Your Celica looks sexier than EVER! I like the gold wheels on your car. They go great with the black.

[Jap6g]

that celica looks like a stealthy bomber. its awesome. i was in 2 minds to get it done matt black and now am gona save up an get it done. tis very sexi and stealth

[SeverX13]

Drool. Your Celica looks sexier than EVER! I like the gold wheels on your car. They go great with the black.

yea guys thats not a celi thats a lexus SC300

[elvasoshexai]

yea guys thats not a celi thats a lexus SC300

uh.. this thread is like a year old...
he did paint his CELI black..
but he sold his car...
and i guess he replaced his 6gc photos with pics of his new car

[chacha]

yeah...it is old....his car was sooooooooo nice and it was so shiny....CHANH....we're calling you out...MAKE ANOTHER ONE!!!...if it helps, Ill lend you my car and provide you with parts so you can get this rolling(started)...it's the labor that needs you to participate... I don't mind taking the bus back and forth to school, regardless of the 25 mile drive i have to take in a one way drive...

[Chanh55]

Dang this thread is old...

oh the memories...








(That's not me... just a fan.)

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

I must agree, you had one sweet Celica, but there is something about the SC300 I just really love. Rear wheel drive...

[95celgt]

....Then I got it and full rebuild was done over 3 months...

....Then I went RSX NightHawk Black Pearl (REAL PAINT:P) and 97 front with prefacelift splitters..

I'd like to thank CHANH, if it wasn't for him, I would have never had the oppertunity to own a 3S celica! Although its been a bumpy ride so to speak, its always rewarding once driven:)

This post has been edited by 95celgt: Dec 13, 2007 - 2:05 AM

[xs94st]

im gonna do this!!

but dammit, i cant see the pictures!

[MaskedMan]

Gosh Chanh, I always was a fan of your celica, but your SC gives me thoughts and temptations that would make my Celica jealous if it only knew. Haha, James tried to get me to buy an SC for almost a year. I'm still confused if I want to get the SC300 or GS300. Or wait until next year and get the GS350 when I can afford it mmm.

[808celica]

looks like my car........just with better stuff.............like.............3sgte.............facelifted bumper...........and hella shiny paint.......

how much was that paint job???? and where did you get the paint???

[95celgt]

Paint itself was about 300...and i gave my friend my rx7 to cover the labor lol