flat or glossy

[325 eta]

i painted the kidneys glossy but i am trying to decided on glossy or flat for the shadow lines. i like the contrast of flat and glossy on the grill but i cant decide on the shadowlines. so what i am doing is asking for suggestions??? so chime in. on friday i get my car back form the painters so ill have pics!!!

[Sean]

You mean you painted the kidneys the same color as the rest of the car? Hmm, I'd have to say it wouldn't look real good to me...but, everyone has their own opinions.

I'd say leave the rest black... ;) But, again, that's me.

[Spaz]

use sem satin black tirm paint, turns out the absolute best, you won't get flat or glossy to match like sem satin black does.


-cam

[Sean]

Oh, he's talkin glossy black paint?

if that's the case, yes, just stick with solid flat black. It looks the best that way. ;)

[Jordan]

Neither.

Satin SEM Trim Paint.

[Spaz]

[quote="Spaz"]use sem satin black tirm paint[quote]


its looks exactly like the shadowlined black on any of the bmws, its a perfect match, not glossy but not flat.

[Inspar8r]

Neither.

Satin SEM Trim Paint.

Negative. If the car's black, paint it glossy, i did, then i wetsanded and buffed it, and it looks so much better, then again, my car is black, and this spring, my trim will be gloss black as well.

I saw the gloss trim on the black Grand Prix's, so i decided to do gloss. i have it flat already.

[325 eta]

i forgot to say the car is bronzit, thanks SEM paint. thats a color? or do i get it in SEM black sorry or the ignorance but its all new to me. i get the car back today and i need to put back the shadows.

[Spaz]

the sem paint is as follows


SEM Trim Black
Part # 39143


that is all you need to know.

[ProE30]

I see no one mentioned using self-etching primer and before that, clean the stuff with metal prep. 1st, scour it with scotchbrite pads, 2 metal prep it, 3 use sand-free metal prep and then self etch it and spray the final coat your color of choice.
All the pain in the ass prep will keep it from chipping easily

[Brew]

Yeah, what he said.
Mine is already chipping badly after like 4 months because I didn't prep well enough.

[kidrobot]

What are good Etching and Metal prep products?
Probably going to do this on my kidney and shadowline
all at once.