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what spray paint shud i use? (HELP)

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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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am planning to black out my head lights but idk wut spray paint to use,idk if i shud use flat black or the gloss paint,wat paint shud you guys recomend?i want it to look lugit...
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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i used gloss black on mine
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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$1 can of gloss black from wal-mart did the trick for me!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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which is better though?flat balck or gloss?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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i used flat.........I like mine the way it is.........its you own choice.......would you like them to shine or would you like them to be dull.........
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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I used high-heat grille flat black.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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anyone ever did gunmetal?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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i think flat black looks better
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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i think color-matched would be cool.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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flat black it is then....
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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I'm getting ready to do mine and I was planning on using a satin or semi gloss instead of flat or gloss what do you guys think
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 06:10 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FatRacer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyone ever did gunmetal?</TD></TR></TABLE>

mine is gunmetal... can't really tell, it's dark.


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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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i used krylon fusion gloss black paint for mine looks great to me.

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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Hm...maybe. Does anyone know of a picture with a color matched set?
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