What is the difference between these black paints?

Except for the fact they were on different years and trims.

 

NHBP I know has a blue "sparkle" to it under certain light.

That's about all I can help ya with. lol

 

I know NBP has blue flakes which u can see at certain angles and in bright sunlight. GBP has gold-ish flakes which u can see in bright sunlight. I dont' know about FBP, I never seen it myself in person.

 

Flamenco is silver metallic.

 

silver metallic flakes??

so
Nighthawk Black pearl =Black with blue flakes

Flamenco Black Pearl = goldish flakes

Granada Black Pearl = sliver metallic flakes

is that right?

anyone got pics

 

Your granada and flamenco descriptions are reversed.

I got a granola black pearl GS-R ('94-'95 black color). It's a bit of doodoo brown behind the black.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IN VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your granada and flamenco descriptions are reversed.

I got a granola black pearl GS-R ('94-'95 black color). It's a bit of doodoo brown behind the black.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Seriously? Honda actually had a colour named after *Rolled oats mixed with various ingredients, such as dried fruit, brown sugar, and nuts, and used especially as a breakfast cereal. (?)

*Quoted from yourdictionary.com

Actually, I would really like to know if those are the differences between those three types of black.

 

lol...no it's grenada black pearl. And yes it has a golden flake sorta backdrop behind the black if you look at certain angles in the sunlight. Up here in WA you can never tell the diff. between the blacks cuz it's never sunny.

 

lol...someone actually picked up on it.

 

was going to post a question about this too
anybody have any pictures? i'd really like to see
which looks the most well....."blackest"? with the nicest shine?

 

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anybody have any pictures? i'd really like to see
which looks the most well....."blackest"? with the nicest shine?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I personally like the shine of NBP better than the other two. It looks good in the right light. I've actually had several people ask me if it was dark blue. To me it looks blacker than the other two, but I can imagine there being "blacker" blacks on the market.

 

How would Starlight Black Pearl Compare to these other colors?

 

I have Flamenco Black pearl and painted it Nighthawk Black Pearl. Big difference in shine. I am not sure if it is the Blue pearls or the fact I have 6-8 coats of clear on my car and was painted by one of the best painters in Cali.

 

nighthawk black pearl sounds a whole lot cooler, which isn't hard since flamenco black pearl sounds pretty homo.

NHBP looks slightly bluish, and in my experience FBP is slightly goldish (see sig)

 

I have a 2000 FBP GSR and my sparkles are blue

My friend David has a 95 GBP and his sparkles are gold

 

i guess colorblind folks have one up over us. its all just black to them

 

I guess NHBP has a lot of blue flakes

Check out these threads...they all contradict each other
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=784793
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=360550
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=216436
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=187404

 

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Check out these threads...they all contradict each other
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Ya, we need a close up of each color to actually tell the difference I guess.

 

Starlight Black Pearl is the same thing as Flamenco Black Pearl.

Granada Black Pearl is black w/gold metallic in it, and it came on the 94 and 95 LS, RS, GSR and 4 door SE.

Flamenco Black Pearl is black w/a silver metallic in it, and it came on the 98-2000 LS, RS, and GSR(they stopped making the RS in 98).

Nighthawk Black Pearl is black w/blue metallic in it, and it came on 2000 R's and 2001 LS, GSR, R, and 4 door GSR. It is the same Nighthawk Black Pearl used on the newer Acuras since 2001.

In my opinion Granada Black and Flamenco Black are a toss up for the darkest blacks. The Nighthawk Black Pearl has more blue in it, so it just looks like a really dark blue.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Havokmkr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Starlight Black Pearl is the same thing as Flamenco Black Pearl.

Granada Black Pearl is black w/gold metallic in it, and it came on the 94 and 95 LS, RS, GSR and 4 door SE.

Flamenco Black Pearl is black w/a silver metallic in it, and it came on the 98-2000 LS, RS, and GSR(they stopped making the RS in 98).

Nighthawk Black Pearl is black w/blue metallic in it, and it came on 2000 R's and 2001 LS, GSR, R, and 4 door GSR. It is the same Nighthawk Black Pearl used on the newer Acuras since 2001.

In my opinion Granada Black and Flamenco Black are a toss up for the darkest blacks. The Nighthawk Black Pearl has more blue in it, so it just looks like a really dark blue.</TD></TR></TABLE>


The best reply Ive seen yet about the colors.. only thing better would be pictures.

 

another granada black pearl owner here.

my brother has nighthawk black pearl on his prelude. the difference is obvious. i like his better.

 

i cant speak for the other pearls but Nighthawk black pearl def has blue flake, my dads 02 accord coupe has it looks pretty damn good except for all the orange peel!!!!!!

 

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Nighthawk Black Pearl is black w/blue metallic in it, and it came on 2000 R's and 2001 LS, GSR, R, and 4 door GSR. It is the same Nighthawk Black Pearl used on the newer Acuras since 2001.

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I have NBP on my 00 GSR says right on the window sticker

 

you guys left out Berlina Black Metallic ?

 

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Well, they came on S2K's, so I don't know what's in that. I don't remember seeing any black S2K's on the road over here.