Mat / Satin black mk2 Golf GTI...

[ol]

The paint on my Golf GTi mk2 is looking a little worse for wear, so i'm thinking about re-spraying it myself.

I really like the Mat black look, but i've never seen it on a Golf. Has anybody got any photos of mat black or satin black mk 2 Golfs per chance?

The car is totaly standard, which is how i wanted to keep it, but now the paint needs doing (and it's just used as a weekend fun car), painting it mat/satin black has been playing on my mind for a few days now.

So any thoughts? I know the purists won't like it, but it looks a bit shoddy at the moment, and this could be what it needs to spruce it up and make it stand out.

Thanks in advance

[Gazzab]

I saw a Satin Black Polo at the weekend. It was lowered to the floor. WIth the normal Dubway sticker on the rear. It looked stupid but I am sure the owner loves it.

[mulletmark]

IMHO it'd look good on a big bumper version, but to carry it off it would probably need a drop (40mm maybe) and some nice shiny wheels like some ronal turbos or some schmidt modern lines.

Be sure to post piccies if you do.

[aka_kerrly]

its not mine, its a members car from CGTI.
i was dam close to Matt blacking my old valver after the paint work had passed its best. looks good and the best bit is if you scratch it its easy to respray. I believe this guy used in the region of 30-40 cans and the funny thing is he did one panel at a time over a period of a few weeks

[ol]

aka_kerrly said:

its not mine, its a members car from CGTI.
i was dam close to Matt blacking my old valver after the paint work had passed its best. looks good and the best bit is if you scratch it its easy to respray. I believe this guy used in the region of 30-40 cans and the funny thing is he did one panel at a time over a period of a few weeks

That is the sex!!

have you got a link to any threads about him doing it, or other pictures? Thanks!!

[aka_kerrly]

http://www.clubgti.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=80...

This is the guys build thread, he has loads of pics of the different stages its gone through to get all black. Someone else has a 5dr matt black mk2 and there was someone running a matt black with bright green pin stripping that looked pretty hot to.

i do know of a big bumper matt black mk2 but to be honest i dont think it works as well. i cant find any pics of it either at the moment.

[Gazzab]

that looks bad. Golf shape is to boring to carry that off. Maybe with g60 arches?

[DubberGti]

My mate and I own a Matt black 5dr mk2 track car, it's different but I love it!

Small bumper but all trim removed, has a gloss red roll cage and TRS harnesses and white wheels, quite basic but looks the part imo. Will post a pic later.

[gti-ted]

Matt black Mk2

Each to there own i know but FFS what really possesses folk to do it. My opinion paint ir Gloss black so you can polish and admire

[DubberGti]

Well the previous owner had it painted in a lovely shade of white emulsion over orange, two-tone style.
It had been raced in a series for a year before and had a few battle scars, gloss black would have shown these up even more so it went matt.

[aka_kerrly]

dubber GTI, Yours is the other mk2 i was thinking of but couldnt find a picture. Have you recently signed up to mk2 golf owners club?

Dave

[DubberGti]

Havn't signed up yet mate, is it new?

[DubberGti]

[Fat Audi 80]

ol said:

The paint on my Golf GTi mk2 is looking a little worse for wear, so i'm thinking about re-spraying it myself.

I really like the Mat black look, but i've never seen it on a Golf. Has anybody got any photos of mat black or satin black mk 2 Golfs per chance?

The car is totaly standard, which is how i wanted to keep it, but now the paint needs doing (and it's just used as a weekend fun car), painting it mat/satin black has been playing on my mind for a few days now.

So any thoughts? I know the purists won't like it, but it looks a bit shoddy at the moment, and this could be what it needs to spruce it up and make it stand out.

Thanks in advance

If the body is okay and it's just the paint you want to do, buy some 2000 grade wet or dry and do it yourself. Just watch the edges and you can have a matt black car in about 4 hours...


Seriously.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Isoproturon1]

Why not just get it machine polished back to normal?