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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Anyone else hoping for flat paint options on the C7??
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Some new colors, definitely. Flat-not for me either-just have no feeling for that look.
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Just put primer on the vehicle, that's dull. Than we can have a paint delete and save X amount of money. DULL paint, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Buy a bag of steel wool and leave the rest of us alone. What's next? Spray painting rust on the car's panels so it looks like a Rat Rod.
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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moved post.

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Anyone else hoping for flat paint options on the C7??
Too much time on your hands amigo?
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Originally Posted by CPTAHAB
Anyone else hoping for flat paint options on the C7??
A lot of Corvette owners have gray hair and like things shiny. It's hard enough to get them to give up chrome wheels in favor of dark ones;
it will be a while before they're ready for dull paint too...
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 12:30 AM
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A lot of Corvette owners have gray hair and like things shiny. It's hard enough to get them to give up chrome wheels in favor of dark ones;
Most yes, but certainly not all of us LOL.
I was VERY excited back in late '05 when the Competition Grey wheels were first announced and I subsequently opted for them when it came time to order my new C6. I love anthracite or even black rims, chrome not so much LOL.

While I don't think I could really go for one of those dull or flat type paint finishes on a new car, I have considered painting my Camaro Z28 (currently shiny black) in a nice flat black.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 12:35 AM
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I saw a new mercedes at dealership with satin finish. It was a bit shinnier than primer. Kinda looked cool, with a million lights shinning on it. But I dont think I would buy a vette with that finish.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CPTAHAB
Anyone else hoping for flat paint options on the C7??
I think a flat paint finish might appeal to the "drive it like you stole it" guys and racers, dirt and brake dust don't show. But a lot of owners get as much pleasure from shining and showing their Corvettes as from driving them. Maybe we'd discover whether Zaino or Adams products produce the best shine on dull paint...


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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Hell no! Flat finishes take away the highlites of the body shapes and curves. Might as well buy a Van................
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I believe that flat black would have a market.
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Not for me.
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ZL-1
A lot of Corvette owners have gray hair and like things shiny. It's hard enough to get them to give up chrome wheels in favor of dark ones;
it will be a while before they're ready for dull paint too...
Haha , I fit that description and I want a white C7 with dark gray wheels
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