Black is Black... but which black?

[placidfemme]

Aight... checking out the options of getting my bike painted...

I've decided on Black... and was asked "which black?"

Um...

As far I know my options are:

Matt Black
Shiney Black
Black with sparkles (I dunno)

Are there any other blacks I've missed out?

And what do you think?

I personally am leaning towards Matt Black, I like the look, but i don't know if it will suit the ZXR and if other people will like it (for when I come to sell it to buy my 600).

[Motu]

There is no such colour as black - they are all very dark shades of blue,green,brown etc....could be what they mean.

[placidfemme]

There is no such colour as black - they are all very dark shades of blue,green,brown etc....could be what they mean.

ahhh what... don't tell me that... that makes it harder *is more undecided now*

[Magua]

Matt Black would look terrible on a zxr.

Gloss Black. _b

[LilSel]

Black with a silver pearl:yes:

[yungatart]

Motu is right - purple/black, blue/black, geen/black..etc. I suggest you ask the painter for some colour samples and good luck making your choice!

[Matt Bleck]

it's got to be MATT BLACK!!!

[Big Dave]

'Blaaaack'
'It's a very nice black'
'Almost a 'Pastel' Black'.
Open credits - This is Spinal Tap - DVD Edition.

I like the look but find Matt looks shabby easy unless very meticulously maintained - and then you end up with a partially polished bike if you are meticulous.

Gloss is easy for a wash and a wipe to look spruce.

[Joni]

My CBR back in SA was black with a mother of pearl touch, in some lights is was black/purple... other black/greenish...or black/blue it was a stunning bike. I loved it and I received a lot of compliments about the pain work. :yes:

[Big Dave]

If you have everything painted at the same time - black is black and you won't notice - motus point is only important when repainting damged panels eg.

If it's the whole bike ......I want my baby back, grey is grey, since the day...

[placidfemme]

Yeah its going to be the whole bike... All the fairings and Tank... not the rims...

At the moment the top/front fairing looks matt black (thanks to a dry spray paint look), and I think it looks nice... but I'm more concerned about "Sale" value for when I upgrade...

[98tls]

what about a combo of matt and gloss

[McJim]

I tried Matt Black for about a month - made the bike look really ratty - even when clean. After I was sick of Matt Black I put Decals on it and put lacquer over the matt to get a deep gloss effect. I prefer the gloss. (shiny black)

[texmo]

I like matt black with a copper metalic flake.

[Bend-it]

yeah, you really want a sheen with the back on a zxr.

An mv or somethign would get away with a matt black, but the bike needs to have something else really spectacular to pull off the 'industrial' matt black look...

[Hitcher]

Blacker than a black thing. So black that even the white bits were black.

[Ralph]

For resale value I would go for a gloss with maybe a pearl added as I think a matt would look tatty pretty quick.

[The_Dover]

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[Big Dave]

Blacker than a black thing. So black that even the white bits were black.

'I'm going round to reggies house because he has a new noomber 5 Spear and Jackson Shooovel.'

'His own Father used to feign being French.....'

I gave my old man the entire Ripping Yarns on DVD for Christmas so i could borrow it.

or is it the Goodies - Eky Thoomp - Welsh art of self defence with a black pudding'.?

FYI:

'That's plumber than a large plumb from the biggest plumb tree in Plumbshire'. - Cricinfo commentary - Eng V Pak.

[crashe]

Placidfemme - paint it purple...
Oh dang it there are so many different purple's out there...

ok shiney black is the way to go... what Joni said purple/black look.

[Swoop]

I received a lot of compliments about the pain work. :yes:

Freudian slip?

[Swoop]

The SR-71 Blackbird aircraft is painted black.

But it isn't. It is "high emissivity blue" which is indistinguishable from black by the naked eye...

Just thought you should know this....






OK. Going back to my corner now.:shutup:

[98tls]

just a thought....theres gloss and semi gloss...semi gloss might look ok.

[The Pastor]

Matt Black would look terrible on a zxr.

Gloss Black. _b

No your wrong, We saw a mat black one at red barron a year ago or so, it looked awesome, matt black is the only way to go!

[McJim]

The SR-71 Blackbird aircraft is painted black.

But it isn't. It is "high emissivity blue" which is indistinguishable from black by the naked eye...



It's also made predominantly from titanium whereas the Kwak in question is not.

shan't join you in the corner however coz....er....people will talk...

[Beemer]

Whatever you do, don't go for matt black as it looks revolting, like it is waiting for the top coat! My Goose is a great colour - looks plain (but shiny!) black from a distance but when you get it in the sun it is metallic and can sometimes look almost dark blue. Very purdy!

Speaking of bike paint jobs, I still have two favourites - the gang member's Triumph painted metallic pink and that gorgeous tangerine colour Triumph had a few years ago - just gorjus!

[Back Fire]

matt black all the way!

[diggydog]

i like shinny black with nude ladies,i smell sausages:dodge:

[Patch]

I've just painted my beast in 2 pac gloss black, to be more precise JET BLACK

Only way to go :love:





Let me know PF if you wanna have a look see, an if ya like it, I can tell ya where to get it - the paint that is, unless . . .


:stoogie:

[Colapop]

Matt black - the chrome can be the shiny bits. Chrome shines brighter against matt black.

[thehollowmen]

if you want matt black, put some accents on it, at a minimum some shiney black patterns or stickers up the tank and stuff..

Otherwise it looks like it has been binned too many times.

[candor]

I like the shiney look. With sparkles I dunno, sounds like evening wear.
Or that mother of peal someone mentioned sounds like good compromise

[SuperDave]

What about satin, best of both worlds?

[placidfemme]

Thanks all for the suggestions... I did a lot of looking around this weekend, at different blacks in bike mags and spoke to a few more people...

I'm just waiting back on a quote or two... If the price comes back right I may just be getting it done black (shiney... some sort) and blue. If that comes back as too expensive or no-can-do then it'll be a shiney black of some sort... I like the sound of the "Pearl" black, so again we'll see :)

Thanks again :)

[dawnrazor]

There is no such colour as black - they are all very dark shades of blue,green,brown

you only meaqn in terms of paint right....'cus black is a very real colour....its ZERO that doesn't exist!!

[dawnrazor]

I personally am leaning towards Matt Black, I like the look, but i don't know if it will suit the ZXR and if other people will like it (for when I come to sell it to buy my 600).

by all accounts matt black, whilst looking cool, is a bitch to put on, keep clean and it wears real badly, 'cus you can't lacquor it to protect the paint

[Brett]

Aight... checking out the options of getting my bike painted...

I've decided on Black... and was asked "which black?"

Um...

As far I know my options are:

Matt Black
Shiney Black
Black with sparkles (I dunno)

Are there any other blacks I've missed out?

And what do you think?

I personally am leaning towards Matt Black, I like the look, but i don't know if it will suit the ZXR and if other people will like it (for when I come to sell it to buy my 600).

SOmething that i looked at for my bike, is matt black frame with gloss black bike and *maybe* a few white decals. The matt black frame looks really good, i just did one in the garage and it acutally looked really good. (use a good paint though)
Add to that a tinted windscreen and it will look sexy.

[placidfemme]

SOmething that i looked at for my bike, is matt black frame with gloss black bike and *maybe* a few white decals. The matt black frame looks really good, i just did one in the garage and it acutally looked really good. (use a good paint though)
Add to that a tinted windscreen and it will look sexy.

I won't be doing the paintjob myself, i wouldn't know where to start, and because i'm paying to get it done, getting the frame done would cost extra because they would have to remove the enigine and stuff right?

I love that idea, but its not in my budget at the moment :)

[Pwalo]

SOmething that i looked at for my bike, is matt black frame with gloss black bike and *maybe* a few white decals. The matt black frame looks really good, i just did one in the garage and it acutally looked really good. (use a good paint though)
Add to that a tinted windscreen and it will look sexy.

My last bike was black, but had a charcoal frame and wheels. Looked surprisingly good, and split up the black on the body work and engine rather well.

I think the only chrome was on the fork stanchions, pipe, and footrest heel plates.

The black was gloss with metallic blue/purple specks (Suzuki).

[poorbastard]

What colour are the wheels going to be? That could make a bit of difference as well

[placidfemme]

What colour are the wheels going to be? That could make a bit of difference as well


Well the rims are staying the colour they are... which is a dark grey/black-ish type colour. See the pic in my profile... those are the rims, so thats the colour...

[kiwifruit]

factory green and blue :dodge:

[buellbabe]

Black with a pearl thru it...
I had a Harley that was black with a magenta pearl. It looked blacker than black except in certain lights... kinda gave the paint more depth.

[placidfemme]

factory green and blue :dodge:

lol no

I just spoke to the mechanic, and he reckons the bike won't be ready for another 3 weeks (I was hoping to have it back this weekend :() I asked him about the guy he was sourcing to do the paintjob... and he said approx $700 for one colour, and it doesn't include the rims.

If I decide to get the paint job through him I won't have the bike back for another 4-5 weeks.

*is tired of waiting... its been over 10 months now*

Anyway... yeah.

I'm leaning towards the shiney black.

[texmo]

im painting my bike atm, its gonna be just a plain gloss black but I think the painter is gonna put some blue feckle in it.

[texmo]

lol no

I just spoke to the mechanic, and he reckons the bike won't be ready for another 3 weeks (I was hoping to have it back this weekend :() I asked him about the guy he was sourcing to do the paintjob... and he said approx $700 for one colour, and it doesn't include the rims.

If I decide to get the paint job through him I won't have the bike back for another 4-5 weeks.

*is tired of waiting... its been over 10 months now*

Anyway... yeah.

I'm leaning towards the shiney black.

get your rims powder coated, ask fish slyer. dont paint your rims and $700 is not a bad price.

[ZeroIndex]

there is always satin black to look at

[placidfemme]

im painting my bike atm, its gonna be just a plain gloss black but I think the painter is gonna put some blue feckle in it.

How much are they charging you?

[texmo]

How much are they charging you?

Mates rates.

[nagaraya]

I think the previous owner of my bike had it painted a gloss/semi-gloss black with blue decals. This might give you a idea on how your bike would look.

[nagaraya]

Or pm N4CR. He's got a gloss black zxr250 that looks real mint!.

[texmo]

Or pm N4CR. He's got a gloss black zxr250 that looks real mint!.

he dosent use kiwibiker. his bike looks like shit.

[nagaraya]

oh yeah forgot he did some damage to it.

[texmo]

oh yeah forgot he did some damage to it.

some damage? rolfmao

[placidfemme]

lol I'm assuming he totally screwed it... poor guy

If I can I might go for a pearl black instead of just shiney black... it looks too solid...

[texmo]

he hit a car that was stoped at some lights....

[bungbung]

PF, go and find a black Subaru legacy or wrx and have a close look (on a sunny day helps). Some are an incredibly deep metallic red (but look black)