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lifeztream 05-22-2010 03:47 PM

Roof Vinyl: Matte/Flat Black OR Gloss Black?
 
I am trying to put a roof vinyl for my Z and initially I was thinking using Gloss Black because it really looks sick in many other cars such as the Benz E class, the Scion TC, etc etc. But just two minutes ago I spotted the sponsor car of VIP status, or status works w/e, their red anime logo car; I noticed they instead used the matte black for roofing, and it looks good too. So i want to hear opinions from our Z members: which one will you go with and why?

Thanks a lot.

Current status of the car:

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs523...._3491688_n.jpg

370Z JT 05-22-2010 04:29 PM

I went with gloss black.

kenchan 05-22-2010 04:50 PM

id lower it and spacers first, then the roof.

CBRich 05-22-2010 06:35 PM

Fan of matte here.

Calvin 05-23-2010 04:13 AM

i went with matte black on mine.
VIP status did matte black on my friend's cars as well .
i'd go with matte black!
correct me with i'm wrong but the glossy vinyls scratches easily :(!

370Z JT 05-23-2010 10:21 AM

^it does scratches easily but after you wipe it with Plexus, the scratches are gone.

fairladyZ34 05-23-2010 11:34 AM

gloss black will make it look like glass and goes nicely with the rear window tint

djpathfinder 05-23-2010 12:34 PM

Yeah, I would prefer gloss too. Just out of curiosity, have you considered a black carbon fiber-look vinyl?

Calvin 05-23-2010 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Z JT (Post 547544)
^it does scratches easily but after you wipe it with Plexus, the scratches are gone.

damnit! haha i shoulda met you earlier, and vinyled it gloss! jk xP
i prefer matte more imo i love the way matte looks even tho gloss would go better with the glass but matte looks sexy in a totally different way xP

Chris_1 05-23-2010 05:34 PM

Your taillights look gloss black, so you might want to take that into consideration. It would flow better being all shiny, if you have something else or plan something else in a matte then it might look good.

flashburn 05-23-2010 07:15 PM

I kind of wonder what it would look like if you did the entire roof, and all of the hatch/spoiler with gloss black. That might look cool (or I might be crazy). You would have to do the sides of the roof as well though. Maybe even the A pillars? Oh hell, I better stop now, before you know it I'm going to just say do the entire car.:rofl2:

djpathfinder 05-23-2010 08:33 PM

The thing is, one could get an entire car vinyl wrapped if one wanted to.

lifeztream 05-24-2010 12:20 AM

Yea gloss is really cool with the rear glass and matte doesn't get scratched easily... damn its a hard choice!

I am thinking of, if I go with matte, then I will wrap it all the way till the spoiler (that is, wrap the hatch back as well). And if I go with gloss, then just the roof. What ya think?

flashburn 05-24-2010 04:51 AM

I'd do the other way around, it would flow with the glass much better, especially with the tails and rear window tinted.

chimZEE370 05-25-2010 01:06 AM

Gloss or carbon fiber looks good i was gonna wrap it in carbon today but decided not to because the design looks cheap so just clearbra for now.


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