I love matte finishes (flat paint) on cars, and I have long before the current trend. So, I wanted to start a thread to chat about matte paint and post pics of great matte finished cars.

Previously my love for matte paint was restricted to hot rods and a few muscle cars (if done right), but recently there have been some sexy late model sports cars with matte finishes.

For example my current favorite:

The Lotus Exige Stealth seen at the Tokyo auto show


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I think it's the mix of the flat charcoal paint combined with the gloss black that really makes it pop. I can't stop looking at this car.

Is there any more matte paint lovers out there?

I am indeed a fan. However, I'd never paint matte black over a factory color on a new car. If it was a factory option I would definitely consider it, but I wouldn't buy a metallic blue porsche and then paint it matte black. I love the matte black on muscle cars especially, but I agree with you, I like the way Lotus mixed gloss black and the matte finish.

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Long live matte and suede!!