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Re: black: flat or gloss?

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Subject: Re: black: flat or gloss?
From: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:08:33 -0600
For street cars how about a satin finish rather than flat? I'd think it
would hold up better, would maybe look better and you'd still get most of
the non-glare benefits.

> Oh, and dash tops too.
> 
>> Absolutely correct. It was de rigeur on rally car for many years. Hoods,
>> front fender tops, cowls.
>> 
>>> I thought flat black was used on the hoods to keep down reflections.
>>> Don't know for sure, just my understanding.





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