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Old 12-04-2006, 11:25 PM
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I'm trying to decide if I should do a flat black, or gloss black berger.. my car is a black/white themed car(black GS stripes, and black z06 motorsports etc.)

If I did gloss, I could just go buy a black panel off another carand plug it in.. flat black would require alot more work, but would it be worth it? or is the gloss look better?
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i would think flat black would look better.
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I would definitely go with flat black. It'll be worth the work
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why flat black? why not just leave your panel white like the rest of the car? IMO, stock looks better than berger
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Gloss or nothing IMO. Flat black looks like it came off a sunbeat car (except for a few).
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http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=48cr0pf

I'm partial to flat black. I have since put in 5.7 badge, SS badge and chrome CAMARO inserts. It looks very good IMO.
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I would leave it white. But if i have to chose i say gloss black. Flat black just looks like an unfinished job.
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I'd just leave it white, but between flat and gloss I would always go with gloss.
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I prefer the flat look..
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I prefer gloss black on white...that's what I went with because it matched my hardtop and mirrors.
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If you must do a berger panel I would do satin black, straight flat looks like you picked it up out of a junkyard and couldnt afford to have it painted.
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Gloss without a doubt!
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white for the win!
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Originally Posted by Trust
Gloss or nothing IMO. Flat black looks like it came off a sunbeat car (except for a few).
+1 I agree with Trust.
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satin with stainless inserts all the way!!! gloss looks too shiny and flat can look good, but it looks more sunbeat than satin
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Flat Black
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Originally Posted by Magnet
satin with stainless inserts all the way!!! gloss looks too shiny and flat can look good, but it looks more sunbeat than satin
+1 satin is the best....ive seen gloss black and i think most of the time it looks out of place. Some flat blacks look really cheap and really look like a diy job. But a well done satin berger panel looks just right imo.
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Originally Posted by Hawk108
+1 satin is the best....ive seen gloss black and i think most of the time it looks out of place. Some flat blacks look really cheap and really look like a diy job. But a well done satin berger panel looks just right imo.

this sounds like a goldielocks approach... not too hot, not too cold... juuuuust right!

but yeah... +1 on the satin... it would look killer.
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I say satin too... flat looks unfinished and gloss looks overdone. Satin FTW
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flat ftw


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