painted black hoods?

[whoskis]

Whats up with this? i see many expo vehicles with painted black hoods or a section of them.. looks? function? i'm picking up a van with some chipped clearcoat on the hood, might as well give er a new coat!

 

[I Leak Oil]

To keep the glare from your overhead lights down. I suspect most do it now because it's fashionable (especially the trucks that have no overhead lighting!).

 

[whoskis]

thanks leak, that what i gathered

 

[Black Dog]

A lot of times you'll see Fast and Furious wannabes with them too. The real-deal hoods on those cars are carbon fiber, but the fakies are just painted black so that you think its carbon fiber.

 

[katuah]

Ha. I just learned something. I was considering painting mine white, along with my roof, too keep the heat down. Wonder if you could paint it flat white, and get both heat reduction and glare reduction?

 

[barlowrs]

A lot of times you'll see Fast and Furious wannabes with them too. The real-deal hoods on those cars are carbon fiber, but the fakies are just painted black so that you think its carbon fiber.

The REALLY real deal imports paint the carbon hoods so you never even know they are carbon. haha

 

[mhiscox]

To keep the glare from your overhead lights down. I suspect most do it now because it's fashionable (especially the trucks that have no overhead lighting!).

Also, in some trucks, to cut glare and the reflection of the hood off the windshield glass on a sunny day. Depends on the angles involved, but I've had a couple of vehicles where the reflection was extremely distracting when the sun hit the hood right (wrong).

 

[Black Dog]

A lot of police cars have flat black hoods to reduce glare and stuff.

 

[keezer37]

Ha. I just learned something. I was considering painting mine white, along with my roof, too keep the heat down. Wonder if you could paint it flat white, and get both heat reduction and glare reduction?

Most definitely will keep the heat down. Navy approved.
Glare? You may even get away with a satin clear coat. I have satin clear over flat paint on my rear bumper. In the sun it looks just a bit frosty.

 

[AA1PR]

To keep the glare from your overhead lights down. I suspect most do it now because it's fashionable (especially the trucks that have no overhead lighting!).

It keeps the reflections off of the windshield and out of your face

 

[TangoBlue]

Also, in some trucks, to cut glare and the reflection of the hood off the windshield glass on a sunny day. Depends on the angles involved, but I've had a couple of vehicles where the reflection was extremely distracting when the sun hit the hood right (wrong).

It keeps the reflections off of the windshield and out of your face

x3... less glare, less frequent headaches, more comfort. Drive farther.

 

[Erik N]

Painted like this?

 

[off-roader]

FWIW, flat finishes will not last or wear as well as a gloss one. If you want it flat, it may be better to get a wrap instead.

 

[JIMBO]

:sombrero: Decals are cheap, for all the above reasons-

:costumed-smiley-007:wings: JIMBO

 

[tacr2man]

The rubicon is not the way to do it FWIW , as you need to cover the whole visible front as far as the slightly over top of wing,(fender) or hood curvature , its done mainly to combat low sun angle reflection , it is of limited use re roof lights , so these need to be mounted far enough back so as to place the hood in shadow , if you want to use for bush driving at night, which is usually a big no no anyhow if at all avoidable . Not trying to preach , just from experience .