is this true? *pics added of keyed areas*

[Thom89]

Matt black will stain, and eventually turn white!   If you want a non gloss finish to your car, you need to go for a semi matt black, that is somewhere between a satin, and matt finish.
Matt paint is normal topcoat paint (non metallic) that has a chalk substrate added, the more you put in, the more matt the paint will go, till you eventually end up with a finish that resembles a black board. Years ago, Ford XRs had their door frames painted semi matt black, this was generally known as an "Eggshell finish"...matt, but not too matt, and no real cleaning problems...
If your golf still has its origional slam/headlamp panel fitted, that's what you should be aiming for!
Tom

[JC]

Joking aside, nice bike Chuff.  My missus would castrate me if i came home with something like that.

alas tis gone,    hung up me leathers  but then Helllllllllllllllo GTi 

[dubsport]

Why would you want to ruin a perfectly good MK2 Golf?

as said, why if yours was a rat candiate then fairy snuff, but yours looks v tidy mate.

the reason is:

someone has keyed the front off side panel
reversed into the drivers door (and drove off)
dent in the boot
bonnet is folded where someone has tried to get in (has bonnet lock so they couldnt)
keyed along the rear nearside quatre
dent in the passenger door
and its that horrible faded red colour ... cmaeras are good at lying

[JC]

 

should buy my driver and strip it for spares 

[dubsport]

id have that off you straight away mate but oxford is quite a while and i dont have a flat bed as i guess it would have to be trailored away?

[JC]

yes mate, thats why its still here 

[lewis1641]

i am also speaking from experience too as i had a matt black camper 5 or 6 years ago.

it does mark and stain really easily but if you are going for a ratter then does it really matter (rap not intended but accepted!)

if i had any areas that looked really mank i just rubbed it down and rattle canned it! no it didnt look amazing and no i didnt care. it scared children, chavs asked why i did it and my parents thought i'd lost the plot (it was a tidy van beforehand!) that was good enough for me

[dubsport]

got some pis of the damaged areas ...

this part is on the rear nearside quater, above the weel arch, its approx 12" long



This is the dent / scratch on the passenger door, its about and 1cm but quite deep



Not sure if it shows at all the the crease in the bonnet,



the keyed front offside wing / drivers door the keying is approx 18"





and lastly not sure if it will show up, but the dent in the door (think someone had booted it or reversed into it?)


 

[dubsport]

oh and you can see the pink colour in the pics 

[Blazing Storm]

I know how you feel Dubsport. I had some van put a massive dent and long scratch in my drivers door just after buying the car (car was parked up and he obviously drove off). I have several other dents on the car, though smaller, and a few rust spots in places. I'm going for a full respray in the same green because I love it. I just don't see why you want matt black when you could have a much nicer colour and finish.