RE: flat black
Many of my bodies have this done to them. My first rc18t body had the entire hood done. in black from the outside. I use regular matte clearcoat from home depot. I was amazed how well it held up. It never chipped or scratched at all. That clearcoat is pretty tough. I do it on the beds too sometimes. Look around in the "post your works thread Ive got some pics in there, dunno if you can see any of it or not and I dont have a card reader right now so..... there you have it.