When I was a kid in Louisville, a neighbor girl down the street decided to run away from home because her parents disapproved of her boyfriend. She took her car (a white Ford Falcon) to make her getaway. Because she wasn't actually leaving town, she feared that her folks might spot her or her car, so she bought about 10 cans of cheap black spray paint and had at it. No masking or prep. She did leave enough of the windows clear to sort of see out of, but the chrome, wheels, everything else got the treatment.

It looked about like you would imagine, nothing in the same universe as good as the yellow 'vette. The car was like the opposite of a stealth vehicle, it was so hideous. Her getaway didn't last much longer. I was afraid to look at the car with more than a glance, for fear of blindness.