flat black would kill any residual value the truck may have IMO. Here's another option for you; my daughter has a 1999 Saturn SC2 which, as you can guess, isn't exactly a high dollar car so repainting it was out of the question.....still, the paint was decent except for some clear that peeled off the decklid and spoiler and a bunch of scratches she put on it with SOS pads trying to remove the stickers....kids.

Anyhow, I took it to a detailer that does work for all the local dealerships and he removed the decals and applied a "Shine-A-Rama" clearcoat....which is some sort of hand applied clear and buffing process. Car looks GREAT. total cost? $574.00

...after seeing the results, one of my trucks (the 2003 Ram) is down getting the same thing done. I'm sure it's "soft" compared to the factory clear but even if I had to do it every 2 or 3 years, it's cheap compared to a $10k+ paintjob.


Cheers,
Dave