I recently tried a few different shades of floor paint, white, gray and black. It had been so long since I'd painted my studio black (existing paint was from 2008) that when I ordered more I found that the company had gone out of business. Anyways, either white or gray works well, gray if you want a bit more contrast (just the floor), if you were to paint the whole stage gray it's no different than exposing longer with a white stage (if you're in an eggshell cove). Using flying flats is what allows me to light with any contrast range I'd like and with the advantage of PS voodoo the car will look great almost regardless of lighting method. My website's Advertising>Recent Work has more of the Cadillac images and other shots taken in the studio (although some placed in location backgrounds). Attached are a couple views of my studio illustrating flying flats and strip lights. Jim