Say I do follow through with the voc school paint job / rust work, I would be able to choose what color it gets painted.
Considering it would see a LOT of dirt / salt / etc, what would you say would be the best color paint to handle this?
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Jan. 23, 2012 10:43 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
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Jan. 23, 2012 10:49 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
It must be silver/gray as that's just about the only color you see cars in nowadays. Even white looks exciting by comparison so I'm guessing people buy it because they don't have to wash or care for it much.
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Jan. 23, 2012 10:49 p.m. novaderrik Dork
gray.. the duller the better.. nothing shows up on gray.
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Jan. 23, 2012 10:58 p.m. M2Pilot Reader
White can be in rather bad shape & it's still not obvious
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Jan. 23, 2012 10:58 p.m. Aeromoto Reader
black bedliner
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Jan. 23, 2012 11:19 p.m. Taiden SuperDork
Silver is not a favorite. White does seem to look good in the impreza wagons. What about the colors like dark blue?
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Jan. 23, 2012 11:51 p.m. chaparral Reader
Kawasaki Lime Green. You wouldn't believe the amount of dirt that runs off my CRX when you wash it to get rid of pine sap or bird ordure even though it's "clean" elsewhere.
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Jan. 24, 2012 5:45 a.m. pigeon SuperDork
Honda Champagne Mist Metallic. Had an Accord in that color and it never looked dirty.
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Jan. 24, 2012 5:52 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Beige, champagne, silver.
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Jan. 24, 2012 5:56 a.m. integraguy SuperDork
I would also have to vote for Champagne BEIGE Mist....or whatever you want to call light gold. It looks different than boring, everyday, every other car silver, and hides dirt and scratches well.
Another color is not used anymore but it is robin's egg blue or sky blue NON metallic. I once had a car that color (if I said what it was, it might make you not consider that color) and it hide scratches and dirt quite well. Mud? It couldn't do that, but dust/dirt? Yes.
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Jan. 24, 2012 6:54 a.m. Raze SuperDork
bravenrace wrote:
Beige, champagne, silver.
Yup, in that order no less. In order of who you'll represent with those colors: Grandpa, Grandma, Retirees...
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Jan. 24, 2012 7:07 a.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
Off-white. That covers a lot of ground. Stay away from dark colors.
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Jan. 24, 2012 7:13 a.m. fasted58 SuperDork
silver/ pewter
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Jan. 24, 2012 7:14 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
Porsche color "Cloud Grey"
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Jan. 24, 2012 7:18 a.m. DeadSkunk Dork
White. Or an "antique" white. My Miata is white and shows very little dirt, which surprised me when I first bought it. It just gets duller, rather than dirty.
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Jan. 24, 2012 7:48 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
In reply to Deadskunk:
I kind of noticed that too, except that once it goes past just a little dust, to full on dirty, it becomes immediately apparent. THis is on my QT1 Infiniti G20 - Antique white with pearl clear. In fairness, it may be the pearl that shows the dirt worse than single stage white would. -
Jan. 24, 2012 9:51 a.m. Gearheadotaku SuperDork
dark brown with a little metallic or a bronze like color is good for hiding rust. Dirt, not so much....
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Jan. 24, 2012 9:56 a.m. iceracer SuperDork
I agree with white or close to it.
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Jan. 24, 2012 10:12 a.m. Taiden SuperDork
I'm thinking single stage white at the moment.
Mud and dirt can be a source of pride for an Impreza, while road salt is quite unsightly and impossible to keep off in the winter.
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Jan. 24, 2012 10:15 a.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork
Silver, but white does surprisingly well. It doesn't show light dirt, water spots, or salt spray.
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Jan. 24, 2012 10:16 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
4cylndrfury wrote:
Porsche color "Cloud Grey"
Oh my.
I believe you just showed me what color my Celica needs to be.
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Jan. 24, 2012 10:16 a.m. Javelin SuperDork
I don't know where you people think white hides dirt. I have loathed every white car I've owned because they show dirt, grime, and filth immediately. It's impossible to keep a white car clean, yes, even a single-stage non-metallic.
Silver and Gray are much, much better at hiding the mange, but none of them can touch the light gold/beige/champagne colors. The metallic even helps break it up so splotches aren't noticeable. I haven't washed my 944 for 6 months and it still looks clean (unless you run your finger on it, ewwww) whereas if the Miata didn't get a weekly bath it looked like an abandoned car.
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Jan. 24, 2012 10:45 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
The 90 Celica that my wife had was white and I thought it took some time for it to look dirty, just don't run your finger down the side.
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Jan. 24, 2012 12:33 p.m. cwaters New Reader
Except for mud or birds, our Solar Yellow Xterra never looks dirty . When you wash it, it looks WAY WAY brighter, but I never look at it and think "Man, I needa wash that sucka" The dark blue Bimmer though.... ugh. You can wash that thing and it's dirty again before it's half-dry.
I bet all the bright colors wouldn't show the normal stuff much. How about that bright green or orange from the Porsche GT3RS??
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Jan. 24, 2012 12:39 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
Black!
