I actually heard...not the opposite, but that the grays are the hardest to see. As they blend in too much.

I could see how silver would fit into that, depending on the surrounding.

 

You better wax it at least once a year. I would recommend once every month or two months. Waxing helps keep the car cleaner. If you really want to take care of your car great, you wax it alot B)

 

Danny-san

wash on - wash off!

 

you know if the car companies would use colored primer half the scratches wont look so bad. My car has white primer (black car) My mother silver vert has black primer. That just seems kinda stupid to me.

 

Too bad colored primer = twice as much equipment as I am sure the primer booth has only the primer going to it while the basecoat booth has color stacks or pipes in all the different colors.

A paint with good chip resistance is good enough

 

Personally, for me color choice is based on the attention it will get...

Black and White have traditionally been the low-vis colors...usually chosen by people who have nice cars, but don't want to draw attention

Silver, Dark Grey, Dark Blue...not really attention getting, but still interesting, and doesn't grab the cops' attention as much as...

Yellow, Red, Orange...speeding tickets gah-run-teed

Of course, your actual mileage will vary

(And I find that waxing once a year is fine for regular maintenance, but if ya want to keep it shiny, well "wax on, wax off, my san")

 

yah basically you only need to really wax by hand twice a year... so u get the protection up there the rest i dont really consider as being true waxing because u dont need to take forever applying and removing like the other main two. but thats just my experience... to me all monthly waxin is really just polishing... because you dont need to take a long time on it.

 

You only really need to wax every once in a while for the protection, but hey, when I buy zaino I will use and abuse it so that the car is looking its best.

 

Red and silver/grey oxidize really bad. If you want to keep this car for a while I would avoid those colors unless the car is garaged alot.

 

I don't think the newer reds and grays are as bad about fading/oxidizing as they used to be. The clearcoat helps to protect them. Then again, my red truck is garaged at home and at work.

 

I have a red 1996 Volvo 850R and have had alot of problems with oxidation. Unfortunately, I park in uncovered parking at work. Georgia's sun is unforgiving on top of that.

I am going to stick with black on my 2005 Mustang. While it gets dirty quickly I have never had any problems with it oxidizing. I will just have to get in the habit of washing it every week and waxing every couple of months.

 

I've heard from several paint shops, and experienced(?), that it is difficult and/or expensive to come up with a durable red pigment that won't fade or oxidize quickly. My red Probe certainly has suffered from this despite fanatical care. While red looks great, unless it spends a lot of time in a garage or shade, it may likely look rather faded in a few years.

 

With all this maintenance talk, Mineral Grey is looking more and more appealling.

 

True black is a high maintenance color, but it's also the one that looks the best when well maintained...I've owned 2 black LX's, and still have my '88, it's a lot of work but people just can't stop asking who did my paint job.

 

How would you compare torch red with redfire in a maintenace standpoint. I'm getting the redfire btw.

 

Well, the redfire is a metallic and the torch isn't...other than that, I really don't know how you'd compare it. (I am getting Redfire too, it's absolutely gorgeous! )

 

Silver does hide everything, including the car! I've read studies that say that silver cars are the hardest for other drivers to see....

That being said, silver, white and lighter colors are easier to keep "looking" clean than darker colors like black and red. They may look cleaner, but they really aren't though..... The dirt just doesn't show up as well. [/b][/quote]
This is true.

Many people don't see the upside to the dark colored, hard to maintain cars. On a black vehicle you can spot a blemish froma mile away. With colors like pewter you can have scratches galore and not notice for weeks. good thing about black is you can see water spots early and remove them before they are too hard to get rid of.

BTW; IMO torch red should be easier to maintain than the darker Redfire. It should be interesting to see how the quality of the paint improves on the new Mustang.

 

Bright Red will fade quicker than any other color will, but it all depends on a few factors from what I have read.
1. The longer it is exposed to light, the more it will fade.
2. The quality of the dye used to make the paint will be the biggest issue in paint fading.

 

Personally, I chose a colour because I think it looks the best on the car/ love the look, maintenance is an afterthought.

You can keep any colour looking good if you put in the time & wax/clean frequently. I don't think it should sway you from picking your favorite colour.

$0.02

 

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