another "paint color advice" thread

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bigiron

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Hey Folks,



I'm looking at trading for a new Ford Super Duty. I saw one in Tuxedo Black(a metallic) which knocked my socks off. However, I swore off ever having another black car.



Is a metallic black any better at not showing dirt and swirl marks?



The other colors I'd consider are:

White Platium Metallic Tri-Coat

Ingot Silver Metallic

Sterling Grey Metallic

Royal Red Metallic

Pale Adobe Metallic



Any thoughts?



Thanks for the input!
 
bigiron said:
Hey Folks,



I'm looking at trading for a new Ford Super Duty. I saw one in Tuxedo Black(a metallic) which knocked my socks off. However, I swore off ever having another black car.



Is a metallic black any better at not showing dirt and swirl marks?



The other colors I'd consider are:

White Platium Metallic Tri-Coat

Ingot Silver Metallic

Sterling Grey Metallic

Royal Red Metallic

Pale Adobe Metallic



Any thoughts?



Thanks for the input!
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Are you kidding, black (metallic or not) is a part time job. White and silver will show the least. I would favor the grey as you still put a nice shine on that color. Maybe that's why I have two grey cars. LOL
 
I have a carbon metallic Yukon, just a little lighter than true metallic black. It's an incredible PIA and in some ways I find it more frustrating than straight black. You can inspect it until your eyes glaze over and think it's perfect, but then you see it from some different angle and there's residual marring; the metallic makes it a huge PIA to inspect and somehow that does *NOT* also translate into not seeing flaws most of the time (at least for me).



DO NOT BUY A HARD-TO-MAINTAIN COLOR. Unless you really enjoy slaving away on this stuff, it's just an exercise in frustration that can suck the fun out of a new vehicle and eat up your time.



I'd lean towards white or the gray metallic. I'm just sooo tired of silver because I have too many silver vehicles, but that's never a bad choice.
 
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