The colour white....

[Doomsdaya]

This is one of those CSB/USB stories....

But something I've noticed, a car with white paintwork doesn't blemish as much as coloured cars & dark colours suffer the worst. Infact I haven't come across a white car that suffers from sun damage but dark coloured cars, plenty...

What I do know about white cars, the colour fades or it will turn beige if not kept clean LoL.

So is it safe to say the colour white is less likely to suffer from serious damage compared to other colours ? maybe LZ can shed more light on this...

 

[mo_s]

Interesting topic..I always thought white was the riskier paint due to it being enamel paint and if I'm not mistaken lacks a clear coat like the metallic paints :thinking:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Very much also depends on the quality of the paint and paintwork. Darker colours do suffer, and for instance red in particular (at least often is the case). But some years ago I had a white '99 Corolla and it was shocking how bad the quality of the paintwork was and how it could not hold up against the sun and elements - it did live out practically all the time, but was regularly kept clean. Then again, have seen other colour Corolla's back then that were really in bad shape - nothing like a matt red paint job!! Or a dark metallic blue Corolla that had almost no clear coat left on the bonnet - my suspicion is the combination of the heat from the engine (no inner bonnet liners) and the sun baking on it... :yuck:

 

[Karthik]

Depends on paintwork . With new cars I'm sure they all have many coats ,etc and age the same , just I think White , Silver and Grey suffer less :fencelook:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Then again, white does not show swirl marks and other normal wear quite as easily, not like black or other darker colours! :thumbs:

 

[naushad]

I've seen white cars with sun damage but its easy to camouflage on white, red and black need constant polish to look new, dark colours show dust almost immediately!

 

[Iceman007]

:fencelook:
Just a note that all BMWs from E46 till current have a clear coat even over white.

 

[Coisman]

I think the problem is that because people with cars that are not white, tend to wash them more, because they show dirt quicker, hence the colour fades faster. :dunno:

 

[Doomsdaya]

LoL Philip we had a red Honda that stayed 24/7 outside & by the time we sold it, the colour changed to orange :fencelook:

That being said, I agree newer cars have much better paint jobs then older cars...

 

[abmi0000]

I think the problem is that because people with cars that are not white, tend to wash them more, because they show dirt quicker, hence the colour fades faster. :dunno:

I generally wash my car twice a week and I haven't hit the primer as yet :rollsmile:

 

[petrivanzyl]

Maybe it is just about the quality of the paint job?

 

[herr bmw]

paint technology should be better today than it was 10-15 years ago.

so cars today shouldnt fade as easy unless you work where i do and there is amonia in the air and other chemicals,even if you wah it weekly it still suffers and i end up polishing more often

 

[petrivanzyl]

Or in Rustenburg with acid rain:fencelook:

 

[zaleonardz]

Hi Guys,

Ok some tips here.

Did you know that white's are some of the hardest colors to match, and that there are something like 170 shades of pure white.

Its not entirely true that white is a solid color that takes no clearcoat.

You have 2k colors, which has got a shine in it, and then you get basecoat/clearcoat which is what is used for the newer cars.

Whites are however much easier to manage, and with white's its possible to do a blend on it, lets say you have a scratch on the bumper, it is a lot easier to get away with a spot repair then say a metallic color.

Silver is one of the worst, hard to match, and no blending on it what so ever.

Any color is going to fade with age, its perhaps just a bit more noticable on whites.

 

[maximus]

My hood is currently suffering from oxidization..

 

[Dippies]

Acid rain is the worst. :yuck: