Is White the new Black?
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2012 991 S , White Rocks!!!!
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I was never that wild about Black. Some cars look great in black. A number don't. And, as you correctly point out, it is a pain to keep clean. I have almost always had blue cars. But that is neither here nor there. Does anyone know how that designer green color is selling - IMO it is about the worst color I have ever seen.
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I was never that wild about Black. Some cars look great in black. A number don't. And, as you correctly point out, it is a pain to keep clean. I have almost always had blue cars. But that is neither here nor there. Does anyone know how that designer green color is selling - IMO it is about the worst color I have ever seen.
Silver is easiest. Red is not so bad. White is a little harder than the others.
The green launch cars of the 997,2 sold at huge discounts.
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that looks sexy,
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Wow, I need to see more pics, please post.
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The story about black being hard to keep clean is an absolute fallacy. I've owned two black Porsches and they are a breeze in comparison to lighter coloured cars. Black stays looking cleaner for longer as the dirt hides n the colour. The hardest colour to keep clean is a white car. Silver looks dirty before a black car too. That said white on a 991 looks fantastic.
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for the cars. Other than forest or a British racing green, a screaming lemon/lime one a Lamborghini or old muscle car, and the occasional metal flake candy apple green on a custom chopper, street rod, or dune buggy, green is a very difficult color for cars!Speed, the old joke is that everything is reversed down under - and maybe that is true if black is easy to care for in Roo-land.
. In my opinion, in the northern hemisphere anyway, nothing shows swirls, spider-webbing, dents, dings, scrapes, dirt, and, particularly topical for the Eastern US this month, pollen, like a black car. On the right car, indoors, properly finished, it can be breadth taking. And darker colors in general are more difficult than lighter colors - but they often have a depth of color saturation that one just can't get on light colors like white and silver. When clean and well polished, they can steel the show. Again, that is just my experience.Happy holidays one and all!
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Obviously the marketing people are slow learners. The BMW Z3 was offered in a color that could only be called pistachio ice cream. The only other thing to ever have that color were Bianchi road bicycles. It looked good for the ice cream, retro for the bikes, and hideous for the cars. Other than forest or a British racing green, a screaming lemon/lime one a Lamborghini or old muscle car, and the occasional metal flake candy apple green on a custom chopper, street rod, or dune buggy, green is a very difficult color for cars!
Speed, the old joke is that everything is reversed down under - and maybe that is true if black is easy to care for in Roo-land.. In my opinion, in the northern hemisphere anyway, nothing shows swirls, spider-webbing, dents, dings, scrapes, dirt, and, particularly topical for the Eastern US this month, pollen, like a black car. On the right car, indoors, properly finished, it can be breadth taking. And darker colors in general are more difficult than lighter colors - but they often have a depth of color saturation that one just can't get on light colors like white and silver. When clean and well polished, they can steel the show. Again, that is just my experience.
Happy holidays one and all!
for the cars. Other than forest or a British racing green, a screaming lemon/lime one a Lamborghini or old muscle car, and the occasional metal flake candy apple green on a custom chopper, street rod, or dune buggy, green is a very difficult color for cars!Speed, the old joke is that everything is reversed down under - and maybe that is true if black is easy to care for in Roo-land.
. In my opinion, in the northern hemisphere anyway, nothing shows swirls, spider-webbing, dents, dings, scrapes, dirt, and, particularly topical for the Eastern US this month, pollen, like a black car. On the right car, indoors, properly finished, it can be breadth taking. And darker colors in general are more difficult than lighter colors - but they often have a depth of color saturation that one just can't get on light colors like white and silver. When clean and well polished, they can steel the show. Again, that is just my experience.Happy holidays one and all!
There are generally two types of black. metallic, and non metallic. Metallic, or in Porsches case "basalt" is actually quite easy to maintain. Straight black requires more finesse and care but we are talking maintenance here and not what colour actually shows the dirt the most.
The point i was actually making was that black shows dirt the least of all colours because dirt is hidden in black whereas in all other colours dirt and road grime is easily visible, therefore there is a need to wash the car more.
The lighter the colour the easier it becomes to see the dirt. I could use another example with black wheels. Many choose black wheels because it hides the brake dust and doesn't need washing as regularly as silver or any other colour for that matter.
With a Porsche, once you know how to take care of the duco, swirls and scratches are easily controlled if you are using the right equipment and products. I would totally agree solid non metallic Black shows swirls and scratches more than any other colour however it does not require the same regularity of washing as lighter coloured cars...which was my point.
The problem with a black car (or any solid or non metallic colour) is most people use a single sponge and a single chamois on everything, and that can cause problems. Once you have been shown how to maintain the duco and possess the right equipment it all becomes very easy.
So the benefits of black is you don't need to wash it as regularly as a light coloured car. That was the point i was referring to
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Obviously the marketing people are slow learners. The BMW Z3 was offered in a color that could only be called pistachio ice cream. The only other thing to ever have that color were Bianchi road bicycles. It looked good for the ice cream, retro for the bikes, and hideous for the cars. Other than forest or a British racing green, a screaming lemon/lime one a Lamborghini or old muscle car, and the occasional metal flake candy apple green on a custom chopper, street rod, or dune buggy, green is a very difficult color for cars!
Speed, the old joke is that everything is reversed down under - and maybe that is true if black is easy to care for in Roo-land.. In my opinion, in the northern hemisphere anyway, nothing shows swirls, spider-webbing, dents, dings, scrapes, dirt, and, particularly topical for the Eastern US this month, pollen, like a black car. On the right car, indoors, properly finished, it can be breadth taking. And darker colors in general are more difficult than lighter colors - but they often have a depth of color saturation that one just can't get on light colors like white and silver. When clean and well polished, they can steel the show. Again, that is just my experience.
Happy holidays one and all!
for the cars. Other than forest or a British racing green, a screaming lemon/lime one a Lamborghini or old muscle car, and the occasional metal flake candy apple green on a custom chopper, street rod, or dune buggy, green is a very difficult color for cars!Speed, the old joke is that everything is reversed down under - and maybe that is true if black is easy to care for in Roo-land.
. In my opinion, in the northern hemisphere anyway, nothing shows swirls, spider-webbing, dents, dings, scrapes, dirt, and, particularly topical for the Eastern US this month, pollen, like a black car. On the right car, indoors, properly finished, it can be breadth taking. And darker colors in general are more difficult than lighter colors - but they often have a depth of color saturation that one just can't get on light colors like white and silver. When clean and well polished, they can steel the show. Again, that is just my experience.Happy holidays one and all!
IMO it has to do with light absorption and reflection differences between colors.
Anyone who says different is just wrong. this is not even a debatable point.
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Search any discussion on car colors and the maintenance time needed to keep black looking good is always brought up. It is by far the hardest color to keep clean and it gets dirty quickly. And any imperfection is magnified greatly.
IMO it has to do with light absorption and reflection differences between colors.
Anyone who says different is just wrong. this is not even a debatable point.
IMO it has to do with light absorption and reflection differences between colors.
Anyone who says different is just wrong. this is not even a debatable point.
I washed my black porsches far fewer times than I've ever had to wash my silver ones.