My favorite vehicle color has always been bright red, but the Sienna isn't offered in that color, plus it's not really a minivan color....that WILL be the color of my Corvette though...in the meantime I guess I better get me some Sienna white touch-up paint and do the best I can on keeping the black spots covered...
My take on white vehicles
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Originally Posted By: gfh77665
Originally Posted By: CT8
Plus it is a cooler temp color during the summer.
Pretty sure that theory has been debunked.
When I lived in Houston, a local newspaper wrote that two identical cars, one white and the other black, were parked in the sun. The interior of the black car was 35 degrees warmer than the white one.
In the sun, the hood of my dark green car was significantly hotter than my neighbors light color car.
Originally Posted By: CT8
Plus it is a cooler temp color during the summer.
Pretty sure that theory has been debunked.
When I lived in Houston, a local newspaper wrote that two identical cars, one white and the other black, were parked in the sun. The interior of the black car was 35 degrees warmer than the white one.
In the sun, the hood of my dark green car was significantly hotter than my neighbors light color car.
After owning a black car for over a decade, I can safely say that I will avoid this color in the future. White is not too bad overall, but I find silver the best at looking clean for long periods of time.
I had 1998 white car that I owned up to 2009. It had white primer such that none of the stone chips really showed up. My two current cars, though older, also have white primers.
I had 3 white cars in a row -- my '65 Mercury Park Lane, a '75 Volvo (the one that burned up while I was driving it), and the '84 Ford Escort. Haven't had another since 1991. Though I wouldn't mind, if I liked the way a particular car looks in white.
Gold is one of my favorites. When the pollen falls off the trees in spring or fall, a gold car just looks a little dusty. Dark cars look dirty.
Gold is one of my favorites. When the pollen falls off the trees in spring or fall, a gold car just looks a little dusty. Dark cars look dirty.
Fridge white cars make me think of Enterprise Rent A Car.
Having said that, there are lots of variations. Volvo built some early 90s 960s in a vanilla ice cream off white that was pretty, some pearl whites are nice. Blacked out trim pops against a white body, and the black roof panel you see on some new cars gives some visual interest too.
White base-clear paint is not as easy to match as you might think...the clear coat adds a tinge of yellow and throws it off sometimes.
My neighbor has a white Camry, the original paint is chalky single stage white, several panels have been repaired/replaced and painted with a base-clear. Those panels are more shiny, but also a shade off from the rest of the car.
Having said that, there are lots of variations. Volvo built some early 90s 960s in a vanilla ice cream off white that was pretty, some pearl whites are nice. Blacked out trim pops against a white body, and the black roof panel you see on some new cars gives some visual interest too.
White base-clear paint is not as easy to match as you might think...the clear coat adds a tinge of yellow and throws it off sometimes.
My neighbor has a white Camry, the original paint is chalky single stage white, several panels have been repaired/replaced and painted with a base-clear. Those panels are more shiny, but also a shade off from the rest of the car.
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Originally Posted By: PimTac
Clean it up real good and put on a good sealant or coating. That will help protect the paint and the clearcoat against nasty stuff like bird poo or other dirt.
She gets a coat of Collinite 845 every spring and fall...
Clean it up real good and put on a good sealant or coating. That will help protect the paint and the clearcoat against nasty stuff like bird poo or other dirt.
She gets a coat of Collinite 845 every spring and fall...
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: PimTac
Clean it up real good and put on a good sealant or coating. That will help protect the paint and the clearcoat against nasty stuff like bird poo or other dirt.
She gets a coat of Collinite 845 every spring and fall...
I hear a lot of good things about Collinite. Great product.
Originally Posted By: PimTac
Clean it up real good and put on a good sealant or coating. That will help protect the paint and the clearcoat against nasty stuff like bird poo or other dirt.
She gets a coat of Collinite 845 every spring and fall...
I hear a lot of good things about Collinite. Great product.
I've had three white cars. Two currently, though one started out red from the factory, followed by an Earl Scheib off white, then a generic white when I bought it 35 years ago. I had it painted antique white after 20 years [63 Valiant Signet].
White always looks pretty clean.
Should I ever have to repaint my current car [05 ION], it will be Diamond White from Ford circa 1968. It's hard to tell whether it's an ultra pale blue or a very icy white. Perhaps some of the older BITOG readers will remember it.
Recently though, I have been attracted to the Sunburst Orange on an Avenger and an Autumn Bronze on a last gen Chrysler 200. I literally turned around and went back to the dealership to check it out up close.
And just yesterday, a dove grey VW Passat passed in the opposite direction that was impressive. Very similar to that offered by Chrysler in the late 70s on it's LeBaron models. Extremely nice.
White always looks pretty clean.
Should I ever have to repaint my current car [05 ION], it will be Diamond White from Ford circa 1968. It's hard to tell whether it's an ultra pale blue or a very icy white. Perhaps some of the older BITOG readers will remember it.
Recently though, I have been attracted to the Sunburst Orange on an Avenger and an Autumn Bronze on a last gen Chrysler 200. I literally turned around and went back to the dealership to check it out up close.
And just yesterday, a dove grey VW Passat passed in the opposite direction that was impressive. Very similar to that offered by Chrysler in the late 70s on it's LeBaron models. Extremely nice.
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Originally Posted By: drtyler
Unless they have changed recently, white Toyota vehicles typically don't have a clear coat either. Not a bad thing at all, but certainly unusual now on newer cars.
I know Toyota's Super White color was single stage, and may still be. Honda's Taffeta White was also single stage on the Accord up through the 8th generation. They didn't use Taffeta White on the 9th gen Accord, but it's back for the new Civic. Not sure if they are using a base / clear system now or not. I do know some Civic's and other smaller Honda's used a base / clear Taffeta White, and larger models (Accord, Pilot etc.) used the single state. Go figure
Unless they have changed recently, white Toyota vehicles typically don't have a clear coat either. Not a bad thing at all, but certainly unusual now on newer cars.
I know Toyota's Super White color was single stage, and may still be. Honda's Taffeta White was also single stage on the Accord up through the 8th generation. They didn't use Taffeta White on the 9th gen Accord, but it's back for the new Civic. Not sure if they are using a base / clear system now or not. I do know some Civic's and other smaller Honda's used a base / clear Taffeta White, and larger models (Accord, Pilot etc.) used the single state. Go figure
Originally Posted By: DweezilAZ
I've had three white cars. Two currently, though one started out red from the factory, followed by an Earl Scheib off white, then a generic white when I bought it 35 years ago. I had it painted antique white after 20 years [63 Valiant Signet].
White always looks pretty clean.
Should I ever have to repaint my current car [05 ION], it will be Diamond White from Ford circa 1968. It's hard to tell whether it's an ultra pale blue or a very icy white. Perhaps some of the older BITOG readers will remember it.
Recently though, I have been attracted to the Sunburst Orange on an Avenger and an Autumn Bronze on a last gen Chrysler 200. I literally turned around and went back to the dealership to check it out up close.
And just yesterday, a dove grey VW Passat passed in the opposite direction that was impressive. Very similar to that offered by Chrysler in the late 70s on it's LeBaron models. Extremely nice.
If you are referring to the Urano Grey then I agree, I am in love with that color on the Passat R-Line. I would take on of those in a heartbeat.
I've had three white cars. Two currently, though one started out red from the factory, followed by an Earl Scheib off white, then a generic white when I bought it 35 years ago. I had it painted antique white after 20 years [63 Valiant Signet].
White always looks pretty clean.
Should I ever have to repaint my current car [05 ION], it will be Diamond White from Ford circa 1968. It's hard to tell whether it's an ultra pale blue or a very icy white. Perhaps some of the older BITOG readers will remember it.
Recently though, I have been attracted to the Sunburst Orange on an Avenger and an Autumn Bronze on a last gen Chrysler 200. I literally turned around and went back to the dealership to check it out up close.
And just yesterday, a dove grey VW Passat passed in the opposite direction that was impressive. Very similar to that offered by Chrysler in the late 70s on it's LeBaron models. Extremely nice.
If you are referring to the Urano Grey then I agree, I am in love with that color on the Passat R-Line. I would take on of those in a heartbeat.
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Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
Buy a bra for that baby.
Ban the bra !!!
BUT,bras are so much fun to take off
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
Buy a bra for that baby.
Ban the bra !!!
BUT,bras are so much fun to take off
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Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
Buy a bra for that baby.
Ban the bra !!!
BUT,bras are so much fun to take off
Bras create as much damage as they prevent. Dirt and other contaminants get underneath and rub on the paint causing abrasions...not worth the cost, effort, and ugliness they cause...plus there's the having to take them off and put them back on every time the vehicle is detailed...PITA...I've also gone the 3M clear bra route before too. That stuff cracks and yellows over time...
Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: NormanBuntz
Buy a bra for that baby.
Ban the bra !!!
BUT,bras are so much fun to take off
Bras create as much damage as they prevent. Dirt and other contaminants get underneath and rub on the paint causing abrasions...not worth the cost, effort, and ugliness they cause...plus there's the having to take them off and put them back on every time the vehicle is detailed...PITA...I've also gone the 3M clear bra route before too. That stuff cracks and yellows over time...
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