White vs Silver - easiest Maintenance

Jeffblue · 12-06-2010, 08:15 PM

silver for sure. white is the worst for paint matching, very tough!

ProfessorDave · 12-06-2010, 08:23 PM

winter "dirt" (salt) shows up more on silver. This is my least favorite dirt, so I said white. I've owned both.

You really want to hide dirt? Get a champagne/light tan color. Unfortunately, it's about as flattering as a snuggie on Pam Anderson.

chuckd05 · 12-06-2010, 08:25 PM

again, i will say paint matching is a NON ISSUE when you have a good shop that takes pride in their work... my front and rear bumpers needed to be re sprayed already and they both came out MUCH better than OEM...

theres too many issues with this car that people blow out of proportion...

but I love my Pearl White and wouldnt get any other color if I did it over again.. all thought I love black when its clean ... but imo the swirls show too much on black after a few years of ownership

TypeOne · 12-07-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Silver. Silver is also to paint-match if you ever have any body damage. The white is a pearl which is very difficult to match.

Silver is the hardest color of any to paint match. Metallic in silver is nearly impossible to get right... chances are it will never match.

I've got a BSM Z and it always looks clean...

mick · 12-07-2010, 01:27 AM

the problem with silver is, after you spent time washing it, it doesn't look any different than before

my other car is white and it looks a little shiner after the wash.

ImportConvert · 12-07-2010, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Silver is the hardest color of any to paint match. Metallic in silver is nearly impossible to get right... chances are it will never match.
I've got a BSM Z and it always looks clean...

I agree. A non-metallic, true white (Like GM's "Arctic White" or Porsche's white) are awesome colors. They hide sworl marks very well, and paint-matching is not hard at all. Pearl and other whites are a PITA.

SVTNate · 12-07-2010, 02:26 AM

White is clean all the time... then again I do wash mine every 4-5 days

Montez · 12-07-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05

again, i will say paint matching is a NON ISSUE when you have a good shop that takes pride in their work... my front and rear bumpers needed to be re sprayed already and they both came out MUCH better than OEM...

theres too many issues with this car that people blow out of proportion...

but I love my Pearl White and wouldnt get any other color if I did it over again.. all thought I love black when its clean ... but imo the swirls show too much on black after a few years of ownership

Agreed, and almost nothing beats that Pearl effect that it gives off in the sun or at night!

wilsonp · 12-07-2010, 06:55 PM

White is a nice color but very hard to keep clean - I had a white MR-2 for ten years and any rain left it gray.

PapoZalsa · 12-07-2010, 09:36 PM

Mu 350Z was Silver an wa easy to keep up and I didn't have a garage. The old lady SUV is Silver and stays outside and doesn't show when is dirty which is good for me.

mayhem052 · 12-07-2010, 10:12 PM

I hate you guys. Black civic. I wash it and it's got a nice coating of visible dust a day later.

PapoZalsa · 12-07-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mayhem052

I hate you guys. Black civic. I wash it and it's got a nice coating of visible dust a day later.

Is a Civic....

View Poll Results: Which one
White	11	15.71%
Silver	45	64.29%
They are both very practical	14	20.00%
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12-06-2010, 08:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 19	winter "dirt" (salt) shows up more on silver. This is my least favorite dirt, so I said white. I've owned both. You really want to hide dirt? Get a champagne/light tan color. Unfortunately, it's about as flattering as a snuggie on Pam Anderson. __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

12-06-2010, 08:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
chuckd05 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 2,391 Drives: No longer a Z Rep Power: 20	again, i will say paint matching is a NON ISSUE when you have a good shop that takes pride in their work... my front and rear bumpers needed to be re sprayed already and they both came out MUCH better than OEM... theres too many issues with this car that people blow out of proportion... but I love my Pearl White and wouldnt get any other color if I did it over again.. all thought I love black when its clean ... but imo the swirls show too much on black after a few years of ownership __________________ 09 370Z 6M PW - FBO Best 1/4 mile = 12.926 @ 109 SOLD -- 08 BMW 135i - FBO 12.1@120mph SOLD -- white 09 e92 335 Coupe Mtech - 11.9 @ 119 :-)

12-07-2010, 06:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 17	White is a nice color but very hard to keep clean - I had a white MR-2 for ten years and any rain left it gray. __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

12-07-2010, 09:36 PM	#25 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Mu 350Z was Silver an wa easy to keep up and I didn't have a garage. The old lady SUV is Silver and stays outside and doesn't show when is dirty which is good for me. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

12-06-2010, 08:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 38	silver for sure. white is the worst for paint matching, very tough!

12-07-2010, 01:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	the problem with silver is, after you spent time washing it, it doesn't look any different than before my other car is white and it looks a little shiner after the wash.

12-07-2010, 02:26 AM	#22 (permalink)
SVTNate Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 89 Drives: 2010 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 15	White is clean all the time... then again I do wash mine every 4-5 days

12-07-2010, 10:12 PM	#26 (permalink)
mayhem052 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 26 Drives: 08' Civic Si/280ZX Rep Power: 17	I hate you guys. Black civic. I wash it and it's got a nice coating of visible dust a day later.

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