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Of course, the clear-coat itself can also be harmed or damaged if you don't keep IT properly cleaned.
I agree M&M! I would add...Clear coat breaks down, clouds, blisters, and peels eventually over time, even with proper care. I have noticed this process accelerates on darker colors, metallics and pearls. So, I still contend a non-metallic white paint is the most durable. My original white, clear-coated, Tundra paint still looks great after 22 years of non-garaged life in CA!
BTW...I have not experienced the staining issue you brought up. That said, I don't let anything that gets on my paint stay for long, and usually have adequate protection built up my clear-coat.
mmarshall, have you joined FIAT’s marketing dept? 😀
No, I don't work for the company, but I always did like Fiat's color-line-up, particularly on the 500. Fiat is also remarkable for also providing such a wide color-choice on the 500, period, particularly for such a low-priced car. You could even get a Coffee-Brown color-package to go with the built-in Expresso coffee machine inside LOL.
I also like the Lexus green depending on the car/truck. There is a green GX by my house and it looks great, especially in the sun where some gold pops out. Would I buy one in that color, no because I’m not sure I would like it after a while and be sick of it but I think it looks great.
I like that green a lot. I like a lot of dark greens and I am seeing more of them, maybe they’ll make a little bit of a comeback.
I was driving with my assistant yesterday though and we saw a beautiful dark green Mercedes and his comment was “I hate green cars, why would anybody buy a green car” THATS why colors like green reduce resale value. Some people love them, some people HATE them, something like Silver very few people hate and most would accept it. But a color like green can be a total deal breaker for a lot of people.
For instance, I don’t love white but I have had two white cars, I accept them if the circumstances are right. But I would never accept gold, purple, orange, etc.
I would accept a silver Aston Martin too, because that’s the James Bond colour, but for the newer DB Aston models, I prefer the darker metallic gray paints, and I don’t want a red, or yellow/gold Aston, and even British Racing Green doesn’t look too hot for an Aston for me
my previous LS460L Exec is noble spinel mica, a beautiful red paint for a large sedan
I like that color too, but they are worth less in the resale market. It’s not that nobody likes those colors, it’s just they aren’t as universally accepted.
06-28-23, 02:25 PM
Fiat is also remarkable for also providing such a wide color-choice on the 500, period, particularly for such a low-priced car. You could even get a Coffee-Brown color-package to go with the built-in Expresso coffee machine inside LOL. 
