Question about White Paint
10-12-06, 06:16 AM
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In about a month or two I'm going to be getting a 3GS 350. I would like to know if anyone has past experience with a white car and scratches. I'm a senior in highschool so you know how there are haters and what not, so god forbid someone does key my car do you guys think it will be harder to notice on a White GS? Eternity3G you have a white 3GS so if you could help me that would be great. If it stands out very much like any other color then I will just get the color i really want ( Smokey Granite Mica ). Thanks! 
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10-12-06, 06:41 AM
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10-12-06, 12:40 PM
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I almost got a LS, but all the people were giving me flak because they didnt understand VIP styling ideas.
Anyways, good choice on car, itll be in the shop a heck of a lot less than all your friends that have bimmers.
Get white, do not get black, black is a royal pain if your a kid, it looks great for alllll of 5 minutes after you wash it. Since youll be heading off to college, you wont have a bunch of time to wash it. White is far more forgiving, and I think draws more looks from girls :smile:
But, just about any lexus color will be quite hard to match should you get scratched
what college are you thinking about of curio?
Anyways, good choice on car, itll be in the shop a heck of a lot less than all your friends that have bimmers.
Get white, do not get black, black is a royal pain if your a kid, it looks great for alllll of 5 minutes after you wash it. Since youll be heading off to college, you wont have a bunch of time to wash it. White is far more forgiving, and I think draws more looks from girls :smile:
But, just about any lexus color will be quite hard to match should you get scratched
what college are you thinking about of curio?
10-12-06, 05:54 PM
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How can you tell from looking whether its a clearcoat or not? I can tell you from watching the paint process, and speaking with the people who run paint shops at a number of major auto plants in the us. White cars typically don't have clearcoats. It saves cost. It may have a pearlcoat, but that still doesn't imply a clear.
And this does include TMC paint code 080, which I know is the white on the IS, ES, RX, as well as camry, corolla, solara, avalon, tundra, tacoma, etc. I'm reasonably sure it was the 06 3GS white, not sure about the new one. Black Onyx (code 212) does have a clear.
And this does include TMC paint code 080, which I know is the white on the IS, ES, RX, as well as camry, corolla, solara, avalon, tundra, tacoma, etc. I'm reasonably sure it was the 06 3GS white, not sure about the new one. Black Onyx (code 212) does have a clear.
10-12-06, 09:41 PM
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He didn't choose the LS, they bought it for him and surprised him. 
~ Also, thanks for all the input, looks like I will be getting white, because you're right, the LS we have now is black onyx and it stays nice looking for a good hour then when we drive it the same day its dusty 
. Not cooL.
~ Also, thanks for all the input, looks like I will be getting white, because you're right, the LS we have now is black onyx and it stays nice looking for a good hour then when we drive it the same day its dusty . Not cooL.
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