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Old 04-11-2009, 06:42 AM
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Default Whats the most forgiving color that hides body imperfections?
i want to spray my daily driver without bodyworking it too much..

its a newer car but not that new..

i was wondering which color hides the best and such.. its not dented all to hell or anything but i was wondering.

so which one is?.. my guess was white?...

I was thinking to do a uni grey.. no metallic.
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Old 04-11-2009, 06:53 AM
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Agree...white
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Old 04-11-2009, 07:18 AM
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Just don't sand and buff the clear coat. Orange peel hides alot of stuff, but it won't hide door dings, dents, etc.
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semi-flat!

Otherwise, white or a nice light silver will work.

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Silver. I wash cars where I work, and I have to say this is the best color hands down. So easy to clean and hides imperfections well.
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If it ain't right, paint it white. The only downside of white is that it will really show bad gaps.

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Pink...... it will be so ugly no one will care how straight it is
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White or flat paint is the way to go for the daily driver where you want to do little or no body work.
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Old 04-21-2009, 11:40 AM
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is white ridiculous to keep clean?

and fesler what flat paint did you use on your Merc?

anyone seen a flat white?

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