why and when did auto industry start pushing these primer colors

[Johndicezx9]

Digging the paint on those Harleys

+1

 

[Karbon]

So from what I gather Audi came out with Nardo Grey in 2013. It became a popular color and now every manufacturer has their own version of it. Part of the appeal could be cost, since there are no metallics or pearl additives in the paint or clear coat. Also, solid gloss colors are also easier to repair and match. Again I wouldn't be surprised if it started out as grassroots kind of thing.

 

[FXCLM5]

time for new era, wished someone could photoshop these colors back on da busa

so Barf, which one is best out of these 3x shades of moss
Lunar Rock

Army Green

Olive Drab Green

Car colors are so interesting, and never really look the same even, some cars look awesome in sunlight and just meh at night, brown tundra for example, looks like shiny bronze/copper metallic flake in sunlight, and looks like brown shit at night

 

[Eldritch]

time for new era, wished someone could photoshop these colors back on da busa

so Barf, which one is best out of these 3x shades of moss

Lunar Rock

Army Green

Olive Drab Green

Car colors are so interesting, and never really look the same even, some cars look awesome in sunlight and just meh at night, brown tundra for example, looks like shiny bronze/copper metallic flake in sunlight, and looks like brown shit at night

See? Those first two are kind of weaksauce with the gloss coat, but that OD Green is fucking killer, particularly with the lines of whatever fucked up flavor of Jeep that is.

 

[budman]

Agree with the Eldritch One.

 

[FXCLM5]

See? Those first two are kind of weaksauce with the gloss coat, but that OD Green is fucking killer, particularly with the lines of whatever fucked up flavor of Jeep that is.

thats the jeep gladiator, i tried to find a non photoshopped marketing pic, but they all looked really bad, that one sample looks great but the pic has been heavily photoshopped to make light pop up in areas where it shouldnt, also these maybe linex or plastidip giving a real matte look instead of a glossy clearcoat from oem factories

here is another jeep gladiator in OD green

 

[Eldritch]

thats the jeep gladiator, i tried to find a non photoshopped marketing pic, but they all looked really bad, that one sample looks great but the pic has been heavily photoshopped to make light pop up in areas where it shouldnt, also these maybe linex or plastidip giving a real matte look instead of a glossy clearcoat from oem factories

here is another jeep gladiator in OD green

Nice. I think the letter work would be better in White, but still, you can see that is a killer look.

Anything that makes your vehicle look MORE like a Sherman is good, lol.

 

[Abacinator]

Lunar Rock actually looks really nice in person.

 

[lizard]

So from what I gather Audi came out with Nardo Grey in 2013. It became a popular color and now every manufacturer has their own version of it. Part of the appeal could be cost, since there are no metallics or pearl additives in the paint or clear coat. Also, solid gloss colors are also easier to repair and match. Again I wouldn't be surprised if it started out as grassroots kind of thing.

Good knowledge.

I believe the OEM black rim/white paint started in 2012 w the 911. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. I thought it might have been started by Land Rover(?).

 

[Johndicezx9]

Used to see an awful lot of white Corollas in the late '90s without wheel covers parked by the fields when I worked in Salinas, does that count?

(Accords, too...)

 

[Charles R]

Personally I hate the black wheels. There's been a bunch of designs I like, but all in black. Bleh! If I wanted black wheels, I'd just buy some cheap steel wheels!

Years ago when working at Bugformance, I went with a group of VW/Audi fans showing their cars at a car show at the Cow Palace.

After wandering the show it struck me as funny, as I entered the "euro" section, that all the colors were GONE! The Asian cars and low rider were Technicolor bombshells! And then poof! It was black/black/grey/silver/ dark dark dark in the whole section! Haha!

 

[Agent Orange]

Black wheels work.

Best part is they can look dirty and no one will ever know

 

[Kurosaki]

Which is why white car with black wheels works so well. The paint doesn't show dirty as quickly, neither do the wheels.

Just the opposite with black car and white or light colored wheels. Dust and dirt on the paint and brake dust on the wheels.

 

[Charles R]

Which is why white car with black wheels works so well. The paint doesn't show dirty as quickly, neither do the wheels.

Just the opposite with black car and white or light colored wheels. Dust and dirt on the paint and brake dust on the wheels.

I disagree.

Yes, this was one of mine.

So from what I gather Audi came out with Nardo Grey in 2013. It became a popular color and now every manufacturer has their own version of it. Part of the appeal could be cost, since there are no metallics or pearl additives in the paint or clear coat. Also, solid gloss colors are also easier to repair and match. Again I wouldn't be surprised if it started out as grassroots kind of thing.

Before that, there was nimbus grey around 2001-ish. Also an Audi color the VW kids wanted for their Jettas and Golfs.

As far as the satin finish stuff goes...

I was thinking back to the show car scene late nineties. Billet aluminum had been a big fad for a bit, having replaced chrome and polished everything, but the push back came in the form of the "suede brigade". Fully finished cars in "primer". Of course, this quickly turned into very fancy multi colored and patterned "primer" paint jobs. That crowd then dwindled as the patina thing gained popularity.