5 Lexus Factory Colors Always in Style
01-21-17, 07:07 PM
#16
Lexus Champion
Atomic Silver is unbelievable, the way it changes colors and highlights the lines of any Lexus. I've seen it on many NX's and it looks sharp, but I recently saw it on an RC F-Sport and almost followed the car home it was so stunning. Pics don't do it justice.
01-21-17, 10:15 PM
#17
Lexus Test Driver
One of the problems with that type of paint job is that it is quite difficult for body shops to replicate accurately. The average body shop, no matter how good it is, usually does not have the extensive painting-facilities that a large auto assembly-plant does. Also quite difficult are those "chameleon" colors that change from rose to bluish-green to purplish, depending on the sunlight and viewing-angle. They were basally a fad that (not surprisingly) lost favor.
01-22-17, 07:46 AM
#18
Yes, that was once a problem. But from the research I've done the past few years with autobody shops, it's not the problem it once was. Advances in color reading and mixing technology and have made it virtually impossible to not match accurately. This would be the case with AAA recommended shops. I can't speak for the Earl Scheib places.
the problem when you match pearl isn't so much a problem of mixing a match. The problem is laying down the pearl coat. If you lay it just ever so slightly thinner, it is lighter in color. If you go even barely thicker it's darker than the original. It is darn near impossible with a tri coat paint to match it perfectly.
01-22-17, 07:48 AM
#19
Pole Position
the problem when you match pearl isn't so much a problem of mixing a match. The problem is laying down the pearl coat. If you lay it just ever so slightly thinner, it is lighter in color. If you go even barely thicker it's darker than the original. It is darn near impossible with a tri coat paint to match it perfectly.
01-22-17, 08:00 AM
#20
Pole Position
the problem when you match pearl isn't so much a problem of mixing a match. The problem is laying down the pearl coat. If you lay it just ever so slightly thinner, it is lighter in color. If you go even barely thicker it's darker than the original. It is darn near impossible with a tri coat paint to match it perfectly.
01-22-17, 08:05 AM
#21
on a serious note, i once owned a starfire pearl 2IS and it was in a minor accident. the bodyshop that my local lexus dealer recommended did a fantastic job matching the paint and the resprayed area was indistinguishable from the original surrounding areas. so, it's definitely possible to accurately match a tri-coat paint color.
it it can be done, most just don't seem to have a good enough eye. Some have gotten it down, because they care, and enough practice. They are the minority though, sadly.
01-22-17, 03:45 PM
#22
Lexus Fanatic
Yes, that was once a problem. But from the research I've done the past few years with autobody shops, it's not the problem it once was. Advances in color reading and mixing technology and have made it virtually impossible to not match accurately. This would be the case with AAA recommended shops. I can't speak for the Earl Scheib places.
As fear as the Earl Sheib places go, he made his reputation by doing paintwork at the lowest possible cost. It was, IMO, a paint job for the owner who simply looked at his or her car as a piece of transportation and not something to take much pride in.
01-22-17, 09:46 PM
#24
Blacks, both metallic and non-metallic, seem to be extremely popular on some luxury makes, yet not so much so with Lexus. A black car can shine like a mirror when it is freshly washed and detailed, but can be a PITA to try and keep it that way. It also heats up quite rapidly under a high sun angle.
One color Lexus offered some time ago (on the 1Gen IS300) I thought was quite classy, but we haven't seen since, is the Auburn Sky Metallic. It seemed to be a cross between reddish-orange and cinnamon.
And, of course, my all-time favorite is Amythist, a purplish-gray....especially in the lighter tones of it.
One color Lexus offered some time ago (on the 1Gen IS300) I thought was quite classy, but we haven't seen since, is the Auburn Sky Metallic. It seemed to be a cross between reddish-orange and cinnamon.
And, of course, my all-time favorite is Amythist, a purplish-gray....especially in the lighter tones of it.
I also love the pearl white on my 1992 SC300. Most pearl whites, they look pretty white with a bit of metallic flake in it. The color on my car, it can look flat white, sparkly white or cream colored depending on how the light hits it.
As far as other colors I wish Lexus would bring back, I saw a two tone blue 1st gen RX300 the other day that was simply stunning, it was light blue with darker blue lower body. I also really like this two tone 1st gen RX300, not sure what color they called it, but once again its an "interesting" grey. I really miss two tone cars and trucks, only reason they went out of fashion is automakers realized it cost too much $$$$ to paint a car two different colors and quit offering it.
01-23-17, 05:49 AM
#25
Lexus Fanatic
I like two tone colors too, on older cars. The issue is the way cars are styled now, there's no logical physical break in a cars design to allow for two toned paint. Think about it, where would you separate a modern car for the two tone?
01-23-17, 06:35 AM
#26
Lexus Fanatic
Subaru offered an "Amythist" on early models of the 1Gen Impreza, but it was a little more purplish than the Cadillac. The "Amythist" that Lexus offered on some 2 Gen SC models was actually a very dark purple.
01-23-17, 06:42 AM
#27
Lexus Fanatic
01-23-17, 11:21 AM
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01-23-17, 11:41 AM
#29
One of my favorites is plum crazy on Dodge Chargers, especially early 70's Chargers.
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01-23-17, 12:04 PM
#30
Lead Lap
There is a peridot mica GX in my neighborhood and it looks awesome, green in some angles and more gold in other angles. While I like the color, I would never buy it. I used to like green in the early 90's but have no love for them anymore. For daily drivers I typically stick with the ones that are easier to sell, black, white and silver.
