LS - 4th Gen (2007-2017) Discussion topics related to the current flagship models LS460, LS460L and LS600H

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Old 10-04-16, 06:04 PM
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Absolutely not. There is no metallic in obsidian whatsoever, it is a pure gloss black.
Old 10-04-16, 06:17 PM
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Is Mine after market paint? I see it as gloss black till I get close up under sunlight.
Old 10-04-16, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 2v1g
Is Mine after market paint? I see it as gloss black till I get close up under sunlight.
If it has metallic flake in it it is not OEM obsidian paint.

It could also have some overspray on it or other bonded contaminants that make it look metallic while it really isn't.
Old 10-04-16, 06:53 PM
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Be rest assured that obsidian black IS NOT Metallic. That's what makes it one of the blackest paints in the automotive industry. I read somewhere that it's 97% black.
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Do our LS have self healing clear coat?
Old 10-04-16, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 2v1g
Do our LS have self healing clear coat?
Yes it does
Old 10-04-16, 07:43 PM
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Hood is indeed aluminum.

Self-healing clear coat supposedly became standard in MY2010, though there is no mention of it in the "official" product information PDFs that you can load from pressroom.lexus.com.

Lastly, while I am writing, I might as well repeat that there is NO metallic in Obsidian. And, FWIW, at one point I had an Obsidian (code 212) sedan next to a Black Onyx (code 202) Lexus truck in the garage (the latter of which I still have), and they were virtually indistinguishable from one another and very, very black.
Old 10-04-16, 07:59 PM
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How does self healing clear coat works?

I doubt bodyshop shop will have those clear coat? Maybe I should dip it into some Chinese medicine soup
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Not sure if you can see the sparkle in my black under the sunlight
under sunlight
Old 10-04-16, 09:31 PM
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That car is not obsidian...
Old 10-05-16, 06:50 AM
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http://www.lexus.com/documents/broch...S-Brochure.pdf

I looked at 2011 LS broche, there is black opal mica besides obsidian black. I think mine might be the black opal mica color and that color has the sparkles. Now I remember my black car looked more shiny than other 2010 black LS460 I shopped this summer.
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Originally Posted by 2v1g
http://www.lexus.com/documents/broch...S-Brochure.pdf

I looked at 2011 LS broche, there is black opal mica besides obsidian black. I think mine might be the black opal mica color and that color has the sparkles. Now I remember my black car looked more shiny than other 2010 black LS460 I shopped this summer.
That's certainly what it is then. That's an unusual color, I don't believe I've ever seen one that color in person.
Old 10-05-16, 07:11 AM
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I googled black opal pearl, that's not it. That explains why I didn't remember a second black, black opal pearl much like black sapphire pearl is actually a dark metallic blue:

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I really like my black mica, it really add some fun to the black and less easy to show scratches comparing to the pure black. Without direct sun, they looks very close.
My black opal mica

the obsidian black 2010 LS I didn't buy because of very stiff air suspension
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Look at the picture I posted above. Unless your car has a dark blue metallic it's not black opal mica either.

Do you know what the paint code is? I'm curious now.

What it looks like is stargazer black which never came on the LS as far as I know

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