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Old 05-10-19, 07:15 AM
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Default LC500h Matte Prototype

The LC is my favorite semi-obtainable car on the road right now. Orange is my favorite color. Put them together and what do you get? The LC500h Matte Prototype in Space Orange. Okay, so I would go with the 500 and not the 500h, because...V8, and I think the word "prototype" is being used a bit liberally here, but OMG this is beautiful, at least in my eyes...





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I have a sudden urge to thrown fried chicken at it whenever I see matte paint on a car.
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Old 05-10-19, 09:45 AM
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Orange is probably my least favorite color on any car. Especially the Orange Lexus Uses. I absolutely HATE the Orange RC and GSF and they made it Matte orange which makes it worse.
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Old 05-10-19, 09:50 AM
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LOL...I am apparently alone in my love of this thing...
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Old 05-10-19, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JDR76
LOL...I am apparently alone in my love of this thing...
No, I love the car i'd take it and have it painted lol. The inside looks great with the orange accents though.
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Matte anything is unacceptable to me with the possible exception of matte black(depending on the car)
LC is my favorite current model by Lexus though ...
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I wonder if the matte surface texture actually affects the wind resistance?
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Originally Posted by peteharvey
I wonder if the matte surface texture actually affects the wind resistance?
Not with clearcoat and a good waxing! I wax my car only to improve wind resistance!
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Originally Posted by bob67
Not with clearcoat and a good waxing! I wax my car only to improve wind resistance!
Most waxes will ruin a matte finish, polishing will ruin it, can't clay it either so it must be kept scratch free. There should be warnings with matte finishes of how difficult they can be to take care of and longevity issues if you put scratches in them, use the wrong products. If you really want matte, I would just get a wrap that can be removed. LC will look good in any color but if I got that one I would want a huge discount for me to give it a regular paint job.
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