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can't decide which ss color to paint the beater- white or black?

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Old 08-09-2006, 02:14 PM
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I am going to paint the beater on Friday. All sanding and prep work is complete. Car is a 93 yota camry sedan. I think I am going with a ss paint system and I may mix some clear in with the last coat. I am not spending a fortune painting this car. Can't decide on the color, but I like black. I know how hard it is to spray and compound. White is more forgiving to spray and it hides imperfections.
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for a beater, i would say white or silver. something you wont have to wash very often or try and hide scrathes/dents
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Id go with white or silver b/c it will hide ALOT of the imperfections as was already stated above
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NO BLACK. Please, save your self. If you paint it black, one week it will look like the paint is 10 years old. White is dirty also. Silver I think is the best color in the world. Had a 98 Camaro, paint looked MINT condition and it was a daily driver. I have red now and its kinda hard to keep clean. Black and white personally, are the 2 worst colors you could choose for a car. PITA to keep clean.
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white for sure cause as said before, anything wrong isn't easily noticed! haha. easy choice.
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Whites a VERY easy color to keep clean, I can go 2 weeks and my car still looks freashly washed from 5 feet away.
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how about PINK
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artic white is perfect
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black with many layers of clear
just cus its a beater, that dont mean its not gettin washed and waxed at least one time weekly



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