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Jan 2, 2006 | 06:58 PM

99FormulaWs6

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Why is my black paint brown??

On my hood, if you look at it in the right light, it looks brownish. I don't like it very much. What would cause this? Do I have to get it repainted?

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:00 PM

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Pontiac uses brown in there black.....the only way to fix it repaint

oh..and its not just your hood....its all over!

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:11 PM

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my NBM looks purple too if the light catches it right

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:26 PM

99FormulaWs6

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I'm wondering if I polish it if you'll notice it as much.

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:29 PM

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the flurouescent lights in my garage make the paint look a weird shade, but other than that it doesnt look anything but black

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:40 PM

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Under certain lighting my WS6 hood looks brown, and according to several different LS1 sites, it's normal (I don't like it, but it's normal)

Jan 2, 2006 | 07:56 PM

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yup, my hood is the same way

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Jan 2, 2006 | 08:07 PM

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mine is the same way, its really easy to see at night if you hold a flashlight up to the paint.

Jan 2, 2006 | 09:15 PM

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its even better when u get a new door put on your car and they dont blend it, then it looks like a door from a grand wagoneer on your 12k mile ss!!

Jan 2, 2006 | 09:30 PM

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GM has always mixed brown in there black. It helps hides imperfections.

Its true.....

Jan 2, 2006 | 09:52 PM

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i have the same problem...

Jan 2, 2006 | 10:00 PM

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GM has always mixed brown in there black. It helps hides imperfections.

I never knew that.

Wonder how it helps hide perfections. If you painted part of the car regular black, would you be able to notice a difference?

Jan 2, 2006 | 10:02 PM

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My dads black 02 silverado does the same thing

Jan 2, 2006 | 10:30 PM

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yup, my hood is the same way

LOL... just spat some of my Dr. Pepper after i read that.

Jan 2, 2006 | 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Louie83

I never knew that.

Wonder how it helps hide perfections. If you painted part of the car regular black, would you be able to notice a difference?

good luck trying to find a "regular black"...as black is a mixture of all colors....it all depends on how much of the other colors on what your car will have a tint of....but as stated GM uses brown as a big tint to their black

Jan 2, 2006 | 11:12 PM

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Mine's brown too

Spotlight proved it to me one night.

Jan 2, 2006 | 11:49 PM

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My firebird and my 94 chevy pickup have a new black paint job on them. When sitting next to my 97 tahoe, or any factory gm black car, there is a noticable difference. I would compare it to having 2 extra coats of wax on the car.