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Accumulator · 01-04-09, 09:37

migelowsky- Welcome to Autopia!

White is simply *different* from darker colors, and most people don't think it can ever have the same impact.

I can appreicate white if it's kept very highly polished/well-detailed, especially if there's good contrast with black/etc. trim. But IMO there aren't all *that* many cars that "look right" in white and I dunno if your Cavalier is one of them

And while white with blue stripes might look cool on an old sportscar, I dunno how it'd look on a Cavalier either; I'd lean towards no stripes but then I'm kinda conservative about this stuff.

I'd find some images of one in white and see if it appeals to *you*. If so, go for it, and who cares what anybody else thinks. Note you might need some really good primer-sealer to put white over yellow (assuming you're not taking it down to bare metal).

One very nice thing about white is that it's very easy to maintain at the ~80% level because it doesn't show minor flaws the way most other paints do.

But if you love how it looks in yellow....

01-04-09, 09:37	#2 (permalink)
Accumulator Practical Perfectionist Accumulator is offline Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 24,913	Re: thoughts on white paint migelowsky- Welcome to Autopia! White is simply different from darker colors, and most people don't think it can ever have the same impact. I can appreicate white if it's kept very highly polished/well-detailed, especially if there's good contrast with black/etc. trim. But IMO there aren't all that many cars that "look right" in white and I dunno if your Cavalier is one of them And while white with blue stripes might look cool on an old sportscar, I dunno how it'd look on a Cavalier either; I'd lean towards no stripes but then I'm kinda conservative about this stuff. I'd find some images of one in white and see if it appeals to you. If so, go for it, and who cares what anybody else thinks. Note you might need some really good primer-sealer to put white over yellow (assuming you're not taking it down to bare metal). One very nice thing about white is that it's very easy to maintain at the ~80% level because it doesn't show minor flaws the way most other paints do. But if you love how it looks in yellow....