View Full Version : Color Opinions on repainting black avant
Ovi789
06-15-2016, 07:41 AM
Hello,
Next month my 2008 B7 avant will be fully painted.
Did chose panther black crystal pearl color, but have my doubts. I live in a country where there is a lot of dust, dirt, etc.
Any ideas? The car must remain black... or close to it.
oVeRdOsE
06-15-2016, 07:50 AM
damn, absolutely black?
If I had to repaint mine, for sure it would be this audi nagano blue classic color .
Or s4 b8 blue sprint.
so sexy and so rare
In black you have a limit, not much variance. Pearl, flake option pretty much. Imo the darkest black is the best, no grey zone [rolleyes]
http://www.audiforum.ca/attachments/audi-owners-photo-gallery-21/5369-no-longer-stock-sprint-blue-b7-s4-avant-1.jpg?dateline=1313802783
http://www.audiforum.ca/attachments/audi-owners-photo-gallery-21/5371-no-longer-stock-sprint-blue-b7-s4-avant-3.jpg?dateline=1313802783
blue sprint :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/Holeshot250/Mobile%20Uploads/8BFDB35A-F4D6-4ACF-8BA7-DBB328936200_zpsrwgv8upj.jpg
Or you have the OEM dark marine blue on B7 ( can't recall the color code name). I never saw this color on a avant in person, pretty rare aswell, and close to black.
http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data/543/2b7_photoshoot_051206_05.jpg
Okedokey
06-15-2016, 08:09 AM
Mauritius blue, same as mine;
Hugh@EuropaParts
06-15-2016, 08:10 AM
If you're going to stick to black my favorite black color ever is "not black grey"...
oVeRdOsE
06-15-2016, 08:14 AM
Mauritius blue, same as mine;
more like Ocean Blue Pearl Effect??? or Deep Sea/Moro Blue.??
( like the jhm stage 3 totaled wagon. )
fun fact : My uncle got the ocean blue, and he got a paper on his windshield asking if he can sell it. He call the guy , and the main purpose was because of this freaking rare color. At the end my uncle didn't sell it because of the too high mileage.
A4 b7 got 2 type of blue.
S4 B7 got the 3rd type of blue.
grassrootz
06-15-2016, 11:04 AM
If you're going to stick to black my favorite black color ever is "not black grey"...
Best to go grey like Hugh said.
Dust and pollen don't show for a while
Ovi789
06-15-2016, 11:12 AM
@Hugh & grassrootz
Ok...thanx, show me a picture with that color.
And guys, must be black, not blue, orange, viper green or pink.
grassrootz
06-15-2016, 01:01 PM
Quartz Greys (http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/181683-POST-your-Quartz-Gray-Metallic-colour-A4-here-!!)
Dakota Greys (http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/522375-Many-shades-of-Dakota-Grey-))
Nardo, Mineral, and Nimbus greys from Bimmer and Audi (http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19023199)
Its going be hard to stay black and not have dust show up right after wash. Maybe there is a repellent or some wax out there, but as far as I know black is one of the harder colors to keep shiny without constant washes.
oVeRdOsE
06-15-2016, 01:34 PM
@Hugh & grassrootz
Ok...thanx, show me a picture with that color.
And guys, must be black, not blue, orange, viper green or pink.
reason?
color gap because engine bay/door frame/chassis? They will do a cheap half base coat?
if you choose grey it will be worst than deep blue. If there's no sun, deep blue is almost black.
And black, I mean there's not a lot of choice... Go OEM, brilliant black. This is what I have and nothing exiting here.
Ovi789
06-15-2016, 01:51 PM
Is full paint job, and the car is brilliant black now. But someone did polishing to it, and destroyed the paint. Long story....
I do not want to change color, because of the amount of paperwork i have to do.
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Chris@EPL
06-15-2016, 01:52 PM
Volcano black mica
Theiceman
06-15-2016, 02:34 PM
I don't understand this thread, if you want black go paint it Black ,,its your car afterall
Okedokey
06-15-2016, 03:01 PM
more like Ocean Blue Pearl Effect??? or Deep Sea/Moro Blue.??
( like the jhm stage 3 totaled wagon. )
fun fact : My uncle got the ocean blue, and he got a paper on his windshield asking if he can sell it. He call the guy , and the main purpose was because of this freaking rare color. At the end my uncle didn't sell it because of the too high mileage.
A4 b7 got 2 type of blue.
S4 B7 got the 3rd type of blue.
No, Mauritius Blue. http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?code=LZ5C&manuf=Audi&rows=50
http://paintref.com/graphics/chip/audi_2005__paintref_c_01.jpg
http://paintref.com/graphics/chip/audi_2005__paintref_c_02.jpg
Ovi789
08-03-2016, 10:02 AM
Decided for Panther black crystal pears. Sorry for the crap photos, just took it from the shop. I refused to do any wet sanding, or any correction by the paint. Will do the corrections in a detailing shop.
http://imgur.com/bN2t7IU.jpg
http://imgur.com/vO9MqYS.jpg
Couldn't catch the green in the picture, but shines in the sun in all three colors.