Best D4 colour for off-road?

[BSM]

Bush pin stripes are an occupational hazard when you take cars off road. My Cairns Blue duco has light scratching along the side from various high country travails. When it gets a fine coating of dust the scratches fill up with the light coloured dust and really stand out.

I presume Black is even worse than Blue for this problem.

I'm keen to know how Fuji White and Zermatt Silver scrub up after a bush workout. What about Red?

[LandyAndy]

The clearcoat scratches white,so the lighter the colour the less noticeable.
Andrew

[ScottyD]

I've got a Fuji White D4 which had a decent amount of bush pinstripes (I only drive through the green bushes) and it was hard to see except at the right angle. A quick, very light polish got 90% of them out before applying another coat of wax. I leave the 10% rather than use a heavier cut polish.

Last car was a Stornoway Grey Defender, it did show up Pin Stripes more, although generally looked cleaner for longer. Again, light pinstripes were easily removed with some very light polish.

I find stone chips are far more noticeable on the white D4. But it might be more design than colour (larger surface area on the front seems to be a stone chip magnet compared to Defender with a bull bar.).

I've been told having non metallic paint is always the best option from a repairs perspective. It is very difficult to get any resprayed panels matching the original panels perfectly due to the angle the metal flake lands being different.

[scarry]

I am with Andy here.

After having a couple of dark coloured cars,never again.They show every scratch:mad:

My Maya Gold D2a was the best for not showing dirt,but the pinstripes were slightly more noticeable than the white vehicles i have now.

I find white the best by far,any deep scratches also polish out well.But white does show the dirt more than some other colours.

[Aaron40]

yer but that white blends in far too easily into that beach sand.... you may never be found... at least the grey stands out for the rescue helicopters.... :o

The clearcoat scratches white,so the lighter the colour the less noticeable.
Andrew

[SimmAus]

I've got a Fuji white...you have to go looking for pin striping on the white parts of the body. The black A and B pillar sections the "experience" lines are quite noticeable...

[LandyAndy]

yer but that white blends in far too easily into that beach sand.... you may never be found... at least the grey stands out for the rescue helicopters.... :o

I could say,that grey would match your hair.Cant say that though can I:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
Andrew

[BSM]

And Zermatt Silver? It's a light colour - but it's metallic paint? Is that likely to show pinstripes do you recon?

[scarry]

And Zermatt Silver? It's a light colour - but it's metallic paint? Is that likely to show pinstripes do you recon?

The deefer is that colour and surprisingly doesn't really show the stripes as badly as a dark colour

[~Rich~]

And Zermatt Silver? It's a light colour - but it's metallic paint? Is that likely to show pinstripes do you recon?

Whatever colour - put on Paint Shield or Road Warrior!
Makes you feel at ease through scratchy tracks.
Applied it again before the Anzac W/E and will leave it on until I get back from a Qld trip in July.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/873.jpg (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/VSK5/media/IMG_4797.jpg.html)

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http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/127707-scratched-sides-4.html#post1706093

[LandyAndy]

More info Rich.
Where do you buy it and the cost.
I would be interested in applying something like that before an extended trip where I couldnt care for Snow Whites complexion.
Looks like its easily removed after.
Andrew

[Grentarc]

You could Plastidip the car in clear, although I have no idea how many cans it would take, and the cans are $30 each. I have a can of clear, which I am going to do my motorbike with just to make it matte and protect the paint at the same time.

[~Rich~]

Read on from here Andrew:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/205107-paint-protection-film-has-anyone-used-2.html#post2498441

[IndusD4]

Mine is Indus silver and the white of scratches in the clear coat is noticeable at some angles. As with the other lighter colours after a bit of polish they disappear for the most part. What remains are the scratches on the A and B pillars in the black plastic.

Ron

[mfpoli]

Whatever colour - put on Paint Shield or Road Warrior!
Makes you feel at ease through scratchy tracks.
Applied it again before the Anzac W/E and will leave it on until I get back from a Qld trip in July.



Yes, I can attest to Paint Shield at Rich's recommendation. About $109 per 4lt can. The supplier is based just north of Sydney. Use less than 1lt for one thick coat rolled on the bonnet and sides. Second coat for the mirrors to give it better tensile strength for ease of removal. Provides good protection when driving down overgrown tracks. My disco is black and therefore the film doesn't dry out evenly as does on Rich's car. Also, looks like the Milky Way galaxy when it gets wet/damp but dries clear. However, I don't care how it looks as I am only after the protection. I only apply it prior to a trip and remove it thereafter.

[Meken]

Is this the stuff ? http://www.shieldnpeel.com.au/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=60

[mfpoli]

Is this the stuff ? Paint Shield (http://www.shieldnpeel.com.au/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=60)

Correct. I ordered through The Hardware Store in Balmain, Sydney as it is close to me, however I understand they deliver direct.

Mario