Thread: Best D4 colour for off-road?

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

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.

I am with Andy here.

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

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.

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....

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

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

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...

Originally Posted by 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....

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

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

Originally Posted by BSM

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