Poll: Favorite Exterior Color

[ntorch]

That's why it costs nearly $1000 more.

I thought robots did all the Tri-coat work?

 

[liuby33]

There were 2 fully loaded GS near me (London ON) last week, one black, one white tri-coat. Since my last two cars have been black I really needed a change, and ended up getting a fantastic deal on the white. TBH you really can't see anything special about the tri-coat until you're up close, but in general I think white complements the car's shape nicely.

Great choice, personally I think there is not one colour that looks bad on this car.

 

[Katsubento]

I thought robots did all the Tri-coat work?

Still more work to be done over the regular ones, and they probably have to move them to a separate area to do them (my guess).

 

[Ryansnyder5357]

I went with black. PIA to keep clean but I'm partial to the shine and reflection that is unmatched on many 9ther colors.

 

[L J]

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I have had problem with white cars since buying my 70 TA, although bought Typhoon in Royal Blue Metallic since only few made at very end of production run. I could not get Sierra Denali in white with Quadrasteer.

 

[89quattro]

Reviving this thread as a courtesy reminder to all newbies about which color TourX trumps all.

 

[L J]

So you wanted a picture of the quickest color, Quicksilver Metallic... here ya go.

 

[ski_bum22]

If you get a black exterior - can this come in a tan interior?

 

[LLninja]

I don’t understand why nearly all cars nowadays only come in black, white, silver, gray, and tan. Just look at the colors from all manufacturers, very few real colors like red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple. I’ forced to either paint or plastidip tog et the car I want, unless I pay extra to Porsche or Audi to give me a custom color,

 

[Buck Turgidson]

oops, sorry.....

 

[visitor]

I bought the blue but voted the rioja red. I think that color is very handsome.

vice versa here

 

[Buck Turgidson]

I have smoked pearl with "shale" leather, but I wanted tri-coat white.
Did the tri-coat white Essence only come with black leather?

 

[mikegett]

In the custom world this would be simple enough, just adds more labor and material cost. I have never seen this process in person at an OEM and am wracking my brain trying to figure out how they do it on the same paint line as the "normal" colors. Maybe they batch them all together and have extra automation JUST for this? Seems like an incredible investment that would take up floorspace and cycle time.

Every OEM model will require significant modifications to manufacturing processes. This is why we typically have five year model changes with minor refresh at 3. The processes may even vary from plant to plant. I can’t speak for Buick , but our Marysville plant even produces a PMC variant that incorporates up to 15 layers in the paint process. Our typical applications involve a single to double application using water based paints. I believe the tri coat is a lacquer based. Similar to the PMC. This should give a more durable paint vs the eco friendly variants. Personally. I love the solvent based paints. Just as long as I’m not working around them. As for color. I love the tri coats. My wife’s enclave has the black tri coat. I opted for black in the sport back , sad that not a tri coat, but my favorite would be the tri coat white. I just can’t do silver or grey. Staring at white bodies all day long, the silver and grey just looks unfinished.

 

[LLninja]

Every OEM model will require significant modifications to manufacturing processes. This is why we typically have five year model changes with minor refresh at 3. The processes may even vary from plant to plant. I can’t speak for Buick , but our Marysville plant even produces a PMC variant that incorporates up to 15 layers in the paint process. Our typical applications involve a single to double application using water based paints. I believe the tri coat is a lacquer based. Similar to the PMC. This should give a more durable paint vs the eco friendly variants. Personally. I love the solvent based paints. Just as long as I’m not working around them. As for color. I love the tri coats. My wife’s enclave has the black tri coat. I opted for black in the sport back , sad that not a tri coat, but my favorite would be the tri coat white. I just can’t do silver or grey. Staring at white bodies all day long, the silver and grey just looks unfinished.

My Chevy volt is. White Diamond tricoat. I took the only one they had left on the lot, so I really didn’t have a choice of color, unless I wanted to drive further away to select one. It’s a really nice color, but I probably would have preferred a blue or red one.

 

[mikegett]

I don’t understand why nearly all cars nowadays only come in black, white, silver, gray, and tan. Just look at the colors from all manufacturers, very few real colors like red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple. I’ forced to either paint or plastidip tog et the car I want, unless I pay extra to Porsche or Audi to give me a custom color,

No. There are still great options out there. The TLX apex blue, performance red and tiger eye pearl are items of pure beauty.

 

[mikegett]

My Chevy volt is. White Diamond tricoat. I took the only one they had left on the lot, so I really didn’t have a choice of color, unless I wanted to drive further away to select one. It’s a really nice color, but I probably would have preferred a blue or red one.

I think I was wrong on my wife’s enclave. I thought it was black diamond tricoat. I believe she has the black carbon metallic. The quality of that paint is still far superior to the sport back. Even when dusty, the depth of the black makes it appear cleaner. How does the white appear when the volt is dirty? Do you still see the depth?
I think I may need to change my preferred color. I didn’t know the sport back was offered in a green. The carrageen metallic is stunning.

 

[LLninja]

No. There are still great options out there. The TLX apex blue, performance red and tiger eye pearl are items of pure beauty. View attachment 32993View attachment 32994

Agreed. Mazda has this really nice shade of red for their SUVs. But look at the color palette for any Chevy, GMC, or cadillac… it’s basically black, gray, silver, white, and several other shades of gray/silver with an occasional blue or red thrown in there. Then with pony cars, they have bright yellow which makes me want to puke.

 

[D2R]

Agreed. Mazda has this really nice shade of red for their SUVs. But look at the color palette for any Chevy, GMC, or cadillac… it’s basically black, gray, silver, white, and several other shades of gray/silver with an occasional blue or red thrown in there. Then with pony cars, they have bright yellow which makes me want to puke.

Mazda calls it "Soul Red" for a reason. 😉

 

[mikegett]

Agreed. Mazda has this really nice shade of red for their SUVs. But look at the color palette for any Chevy, GMC, or cadillac… it’s basically black, gray, silver, white, and several other shades of gray/silver with an occasional blue or red thrown in there. Then with pony cars, they have bright yellow which makes me want to puke.

GM has some variations as well. I’ve seen purple, green and brown variants that are quite nice. These seem to be limited more to the higher end variants of the vehicles. But 2018 to current has seen a lot of distribution impacts. Starting with tariff and ending with the manpower impacts from COVID. Manufacturers have moved or closed facilities to predict or prevent economic impacts. And suppliers local and global are feeling the manpower. I don’t know Buick or GMs part logistics, but I can tell you that one pigment in my companies paint caused a daisy chain of impact. The metallic paints in particular use metals, even gold, that is sourced from global partners. We have been navigating these impacts better than GM can due to our supplier infrastructure, but it’s taken a massive hit. My personal thought is we are seeing the impact of manufacturing decisions made 3 years ago due to predicted impacts. Don’t hold your breath to expect changes immediately.

 

[mikegett]

Mazda calls it "Soul Red" for a reason. 😉

I love that color. When you feel the depth while standing feet away, it’s a slam dunk.