Colors easiest to keep clean yet looks good
 

Hi guys,

I am debating between blue, white or gray. Which color is best to maintain cleanliness and looks good where it shows off the lines if the car well?

I current have a white car but the pearl white looks good on the FRS. Never has a gray car and that blue looks super... The only thing about the blue is not sure how well it will age with the car... Not fading wise but will the blue look " old" after five years or so?

Thanks

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blue or grey i think would be easiest to clean. personally im not a fan of blue but i got nothing agaisnt any of the colors. so have your pick. my frs is black and it is a b#tch to keep clean. i like it show room shiny so i gotta wash it every other time i take it out of the garage. on top of that the last time i took it to the dealer for an oilchange they put swirl marks all over my bumper... sorry for going off the tracks lol

When you say gray do you mean asphalt (dark gray) or argento (silver)? Since the asphalt is metallic, it shows dirt really quickly. My parents live down a dirt road and I have to wash that car every time I visit.

If you're worried about the paint fading, you could always get paint protection.

White is always the best color to look clean and scratch free.

Silver is the second best color.

Dark colors - Gray, Black, Blue etc will generally show every bit of dirt, scratch, etc..

Gray would be easiest to clean (hard to see swirls too), and would look the least dirty when it is. Only thing for gray (in my opinion), it's hard to color match wheels with it. White shows lines and curves, and relatively easy to wipe down and make it look clean. But gets dirty in general, fast.

Mine is a silver (Argento), it hides everything, i wash mine every week but i can skip a week as long as long the weather is good,
if its a little dusty i use the quick detailer, the lines show perfectly with a slight shadow under them under the correct lighting too

But on your choice of colors i would go white, as long as you keep up with it

Black and white show dirt the most.

I'd say silver/gold colour hides dirt the best. Black is the worst. Black is also the sleekest IMHO.
I used to really like the Indigo colour on my TSX even though I don't usually dig blue cars. Ultramarine...meh.

silver is the best to keep looking clean...

seems to hide everything

My choice would be silver. Generally speaking lighter colors hide imperfections better.
As far as looking cleaner longer, again, silver.
Really shows off the lines better in almost all to near dark lighting scenarios.

silver, white or gray.

black and red are the worst for me

My family and I have owned nearly every color of car on the market. Pearl white Cadillac, Blue Vette, Red Z, and a Grey tC. Being put in charge of detailing these cars, to my experience, white was the easiest color to keep clean. Blues and blacks are impossible. It was so frustrating to finish detailing our blue vette only to have it showing dirt minutes later. Red looks really sexy on a lot of cars and I've thought about getting the Fr-s in red, but I've seen too many red cars get destroyed by the sun and they never look as good as the day you bought them. I love the Fr-s in white, and will soon be getting one in whiteout. My favorite classic car is the 2000gt in white, and it just makes sense to get the Fr-s in white as well since these two cars share body lines. To each their own though, get what catches your eye. Don't look at colors too much, they will all start blending and confusion will only follow.

Agreed. Gray is lowest maint followed by silver and white. Black will swirl. Red will fade.

for a car, the rule of thumb is, the darker the color the dirtier it'll look when it has dirt on it. White is definitely the cleanest. I owned a white color I can go all winter without washing and it'll still look cleaner than a black car one week not washing.

I have SSM and it can get pretty dirty before I feel the need to wash it

silver is by far the easiest to keep clean.

Of the car colors I've owned, silver by far can go the longest without looking dirty.

Ultramarine is a nice color, but it's almost as hard to keep clean as black. I would think Asphalt would be about the same. Silver and white would show dust/dirt the least.

Silver

For some reasons, I just think that white is hard to keep clean. I owned a white car before, and it got keyed. Since then, the long, black line was so apparent that I told myself i would never get a white car again. Also, when the car is full of dirt, the white turns to white-brownish, IMO. I always thought black would be better. Brown (dirt) on Black = less apparent.

Yea I think white actually shows more actual dirt/grime since it "pops" in color contrast, but typically isn't too bad to get looking clean again and imo look great/classy/expensive with a great wash.

I owned 2 black cars prior to my silver (argentino) FRS, and I will say that anything even close to black is going to be a hassle to keep looking clean because even stuff like dust,pollen, rain spots, etc really show on a dark car. I think pollen used to drive me nuts in the spring because by the time I dried one side of the car, the other side already had pollen all over it!

Silver is super easy to keep clean, and the lines look great in this car, but I will say its probably the most "dull/boring" color out of them. But I personally don't care for flashy, keeps the cops and immature kids away :)

White with Opti Coat, never can go wrong with that. Water alone surprises me when i do my pre rinse.

Silver for sure.

Right now my car is covered with salt and dirt. I can't wash it off because I don't like car washes and my outside spigot is closed off. I'm not going to worry about it until I take the winter tires off. It would look bad no matter what color the car was. However a white car just begs to be kept clean. Silver is the right choice to show minimal dirt - but it is neutral, dull, unadventurous - a safe color for safe people.

silver looks sharp,and it ''blends" better in "fast" traffic!
less tendency to get "lit up!"..just sayin'

My vote is with whiteout. It is actually pearl white so it has that metallic shine. I've had some dirt after rain on mine and it wasn't really noticeable until you get up close.

My current car is Toyota Pearl white and it shows the dirt more than my previous car which was silver.

As far as the FR-S paint schemes go - whiteout and argento (silver) are going to be the easiest to keep clean. Asphalt is the sexiest though - and I actually enjoy washing my car - so it's a win-win.

Asphalt hides dirt like a ninja.

Silver (Argento?) would hide the dirt the most so would look clean the longest, however in my opinion this is the most boring colour choice.

White is actually quite easy to keep clean or at least it hides dirt relatively well. You notice it when you get close though.

I also recommend Opticoat. I have been very impressed with how easy it is to keep the white looking clean with it.

if I don't wash my white BRZ after awhile it looks grey... does that help? lol.... still love it though.

Silver hides stuff the best, white is easiest to make look good. But screw it I went with Firestorm.