Deep black metallic vs. "regular" black.

[Alb4tor]

A very simple question. Is it worth it?
I'm inclined to think that, for the price of the supplement, a standard black and a few touches of blue in the headlights would be just as interesting.
What do you think? Any "standard black" driver here?

 

[Jeev]

Also went for 'simple black' myself. But for another reason, I will have my car wrapped.
Thinking of satin dark grey, or charcoal matte wrap.

 

[DuckMan]

Lots of washing and waxing vs. tons of washing and waxing. Love the black, but never going back.

 

[grizzler]

Lots of washing and waxing vs. tons of washing and waxing. Love the black, but never going back.

Abolutely agree. Black is such a bitch ro keep clean/ good looking.

 

[DuckMan]

Abolutely agree. Black is such a bitch ro keep clean/ good looking.

But man, those 8 days when it just got washed and is sitting in the driveway it looks killer. The wrap thing sounds like fun but pricey. Vintage cues from great cars of the 50s and 60s would be my favorite adds.

Something like:

 

[PanameraFrank]

Plain Black generally looks a bit nicer at showroom quality, Metallic hides dirt/swirls significantly better (although still much worse than any non-black).

 

[taycanstuff]

I think metallic have some extra sparkle to it?

 

[MeMyselfAndI]

I always buy my cars in Black. In my personal experience the non-metallic black is darker, deeper black compared to metallic.
My Taycan is Jet Black (metallic), but for my Macan I'm going for the non-metallic black. I'm not that concerned about scratching as I always let my detailer put a ceramic coating on my cars which should give good protection.

 

[ThomasDK]

Also free Option black on my car. The non metallic is more black.

 

[bbmertz]

Here’s a few other forum discussions on Black vs JBM which I read while doing my own research on this topic:
https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1251742-jet-black-metallic-vs-black.html

https://www.macanforum.com/threads/color-options-black-or-jet-black-metallic.184089/

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...any-images-of-those-next-to-each-other.11132/

Ultimately I chose neither and am going with Volcano Grey metallic.

 

[MeMyselfAndI]

As said earlier, personally, I think the non-metallic black looks best. But I don't know for sure whether I should pick satin or 'glossy' black painted rims to go with said black color. Any advise? And what about the window trim, glossy black or leave it as-is?

 

[grizzler]

My choice would be satin wheels with uni black and glossy black window trim in case of „hard to keep clean and free from micro scratches„ uni black.

 

[wmras]

As said earlier, personally, I think the non-metallic black looks best. But I don't know for sure whether I should pick satin or 'glossy' black painted rims to go with said black color. Any advise? And what about the window trim, glossy black or leave it as-is?

Our 2012 Cayman S Black Edition (a Cayman R in street clothes) has gloss black everywhere outside, with the exception of a thin polished aluminum sidewall on the rim. It is standard black, buffed to remove orange peel, and glass (ceramic) coated everywhere, including the wheels. She still turns heads and is amazingly easy to clean.

 

[raybey]

I was struggling with this same decision until I popped into my local dealer at the weekend. I had ordered JBM but after seeing it in person I am definitely changing to solid black. The metallic looked very colourful (blue, purple, brown) under certain lights and looked a bit off against the gloss black window surrounds. I now need to decide whether to paint the rims gloss black or satin as mentioned above

 

[wmras]

I was struggling with this same decision until I popped into my local dealer at the weekend. I had ordered JBM but after seeing it in person I am definitely changing to solid black. The metallic looked very colourful (blue, purple, brown) under certain lights and looked a bit off against the gloss black window surrounds. I now need to decide whether to paint the rims gloss black or satin as mentioned above

When the car is clean, Satin Black on the wheels will never look as clean or sharp as Gloss Black. When the car is dirty, both blacks on the wheels look dirty!

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