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I have seen quite a few 986 boxsters on the road that has a yellowish
tint to its silver body color. It certainly doesn't look quite as good as the
new Arctic Silver paint of a new Cayman. Was that Arctic Silver? Or did
Porsche offer a slightly different shade of Silver at that time?
It seems that when the sun is shining those 986 Boxsters look a bityellowish. Artic silver in the sun looks like it is white. It took me a lot of time to decide on Artic because of the 'keep it clean'factor (it rains a lot here, forming dust which shows immediately on a darker color and not so much on Artic). To see how a color ages I surfed the web for oldtimers and found the following links helpful.
IMO silver ages well but so does red and yellow. Not so sure about black, dark blue and dark grey. If I was living in a country where the sun is out every day, I would have taken seal grey or lapis blue because those colors a great under the sun.
Isn't it a safe bet to say that any non-metallic color will show more signs of age then that of a metallic spatula. Of course there are limits to this statement, such as someone completely neglecting their car and allowing the paint to tarnish quicker.
Silver in any form or fashion is a fairly active paint pigment......not quite as bad as red though. It basically means that it tends to degrade faster in sunlight than some other colors do such as blues, blacks, etc. But given the proper care and if garaged (two great points for any color) it should look perfect after many years. Don't take care of it and the clear coat could yellow over the years.
One of the reasons I chose silver was because of the way it ages. My last 3 cars have been silver. I was getting a little sick of silver, but they age so well. You just can't easily see the little scratches you inevitable get at the ends of the doors, swirl marks etc. on a silver car. When I went to the porsche dealer and saw some early model boxsters I made my decision. The silver cars looked perfect and like new. The flaws were hidden. Every other colur car there of the same age, scratches and small dents were visible. So I thik its the most durable colour you can buy. And Arctic looks fantastic on a Cayman.
One of the reasons I chose silver was because of the way it ages. My last 3 cars have been silver. I was getting a little sick of silver, but they age so well. You just can't easily see the little scratches you inevitable get at the ends of the doors, swirl marks etc. on a silver car. When I went to the porsche dealer and saw some early model boxsters I made my decision. The silver cars looked perfect and like new. The flaws were hidden. Every other colur car there of the same age, scratches and small dents were visible. So I thik its the most durable colour you can buy. And Arctic looks fantastic on a Cayman.
Like Santa Fe said, it's more about the care. Personally the worst aging I've seen is on red cars. Somebody said metallics age better, but that's not what I was told by the dealer. I've always heard metallics break down faster. Because of how sunlight is reflected by the flakes the paint gets a double whammy.
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr id="quote" noshade="noshade" height="1" /> One of the reasons I chose silver was because of the way it ages. My last 3 cars have been silver. I was getting a little sick of silver, but they age so well. You just can't easily see the little scratches you inevitable get at the ends of the doors, swirl marks etc. on a silver car. When I went to the porsche dealer and saw some early model boxsters I made my decision. The silver cars looked perfect and like new. The flaws were hidden. Every other colur car there of the same age, scratches and small dents were visible. So I thik its the most durable colour you can buy. And Arctic looks fantastic on a Cayman. <hr id="quote" noshade="noshade" height="1" />got any pics of your cayman?
