Trim105

What do you guys think, anyone that's seen the colours in real life? I have seen selenite grey but have yet to see magno selenite. Also, what's everyone's opinion on metallic vs. matte paint?

The order freeze for my C63 S coupe is not for another 2 weeks or so and I'm torn between the two

Opinions would be much appreciated

RHRAUS

Hey Trim105,

I was initially attracted to the matte finish on the sedan (before changing my order to the coupe) as I thought it would make it stand out a bit more and somehow make the car look meaner.

However after seeing the photos on here of the selenite grey and other grey gloss finish paint jobs on other MB cars think it's hard to go pass that. All the different shades and depth that it adds to the car in different light looks awesome, so I'll definitely be opting for Selenite Grey if we get it in Australia. Otherwise it might be palladium silver or another darker colour as personally I think it looks better with darker paint.

Also from other 3rd parties (including my wife) I've heard several times that the matte finish can look a bit cheap.

Just my 2 cents.

AV1

Agree with the above.


Trim105 this is all personal opinions obviously, I've seen all the matt colours in real life and sorry to say I'm not a fan of them, even the matt white.


The main 'put off' for me is the maintenance issue as they will be much harder to look after and repair properly if need be, unless you invest in a complete protective cover up film which may help with that issue or alternatively you could matt cover the whole vehicle with your choice of colour and it would be reversible at anytime, the other obvious problem you would have down the track is resale - matt colours are a niche, so finding someone else to buy it will be tougher than selling an "ordinary" colour.


The other aspect which I can't seem to get over is the fact that the grey shades of matt look like undercoat and as if the car is unpainted or unfinished


At the end of the day though it's your choice, go with what you really want for all of your own reasons

Trim105

Thanks for your input guys, appreciate it. I do actually agree with both of you overall.

As RHRAUS said, the metallic paints do have quite the visual appeal.

And AV1 I agree, my main concern was the added maintainance that comes with matte paint, not sure if I can be bothered with that nonsense

My main attraction to the matte was the 'cool factor' surrounding matte coloured cars I guess, but I think I'll just stick with metallic and wrap if I ever feel the need.

Well, that was easily solved! Thanks again you two

AV1

Your welcome Trim105, but keep in mind these are all just my and other peoples opinions, if they're constructive opinions all it really does is make everyone more aware of associated aspects, if you really want a matt duco then go for it as long as your happy with your choice and purchase


I certainly understand the difficulty in selecting a colour for this new C205 C63, it looks HOT in any colour really

Magno507

I thought they were only doing the magno selenite for the edition 1 / motorsport?

AV1

Not sure but in some markets you can option any duco colour for your AMG from the Designo range colour palette which the magno is a part of

finch!

I was going to go with Iridium Silver Magno for my Edition 1 wagon but decided to go with regular Iridium Silver instead. My theory is that I'm going to have the entire car wrapped in Xpel Ultimate protective film anyway and I can get one panel wrapped in Xpel Stealth to see how I like the look before I commit to getting the entire car done in either. To be, it's the best of both worlds - protection and gloss if I want it, or protection and matte if I want that. No maintenance for the matte paint. I doubt it will look exactly like Iridium Silver Magno but it'll be close enough.

It might be worth looking into doing something similar.

Trim105

In the UK it's available as standard, edition 1 or not. Not sure about other markets.

Trim105

Hi finch, thanks for your input! I'm probably going to do the same thing and go for xpel stealth over metallic selenite

finch!

No worries. I should have my car in February - I'll post some photos of what I learn during my experiment

We don't have Selenite Grey as an option here. I wish we did...!

JPMBenz

I would order the coupe in Iridium Silver or Brilliant Blue. That is my personal opinion. I love magno paints but there is just to much to deal with. That is coming from a guy who loves to clean cars. LOL

Mode Carbon

iTrader: (-1)

^^ flat paint has easier maintenance than gloss paint. Essentially swirls are non existent.

RHRAUS very nice point there.

Any idea if these colors are available for the sedan?

Magno507

agree ^^ much easier. previous car was m3 in frozen grey (matte) and now edition 507 in magno platinum.. maintenance is a breeze

emericr

Maintenance is a breeze and it has a cool factor. I luv mine.
Only issue is dings cannot be easily fixed like regular cars so use Xpel on front, door sills and around wheels and you will be fine.
The option of Xpel stealth is also very attractive as if you do not want matte anymore, just remove it.