S63 White Matte or Regular White Paint?
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S63 White Matte or Regular White Paint?
Those who opted in for matte paint, what is your experience with it? I never owned matte paint.
Curious how practical is it? How quickly it gets dirty? or how easy to clean it? Any other issues?
Please share your experience.
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Curious how practical is it? How quickly it gets dirty? or how easy to clean it? Any other issues?
Please share your experience.
Thank you!
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How good does one actually look in real life vs regular white paint? Is it worth it?
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Steer clear of matte unless you plan on only owning for a short period of time. I always recommend to my high end clients that if they want matte then order the car in the color you want. Once you receive it have it professionally wrapped in a 3m matte vinyl. You get the best of both worlds and then when it comes to resale you just have the wrap removed. Underneath is a perfect and spotless factory paint job.
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as far as looks? they look amazing!
but cleaning and upkeep can be daunting: I'm guessing more so on a white car.
I myself have the diamond white and it's really nice......dirty, but really nice
but cleaning and upkeep can be daunting: I'm guessing more so on a white car.
I myself have the diamond white and it's really nice......dirty, but really nice
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A better pic of this finish shown on this SL:
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Jason, I love my white cars but those two black ones look amazing!
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Unfortunately, you cannot order an S Class with "regular" white paint, as it is not offered. I realize that you are referring to Diamond White Metallic as the "regular" white, but I sure wish MB would offer the S Class and SL's in a SOLID, PLAIN WHITE, like BMW and Audi do. Every time I see a BMW 750LI in their fabulous Arctic White, I think of how great that color would look on an S550. Would it kill MB to offer a few more colors on their $100K+ luxo sleds? Luxury is all about choice. If I want a plain white S550, I should be able to order one.
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A black car looks great the day you buy it and the day you sell it. 90% of the black cars you see on the street are either full of swirls in the paint, are dirty or just look lousy. The other 10% just came from the detail shop.
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That is one great pic to show off black
Yea. For 07-09 last gen w221 you could get the bright white, then in 2010 they took it way and only offered the $1,000 optional diamond white...
Unfortunately, you cannot order an S Class with "regular" white paint, as it is not offered. I realize that you are referring to Diamond White Metallic as the "regular" white, but I sure wish MB would offer the S Class and SL's in a SOLID, PLAIN WHITE, like BMW and Audi do. Every time I see a BMW 750LI in their fabulous Arctic White, I think of how great that color would look on an S550. Would it kill MB to offer a few more colors on their $100K+ luxo sleds? Luxury is all about choice. If I want a plain white S550, I should be able to order one.
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That Ruby Black is a very interesting color. It can look black, deep red, copper and other colors, depending on the light. Glad you are enjoying it.
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