# paint choices (56k die) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 19, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521 "2005-09-19T20:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/21 "2005-09-20T08:09:00Z")
I think the minerva blue would look hot. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/22 "2005-09-20T09:20:22Z")
bayside blue aka. R34 Blue ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/23 "2005-09-20T09:28:00Z")
> [@walter](#): > > um, no it doesn’t when its new it does, after its been parked in the sun for 5 years it looses the effect and i should have clarified, it doesnt do it like a HOK candy would, its a very subble santorin blue is a dark pearlescent blue that when parked in the sun and viewed at the right angle, the pearl … like all pearl colors will have a bit of a “glow” to it. because the paint is a dark blue to begin with, that glow can tend to show up as a medium blue or also sometimes as a burdeline purple color. this color change will not cover the entire car at once. instead it will just “highlight” certian curves depending on what angle you view the car from years of parking your car in the sun (paint fade) and not properly caring for the paint (ie: mircro scrathes in the clear thet defuse the sunlight entering the paint) will cause the pear effect to be greatly deminished not that ive ever seen a santorin bue a6 fresh out of the paintbooth after a complete paintjob or anything … i mean audi only painted a couple million cars that color and for that mater, the audi factory doesnt use the same pearl additive that ppg uses, which does change the way the pearl reacts to sunlight. ---
**Author:** ![audios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@audios](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/audios)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/24 "2005-09-20T10:15:32Z")
i dont think you should get nogaro blue. bad choice. dont do it. everyone who suggested it, and then those who affirmed those suggestions are all gonna die. horrible horrible painful, having something to do with the rectum, deaths. ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/25 "2005-09-20T10:20:00Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > when its new it does, after its been parked in the sun for 5 years it looses the effect > > and i should have clarified, it doesnt do it like a HOK candy would, its a very subble > > santorin blue is a dark pearlescent blue that when parked in the sun and viewed at the right angle, the pearl … like all pearl colors will have a bit of a “glow” to it. because the paint is a dark blue to begin with, that glow can tend to show up as a medium blue or also sometimes as a burdeline purple color. this color change will not cover the entire car at once. instead it will just “highlight” certian curves depending on what angle you view the car from > > years of parking your car in the sun (paint fade) and not properly caring for the paint (ie: mircro scrathes in the clear thet defuse the sunlight entering the paint) will cause the pear effect to be greatly deminished > > not that ive ever seen a santorin bue a6 fresh out of the paintbooth after a complete paintjob or anything … i mean audi only painted a couple million cars that color > > and for that mater, the audi factory doesnt use the same pearl additive that ppg uses, which does change the way the pearl reacts to sunlight. I do have that color on my A4 and after 7 years it still does look purple in some lights and blue in the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Ninja](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ninja)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/26 "2005-09-20T10:22:57Z")
Minerva Blue = baby blue = :gay: I don’t understand why people have such a boner for baby blue cars… you may as well paint it pink ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/27 "2005-09-20T10:51:28Z")
Pink it is… ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/28 "2005-09-20T10:53:07Z")
> [@auttiquattro](#): > > I do have that color on my A4 and after 7 years it still does look purple in some lights and blue in the rest. shut up, i dont know what im talking about and your delusional 😛 lol ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/29 "2005-09-20T11:01:49Z")
> [@audios](#): > > i dont think you should get nogaro blue. bad choice. dont do it. everyone who suggested it, and then those who affirmed those suggestions are all gonna die. horrible horrible painful, having something to do with the rectum, deaths. :crap: = :hang: = :ohnoes: ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/30 "2005-09-20T11:17:21Z")
> [@Ninja](#): > > Minerva Blue = baby blue = :gay: > > I don’t understand why people have such a boner for baby blue cars… you may as well paint it pink pink is the new blue duh so does that make blue the new pink? so a blue car is madd ghey??? ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/31 "2005-09-20T11:29:01Z")
now you can vote ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521/32 "2005-09-20T13:52:15Z")
> [@audios](#): > > i dont think you should get nogaro blue. bad choice. dont do it. everyone who suggested it, and then those who affirmed those suggestions are all gonna die. horrible horrible painful, having something to do with the rectum, deaths. 🤣 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-choices-56k-die/2521.md?page=1)