# pearl white paint.. question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 19, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410 "2003-10-19T17:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BETRAYED93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BETRAYED93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BETRAYED93)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/1 "2003-10-19T17:52:15Z")
mark i guess thisis a good one for you… i can t really remember looking at your car for a while but… im looking for a pearl white that glow’s a nice bright white… i hate most of GM’S pearl white as it has a tint of a nasty dull looking… tint to it… almost like a slight tan color to the pearl… makes it ugly i-m-o basically what kind of cars have pearl white with a brighter looking pearl… ---
**Author:** ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/2 "2003-10-19T18:00:45Z")
well you have the caddy white diamond… there is the lexus pearl color honda put a pearl on the preludes for a while nissan as a pearl on the new trucks or you could get a custom pearl mix at any paint place… i am sure that there is more but that should help some ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/3 "2003-10-19T18:27:33Z")
> _Originally posted by vtecsol_ > **well you have the caddy white diamond…** > > > > there is the lexus pearl color > > honda put a pearl on the preludes for a while > > nissan as a pearl on the new trucks > > **or you could get a custom pearl mix at any paint place… i am sure that there is more but that should help some** you can buy a bottle of pearl from any paintstore for around 100bucks two whites available fine white dont remember the other one ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/4 "2003-10-19T18:30:57Z")
> _Originally posted by ohsoquik02_ > **you can buy a bottle of pearl from any paintstore for around 100bucks > two whites available > fine white > dont remember the other one** werent you banned? ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/5 "2003-10-19T20:38:44Z")
> _Originally posted by BETRAYED93_ > **HI-jacked:greddy:** 🤣 to get things back on topic… i know marks paint is a Lexus paint… my prelude was a really bright white… and i do believe it was pearl… much brighter than championship white, like on Type-R’s… I forget the paint code, its been a while… ---
**Author:** ![BETRAYED93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BETRAYED93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BETRAYED93)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/6 "2003-10-19T20:43:25Z")
> _Originally posted by Darkstar_ > **🤣** > > > > to get things back on topic… > > i know marks paint is a Lexus paint… > > **my prelude was a really bright white… and i do believe it was pearl… much brighter than championship white, like on Type-R’s… > I forget the paint code, its been a while…** the type r paint looks dull… to me… like a pal looking white… im looking for a bright white with bright color pearl… im pretty sure marks is like this… ---
**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/7 "2003-10-19T23:37:12Z")
> _Originally posted by BETRAYED93_ > **the type r paint looks dull… to me… like a pal looking white…** > > > > **im looking for a bright white with bright color pearl… im pretty sure marks is like this…** Yeah my paint is like this, here is a pic where the sun hit it at the right spot. At night at any gas station under the xenon lights, it really looks the best. [http://home.comcast.net/~markfroberts/supra5.jpg](http://home.comcast.net/~markfroberts/supra5.jpg) [http://home.comcast.net/~markfroberts/supra6.jpg](http://home.comcast.net/~markfroberts/supra6.jpg) There is one thing that really sucks about white pearls, which always bugs the shit out of me … the plastic will not match 99% of the time. I like the color a lot, but im considering painting it a a shade off of the factory quicksilver color, or royal saphire pearl… but who knows if / when that would happen. ---
**Author:** ![BETRAYED93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BETRAYED93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BETRAYED93)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/8 "2003-10-19T23:43:32Z")
> _Originally posted by SP71Supra_ > **There is one thing that really sucks about white pearls, which always bugs the shit out of me … the plastic will not match 99% of the time. I like the color a lot, but im considering painting it a a shade off of the factory quicksilver color, or royal saphire pearl… but who knows if / when that would happen.** good to hear… my cars no super car… so i dunno if im going to paint it or not… just wanted a better shade of white and it don t cost much to do it myself… i like projects over winter considering im planing on painting the black plastic trim on the doors and bumpers im guessing the whole white pearl would reflect really bad then… let me knw thanks for good info ---
**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/9 "2003-10-20T10:36:11Z")
> _Originally posted by BETRAYED93_ > **good to hear…** > > > > my cars no super car… so i dunno if im going to paint it or not… just wanted a better shade of white and it don t cost much to do it myself… > > i like projects over winter > > considering im planing on painting the black plastic trim on the doors and bumpers im guessing the whole white pearl would reflect really bad then… > > let me knw > > **thanks for good info** Yeah the plastic would definatly be a shade off… ---
**Author:** ![zman26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71c47a/32.png) [@zman26](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zman26)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/10 "2003-10-20T11:17:46Z")
Feezer’s miata (well before he totaled it) was pearl white. Here are some pics of it. [http://www.7starpro.com/miata.htm](http://www.7starpro.com/miata.htm) ---
**Author:** ![BETRAYED93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BETRAYED93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BETRAYED93)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/11 "2003-10-20T13:21:04Z")
> _Originally posted by zman26_ > **Feezer’s miata (well before he totaled it) was pearl white. Here are some pics of it.** > > > > **[http://www.7starpro.com/miata.htm](http://www.7starpro.com/miata.htm)** he get any after pics of it in the water? that was a nicely done show car ---
**Author:** ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/12 "2003-10-20T13:29:42Z")
it is so depressing to look at that car and to know what he got for it, compared to what he had in it:( ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pearl-white-paint-question/162410/13 "2003-10-20T13:31:02Z")
> _Originally posted by BETRAYED93_ > **he get any after pics of it in the water?** > > > > **that was a nicely done show car** its here at the shop…☹ made me kinda sad when i saw it but then i realized that he’s f’in stoopid for driving a freaking show car in the rain…damn koreans,there dumb