why and when did auto industry start pushing these primer colors

[Eldritch]

maybe, but I think you were thinking more along car vinyl wrapping that blew up about 15 years ago.

I dont think we have seen all these primer/bondo grey colors until last 5 years, but I maybe wrong

I know it started with wraps, I'm not sure whe the first production line paint job like that was, but yeah. In Grey and White it is trash, it looks unfinished.

In t other colors, it is pretty sick on the right vehicle. Aside from the obvious Matte Black Mad Max craze that was happening for a minute, which is always a preferred style, the OD Green was also pretty sick.

 

[Blankpage]

Maybe I’m a bit biased but looks better on a ST then a Monster

 

[augustiron]

You're not biased, you're just wrong.

 

[Johndicezx9]

I thought this color looked pretty good...

 

[Eldritch]

Maybe I’m a bit biased but looks better on a ST then a Monster

Well, I don't know if that is the best looking example, but it is of course better than on a Monster.

Once you see that it is a Monster, you know it is an Italian machine so you know it is trash you should never pay attention to.

 

[augustiron]

Says a Dodge owner lol

 

[TheRobSJ]

Says a Dodge owner lol

Dodge is…Italian now…too I think? Maybe French, which could be worse. Chrysler is pretty much the town pump. Getting hard to keep track of who has their turn with them at the moment. I suppose with the Fiat integration to Chrysler’s carlines, I’m going to make a judgment here and say they’re Italian.

 

[Eldritch]

Says a Dodge owner lol

Damn, right. My Dodge is a low maintenance fucking tank. Despite being a hoot an a half to drive, the factory specs say 87 octane gas and just cheap conventional oil is fine. I never put the cheap stuff in there, but spec form the factory will tell you how bullet proof it is.

Just keeps running with zero muss and fuss, just like my Honda Bike that just runs and runs and runs without any personality problems.

Dodge is…Italian now…too I think? Maybe French, which could be worse. Chrysler is pretty much the town pump. Getting hard to keep track of who has their turn with them at the moment. I suppose with the Fiat integration to Chrysler’s carlines, I’m going to make a judgment here and say they’re Italian.

LOL, Fiat is also no longer Italian, Dodge is now owned by Stellantis, which is a multinational Automaker based out of the Netherlands, but the nightmare of Italian engineering never got to molest anything HEMI was doing.

 

[Karbon]

Seems like it was like 5+ years ago we all of a sudden started getting dull/matte colors on new vehicles - that literally look like primer.

I dont understand why we went from shiny to dull....

Does any of you barfers drive these primer looking dull/matte cars?

The colors probably were not "pushed" by the auto industry but instead there was a demand for them. There was probably a grass roots origin of these colors which started in automotive culture and worked its way up.

 

[Eldritch]

The colors probably were not "pushed" by the auto industry but instead there was a demand for them. There was probably a grass roots origin of these colors which started in automotive culture and worked its way up.

Those OD Green trucks are cool as hell.

 

[Blankpage]

Well, I don't know if that is the best looking example, but it is of course better than on a Monster.

Once you see that it is a Monster, you know it is an Italian machine so you know it is trash you should never pay attention to.

Got one of those too though. My second and so far pretty reliable

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[flying_hun]

Seems like it was like 5+ years ago we all of a sudden started getting dull/matte colors on new vehicles - that literally look like primer.

I dont understand why we went from shiny to dull....

Does any of you barfers drive these primer looking dull/matte cars?

Thanks for asking this question. I've wondered the same thing, especially since some of them look like they were painted with a brush. I don't understand wanting a new car that looks like a beater.

 

[Ant]

 

[Blankpage]

My neighbour must really like primer grey. He has two fairly new vehicles with this colour. A Tacoma and a Civic.

 

[byke]

Those aren't matte though, right?

There's really no such thing as primer gray as a unique color, it's just gray like a million other things before its creation and then it's formulated as a primer.

 

[idk]

50 shades of bondo here

It's not just a car thing. Grey/olive color is all the rage in 2020+.

 

[idk]

I for one am glad we no longer have to look at the cesspool of metallic silvers or white/black on every single car over the last few decades.

I am not sure gloss gray is much better than silver metallic. All that monochrome white-to-black gradient is boring. I'm for all kinds of colors. For a few years I drove a yellow truck, that was awesome.

 

[Blankpage]

Digging the paint on those Harleys

 

[Eldritch]

It's not just a car thing. Grey/olive color is all the rage in 2021-2022.

Yeah, that grey is a mess, but the OD Green is fucking killer. It just needs some white stripe/emblem work.

 

[littlebeast]

reminds me - paint (whatever trips your trigger) can be a bitch. howler is starting to show his age (still a beast everywhere it counts, but a little ragged around the 'pretty' edges). momma needs to spring for a refresh.