JW1

Hi Folks,

Does anyone know if this car is black or jet black?


Thanks,

John


https://s15.postimg.org/o9szhy2bf/Po...Lock_12372.jpg

Rambler_13

Hard to tell without closer pics but jet black is metallic and will have metal flakes which you can see up close. Black is flat, no metallic flakes. The flakes you see in flat black are probably paint chips!

JW1

thanks....yeah....I couldn't tell if there are metal flakes. It's a beautiful car. I was looking at pictures of other black TTS's but this one just looks really stunning and I was just wondering if the difference was black vs jet black.

STG

Call Wheels Boutique. They can find out.

Looks like no flakes in the black.

Rambler_13

Can't go wrong with either really, they are both gorgeous if you can tolerate black. Regular black probably looks sharper when fully clean but imperfections will be more noticeable. The metallic flake in jet black will better hide imperfections and will also show some slight purple or dark blue hues in different lighting. I have jet black and love it.

JW1

my original build was Miami blue, now it's white.....but I'm also drawn to black. Freeze date for the order is 6/14/17. It's frustrating to always second guess my choices. hahah

current build:

http://www.porsche.com/microsite/por...px?c=/PJIKIHT6

Rambler_13

Look at the last 2 pics of post #91. One is black and one is jet black. Hard to tell the difference.

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/9583...journal-7.html

Hint: Mine is on the left.

Rambler_13

Miami blue is one of my favorites but it never seems to photo correctly. It definitely has a lot more green in person.

JW1

Thanks. The non metallic black seems to be a deeper black. Or is that just the picture?

JW1

I wanted the miami blue for the longest time but then I just got tired of it. Was then going to try for Mexico blue but that would push the build further away.

ddodds

Black is not a color, it's a job!

Rambler_13

I think it's just the picture. When I was talking with the other owner about it, we both could not see the difference from a few feet away but it was also a hazy day. A sunnier day probably would've revealed the differences better. If I were to spec black in a new build, I would choose jet black again mainly because it seems to be a little easier to maintain. But I realize some people don't want their black paint changing colors!

Homeles

It's an obsession!

J.Ho

I have Jet Black Metallic. That car doesn't appear to be that, but it's hard to tell in the shade.

In this picture of mine in the sun you can really see the color difference. There's a lot of blue flakes in the jet black metallic.

Hurricane

Looks black to me...