Dartmouth

Anyone know of a better paint then the paint that Porsche puts on their cars? I was at Infiniti, Mercedes, Lexus, Ford and I have not seen or felt a better paint than Porsche's. Anyone else feel this way. I have a Carmona Red Metallic paint and it's really a deep vibrant color, so smooth that the towel just slides off it. The opacity of the paint, the richness and the thickness (although a bit soft and easily damageable from sharp edged objects) all lend to it's quality. I haven't seen any better paint for a car in this price range or anywhere thereabouts.

MagnusB

Looks great but chips like nothing else ...

Scott997

Larger price tag but Aston Martin and Lamborghini have the best paint jobs on cars.

91469972

My Audi Q7 with Carrara white paint is as good as my Porsche. It is just smooth as glass.

draxa

Audi are superb - way better than Porsche

Mike in CA

I own both an Ice Silver Audi and an Arctic Silver Porsche so I have a good standard for comparison. The Audi's paint is excellent but the Porsche's looks and feels just as good. IMO, saying the Audi's paint is "way better" is a big overstatment; they are equivalent.

sandwedge

And scratches like nothing else too. Softest paint I've ever had on a car. Wiping it dry with a bath towel after a wash can cause problems, at least on a black car.

Fahrer

Audi definitely does the best job painting cars.

Marine Blue

I would say Mercedes has better quality paint but the actual metallic flake isn't painted as uniform as a Porsche. I haven't compared Audi or Lexus to see if they're any better. Lexus does have cool colors though.

Frino

Have owned multiple late model Mercedes, Audis, Lexuses, and my 911. I would agree that Porsche and Audi are equivalent. Lexus is the worst with Mercedes somewhere in the middle.

Quadcammer

they are all pretty bad.

quite frankly with modern waterbased paints and the factory line approach, you won't find a car that doesn't have orange peel.

The only car I've really been impressed with paint wise was the RR phantom

Dartmouth

I have a MB E320. Tectite Grey. Not nearly as nice paint as the Porsche. I was in a MB dealership this past weekend. These are the colors in the lot - Silver or Grey, Black and White. 1 red. of about 35 cars. Is that pathetic or what? What happened to colors? Is the american car buyers so afraid of the colors that bring some life or attention. Is everyone looking to be inconspicuous? Even the manufacturers have cut back on colors. What a shame. I've seen some colors here that are awesome. Like that Blue P Car the member just clayed and polished. Beautiful.

Ynot

I agree, Porsche and Mercedes are about the same, they look great but chip easily. They don't make paint like they used to. I used to have an e36 BMW M3 and it'll dent before it'll chip.

FrankyV

Hear hear, today's color choices are pathetic for all makes. I could not even get a 2011 Suburban 2500 in any shade of green or blue, but they offer two shades of black and two shades of gray, WTF?

alexb76

I'd say Porsche, Audi, BMW, MB paints are just about the same, metallic could be slightly different, and Porsche paint is a bit softer.

Higher quality paint can be found in Aston Martin, Maeserati, Ferrari and Lambo... but they do charge you extra for it!