I'm interested in the way color and light interact. Some colors seem
to better identify the lines of a car, the curves in the metal for
example, appear softer or harsher merely by the color. Several years
ago a relative of mine had a XKE coupe, I don't remember the year,
but it was a 2 seater with the glass head light covers. It was
painted a lovely silver blue that really caught the light and
enhanced the lines of the car.
It seems to me that reds and yellows trick the eye into a washout of
the lines. Black and Dark blue interact with light, in that they show
imperfections in the metal. White hides imperfections, totally
washing out lines to the eyes.
So to my thinking, silver and other metal colors, like copper, gold,
silver blues and milky colors enhance lines of a car.
John
>Attachments are never forwarded by the list. Guardian Red was not an MG
>colour but Carmine was for 77 on.
>
>'Aconite' was indeed a purple - lighter than Black Tulip.
>
>Motoring program last night reckoned that for men with red cars the size of
>the car was inversely proportional to the size of their manhood. So for a
>4-cylinder 1800cc you should be well chuffed.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Zubrovka" <zubrovka@earthlink.net>
>To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
>Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 3:33 AM
>Subject: Re: car color?
>
>
>> I am resisting the urge to paint mine red again. It was very close
>> to that red when I got it, but I also found out it was originally
>> Brooklands green! I think I want to paint it that lighter shade of
>> purple, Acontite, I think is what they call it.
>> John
>>
>> >Anyone have a B of this color? Wanting to paint this summer and I think =
>> >it is Carmine Red. Enriquesays his is Guardian red (website below), but =
>> >I don't see this in the original paint code index, even though it looks =
>> >very close.
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