[6pack] BRG opinion

[Greg Dito]

[6pack] BRG opinionBob,

Could be.  I'm so bleary eyed looking at dozens of shades of green I think
I've lost my ability to tell one from another any more.  8~P

As a follow up to my original opinion poll,  just yesterday I had the
opportunity to see the TR6 that was painted the same color and which served as
the basis for my original decision to go with the color.   The crazy part is
what I see on the TR6, and still like,  is not exactly what I 'see' on my 250
even though it is the same paint.  The only explanation I can think of is the
absence of large expanses of sheetmetal from my car, i.e. bonnet, fenders,
trunk, doors,  does not allow me to really see the color on a larger scale, if
that makes sense.  The tub must 'break up' the appearance of the color such
that it really  is difficult to compare.

Bottom line, since this is the color that I asked and which I still liked on
the TR6 I have to accept the outcome on faith right now.  The overwhelmingly
positive feedback I received from listers had a beneficial role too.  And I
owed the shop owner an apology for taking him down this wretched path with me.
Asking someone to judge color using photographs is a dicey proposition at
best.  Hopefully some listers will be able to see the car in person once it is
on the road and then understand how different the color appears from the
photos.  Or at least, as males, that our inherent colorblindness plays some
real tricks on our minds.

Just a quick true anecdote to close out this saga:  A TR6 owner wants his car
painted red.  He does not care for the GM red paint that the shop happens to
have on hand.  Just doesn't look right.  OK.  Goes out and hunts for that
perfect shade of red.  Finally decides on Porsche Guards Red.  Now that's a
red!  What the TR6 owner does not realize is the Porsche color and the GM
color are the exact same formula.  But he is subconsciously convinced that the
Porsche Red looks better even though there is no real basis for that
conclusion.


Greg
CD6250L

----- Original Message -----
  From: Robert N. Clark
  To: Greg Dito ; 6pack at autox.team.net
  Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:05 PM
  Subject: [6pack] BRG opinion


  Greg,

  Isn't this your color on a TR4?

  Ebay item # 310057487989

  Bob Clark
  '69 TR6