{"id":8036,"date":"2014-03-31T05:42:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T05:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=8036"},"modified":"2014-03-31T12:05:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T12:05:30","slug":"carcolours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/carcolours\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour Perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Suzanne Keane explains why not all paints are the same and why you should choose your paint colour carefully!
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\nThey may all look amazing in brochures and on the forecourt but once you drive that car away\u00a0keeping it clean and shiny will fall solely on your own head.<\/div>\n

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For an easy life the best colours to choose are brown, beige, gold and champagne tints. These hide\u00a0dirt extremely well and most will look good as new after a quick wash. The downside to this is that\u00a0they never really look clean or shiny either. Silver requires slightly more maintenance (tar removal\u00a0etc) but is generally an easy colour to maintain and responds well to a polish & wax. Grey is\u00a0another great colour – shines up well, never really looks dirty and also hides tar spots!<\/div>\n
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White has become very popular in the past few years and hides dirt surprisingly well until the sun\u00a0shines. Unfortunately with a white car tar becomes a major issue so you would need to invest in a\u00a0good tar remover (and gloves if you like your nails).<\/div>\n
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Red and yellow may turn heads but are prone to fade over time as they absorb more high energy\u00a0light which makes them prone to oxidisation. It’s not just the sun that fades paint – chemicals in the\u00a0air and from washing can cause problems too. However if you intend buying a red or yellow car\u00a0don’t be too disheartened – with the correct care and maintenance they can look like new for a long\u00a0time – just make sure when (if) the sun shines to keep them parked in the shade and if you have a\u00a0garage use it!<\/div>\n
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If you don’t like or have time to clay, polish and wax a car stay well away from the following\u00a0colours:<\/div>\n
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    If you love shiny paintwork these colours will give the deepest shadows and the best paint depth but\u00a0if they aren’t looked after show up swirl marks (especially black), scratches under door handles and\u00a0any other blemishes – Burgundy is the worst culprit for showing deeper scratches – so they can be a\u00a0real pain but if you enjoy spending time on your paintwork they will be the most rewarding!<\/div>\n
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    Don’t forget the plastics!<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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    Cars with a large amount of unpainted plastics will need a certain amount of TLC to stop them from\u00a0cracking and turning grey so for an easy life choose the painted mirrors and bumpers!<\/div>\n
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    Suzanne Keane<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    <\/strong>31st March 2014<\/strong> 
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    Suzanne Keane explains why not all paints are the same and why you should choose your paint colour carefully!   They may all look amazing in brochures and on the forecourt but once you drive that car away\u00a0keeping it clean and shiny will fall solely on your own head.   For an easy life the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,117,325,527],"tags":[173,682,5845,503,94,1697,5843,638],"yoast_head":"\nColour Perfection - wheelsforwomen.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This week in The Garage Suzanne Keane explains why different paint colours require different care and that you should be careful what colour you choose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/carcolours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colour Perfection - 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