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I'm thinking of switching hot pepper red to shadow black.

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Also, look at the cars/.trucks on the road today. everything is grey'd out or mute colors. EVERYTHING. its kinda sad. now saying that, i ordered a cactus grey so meh, i wanted to get orange but cant with tremor
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Pro: They look cool

Con: Scratches and swirl marks are visible.

We have a black Grand Cherokee and a Carbon Steel Gray Golf GTI. I picked HPR for our incoming Maverick.
 

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I don't do black as I live in the deep South and it is hot enough. As someone else said, every car on the road today is a shade of grey so I'll be sticking with my blue.
 

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Black will show swirls and more swirls and more swirls...

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So, just out of curiosity. Would a black paint job be in the way, or help give a thicker coat of paint? What if I wanted to paint it velocity blue to match my fx4?. I am thinking big black letters across the side.

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No doubt you've heard this before. Black looks super when clean and shiny, but there's the rub, it's tough to maintain not to mention makes your truck a lot hotter in the summer. I'd go with the red. I think you'll be much happier with less upkeep.
 
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I'm going with the red, but I am just thinking of options. I have just started another thread about being bored while waiting.

Actually the smart thing for me would be to turn my previous daily driver into the company truck. It's a 2004 ranger edge. Its already a dark color and has more space for the company logo.

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Tell me the good and bad about black paint jobs on cars, or trucks.

I never have had a black car or truck. I have had a couple different blues, reds, and whites, 1 charcoal Grey, 1 safety yellow, silvers, greens, and primer.
Black is not a color, it's a career!
 

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I love the HPR. But I also love the simplicity of a white vehicle. If they offered the same metallic white they offer for the Escapes, that would be my choice. The CG I have shines up real nice. Very metallic. But that HPR is just 🔥

Go with red.
 
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I went with atlas blue for my 2024 xlt tremor order I never got scheduled on my 2023 order. I did get scheduled today though. I have a 2024 xlt, atlas blue scheduled for October 16.
 
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Black is beautiful. I've had a black truck since 1994. I'm going to get it ceramic coated and under coated in a few weeks. That should make keeping it pretty much easier.

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I'm happy with shadow black I don't mind washing it. Help to get it ceramic coated for sure

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My son recently got his hot pepper red XLT hybrid. It looks fantastic and really looks great with the XLT orange in the interior.
 

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Tell me the good and bad about black paint jobs on cars, or trucks.

I never have had a black car or truck. I have had a couple different blues, reds, and whites, 1 charcoal Grey, 1 safety yellow, silvers, greens, and primer.
You’ll regret it 😉
 

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Hmmm... Black is hot in direct sun, pick almost anything else if you can tolerate it. Lighter the better.

High maintenance colors... yeah, no matter the color it's only as high maintenance as you make it. Washing is at the owners option.

Cars are just a tool, use it to help live your life, maintain it just enough so it can serve you well and cost less $$$. Pick a color that will make you smile weather it's covered in dirt or not. Spend the time you would washing it to go somewhere and have an adventure making it dirty. Just clean enough to keep it in good condition.
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