Is Metallic Gold the "worst" color?

[Frank Beck]

Stand firm Jim! Don't be a loose stool and let peer pressure or your environment affect your conviction and constitution.

Sepia Brown always puts a smile on my face when I see ........

[KS Carrera]

Who doesn't love Metallic Gold!

[pu911rsr]

The only 911 I've owned painted a color I loathed was raspberry rose, it was just too pink. I love metallic gold.
Phil

[LeftFootBraker]

I met a guy who had a recently re-painted metallic gold car. It was really striking in person.
He told me the car had to be re-painted 3 times to get the color just right. Apparently it's really tough to get the right formulation.
Can anyone who has successfully re-painted in gold share what paint they used? Or any similar experiences?

[Eminence Gris]

I met a guy who had a recently re-painted metallic gold car. It was really striking in person.
He told me the car had to be re-painted 3 times to get the color just right. Apparently it's really tough to get the right formulation.
Can anyone who has successfully re-painted in gold share what paint they used? Or any similar experiences?

I faced this challenge with Gemini Blue Metallic recently. Only solution is the Glasurit -- which is amazingly expensive.

[Frank Beck]

Only solution is the Glasurit -- which is amazingly expensive.

Currently doing two cars in single stage Light Ivory Glaso.
Expensive but impeccable. And provides bragging rights for the owners.

[LeftFootBraker]

So you just order Glasurit in the Porsche code and that's it?
Is a '72 in metallic gold a single stage or clear coat paint?
You say it's expensive - how much for the paint only?

[Frank Beck]

Solids are single stage, metallics two stage.
About $3k in paint/reducer/primer.

[stout]

Thought Metallic Gold was nasty until Zach Mayne did a shoot on a restored 911T for Excellence. I became a believer, and right quick, as the car was just stunning. The 3.2-liter RS tribute in this thread is stunning, too.

Same thing has happened for me with a lot of Porsche colors, from beiges to purples to pinks, etc. All it takes is one "right" car. Taste is a funny thing; presentation can be everything, and then the memory of that moment opens the mind when presented with the next variation.

pete

[DOUGS73E]

Nice example of metallic gold . . .