I should have bought a Summit White ZL1 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Six.Two SC · 03-27-2015, 03:29 PM

Went with a new '14 Ashen Grey ZL1, which is looks nice too, but being a pro detailer, I see all the dust, swirls/scratches, fingerprints, etc. Black is worse! Never will I buy a black car again. Anyhow, summit white is easy to maintain and looks NICE!!!

Whos_Drivin · 03-27-2015, 03:50 PM

I know the feeling! I'm heading into weekend #3 of detailing mine...but it's still to cold and the roads are littered with temporary pothole patch anyway. If I would have bought black I would have just given up.

Zl1 #586 · 03-27-2015, 04:22 PM

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Bigtime53 · 03-27-2015, 05:46 PM

^^^^^^ I agree!!! Mine is black and I do like it.White is also a great color but I just have never really wanted to own a white car or truck. Just looks generic to me I guess.

Dutchman427 · 03-27-2015, 07:56 PM

Black is my favorite color but I just couldn't see myself getting another black car. My 04 Cobra and 02 Camaro SS drove me nuts with trying to keep them clean. I am glad I went with Summit White. Car looks mean with the black ten spokes.

Homer2 · 03-27-2015, 08:45 PM

Yep - they look great for 6 minutes. I wont ever buy black again.

Steel02001 · 03-27-2015, 08:54 PM

Plus the white is way faster.

shinzon · 03-27-2015, 10:16 PM

Sorry you guys don't have the passion for a black car.

Black is Bad Ass ...always has been...always will be. It's a fact.

White is nice like silver, it never looks dirty...but....it never POPS. Being a pro detailer you should know that, I love the deep reflections you get with black, why would you buy a colour you didn't like....It's like you married a small Chinese girl and then decided you like tall women.

So many posts here about regret ...ohh I shoulda got a M6 or an auto...v6 or v8, ile or zl1......damn don't you guys research know what you want ?

Ron_Robinson1 · 03-27-2015, 10:23 PM

I agree. Nothing is better than a detailed black car. A murdered out Z is one of the best looking cars by far. But I always buy white, easiest color to maintain and still looks sharp.

Snakedriver · 03-27-2015, 10:25 PM

Black looks good but not worth the trouble to keep clean.

Candr3535 · 03-27-2015, 10:26 PM

As hard as it is to keep clean. It's black on black for me. Nothing else

Quicksilver-SS · 03-27-2015, 10:33 PM

Way back in the day, 1982... I had a Black 75 Corvette Convertible, 1 of 4629. I lived on 60 acres at the end of a dirt road. I was 21 with 12 points on my license. If that wasn't bad enough... try keeping it clean....

ZL1-QTR · 03-28-2015, 03:36 AM

The ZL1 looks great in all colors IMO. I bought a SW becuase I already got a black car.
I hand wash and detail my cars and always wanted to get a white one to stay clean as long as possible, especially in our dusty region. Did I mention the ZL1 does look good in SW

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Six.Two SC · 03-28-2015, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by shinzon

Sorry you guys don't have the passion for a black car.

Black is Bad Ass ...always has been...always will be. It's a fact.

White is nice like silver, it never looks dirty...but....it never POPS. Being a pro detailer you should know that, I love the deep reflections you get with black, why would you buy a colour you didn't like....It's like you married a small Chinese girl and then decided you like tall women.

So many posts here about regret ...ohh I shoulda got a M6 or an auto...v6 or v8, ile or zl1......damn don't you guys research know what you want ?

Yes, black does pop and have the most depth. I never said it didn't. What I meant, being a pro paint polisher, I see things on black cars that most don't. Countless times I've pointed out massive swirls to clients that they were unaware of. All they see is clean black paint. I see every little detail on black cars. Too much maintenance on a black car to worry about. If I wasn't so anal about my paint, it would be different.

03-27-2015, 03:29 PM	#1
Six.Two SC Drives: 2018 Summit White Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 352	I should have bought a Summit White ZL1 Went with a new '14 Ashen Grey ZL1, which is looks nice too, but being a pro detailer, I see all the dust, swirls/scratches, fingerprints, etc. Black is worse! Never will I buy a black car again. Anyhow, summit white is easy to maintain and looks NICE!!! __________________ '18 Satin White Vinyl Wrapped 1SS, 6MT, Low Gloss Black Wheels, NPP Dual Mode Exhaust Added: Diode Dynamics Black LED Sidemarkers, GM Dark Finish Tailights, GM ZL1 Black 3rd Brake Light, Black Plastidipped Bowties(front/rear), AFE Dry Drop In Filter, 12mm Spacers(front/rear)

03-27-2015, 08:45 PM	#6
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,636	Yep - they look great for 6 minutes. I wont ever buy black again. __________________ ##################### Built Sept 16/2016 - #2681 of 5955. She came home with me 11/01/16. 50th Anni, 2SS, A8, NPP, NGM Rock Guards, Footwell Lighting, Black Bow Ties, Street Warrior Rotors and Pads, Ceramic Pro, 3M PPF, Oracle Ghosted Side Markers, Kooks 2" headers w/hi flow cats. GPI Stage 1 Cam installed at 305,000 kms.

03-27-2015, 08:54 PM	#7
Steel02001 Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Western Washington Posts: 103	Plus the white is way faster. __________________ 2015 ZL1 #117 Summit White M6

03-27-2015, 10:16 PM	#8
shinzon Night Fury Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Isle of Birk Posts: 747	Sorry you guys don't have the passion for a black car. Black is Bad Ass ...always has been...always will be. It's a fact. White is nice like silver, it never looks dirty...but....it never POPS. Being a pro detailer you should know that, I love the deep reflections you get with black, why would you buy a colour you didn't like....It's like you married a small Chinese girl and then decided you like tall women. So many posts here about regret ...ohh I shoulda got a M6 or an auto...v6 or v8, ile or zl1......damn don't you guys research know what you want ? __________________ 2014 Black ZL1 - Toothless - Previous Lovers :2014 1LE , 2010 2SS RS,2004 GTO, 2000 Camaro SS x 2

03-27-2015, 10:23 PM	#9
Ron_Robinson1 Drives: A Static line to a pack tray & ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Centeral NY Posts: 2,276	I agree. Nothing is better than a detailed black car. A murdered out Z is one of the best looking cars by far. But I always buy white, easiest color to maintain and still looks sharp. __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10: 8.84 @ 156 PB 2017 ZL1 A10: Previously FBO 756/761 (9.6 @ 143 1/4) SOLD-2013 ZL1 M6:BTR,LTs,IDs,ATI,RotoFab10.84@129 SOLD-2011 SS M6: Blower, Cam, Alky, LTs.

03-27-2015, 03:50 PM	#2
Whos_Drivin Drives: '12 Camaro ZL1, '16 Silverado Z71 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Blaine, MN Posts: 846	I know the feeling! I'm heading into weekend #3 of detailing mine...but it's still to cold and the roads are littered with temporary pothole patch anyway. If I would have bought black I would have just given up.

03-27-2015, 04:22 PM	#3
Zl1 #586 Drives: 2016 Z06/07 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: So cal Posts: 396 View My Garage	black [ATTACH]704336[/ATTACH honestly should have my head examined Attached Images __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=66451&dateline=135040 1562

03-27-2015, 05:46 PM	#4
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,298	^^^^^^ I agree!!! Mine is black and I do like it.White is also a great color but I just have never really wanted to own a white car or truck. Just looks generic to me I guess.

03-27-2015, 07:56 PM	#5
Dutchman427 Drives: 2012 ZL1 #1329 M6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 1,040	Black is my favorite color but I just couldn't see myself getting another black car. My 04 Cobra and 02 Camaro SS drove me nuts with trying to keep them clean. I am glad I went with Summit White. Car looks mean with the black ten spokes. __________________ 2012 Camaro ZL1 #1329 M6 Summit White Built by Mike @ Rapid Motorsports 784rwhp 757 rwtq on 93 Octane ET - 10.97 @ 128 Heads-Blower-Snout-TB ported & prepared by Jeremy Formato of FasterProms http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395950 Rapid Motorsports 396ci Build https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showt...1#post10321301 10.832 @ 130.99

03-27-2015, 10:25 PM	#10
Snakedriver Drives: ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 288	Black looks good but not worth the trouble to keep clean.

03-27-2015, 10:26 PM	#11
Candr3535 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black Vert M6 #5591 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Galloway,NJ Posts: 747 View My Garage	As hard as it is to keep clean. It's black on black for me. Nothing else __________________ 695 RWHP / 660 RWTQ @ 13.5 PSI Dyna-Tech Headers Ceramic Coated w/Super Flo Cats, JRE Custom Rough Idle Racing Cam Package and 125 RWHP Pulley Kit w/ 28% pulley, Custom Tune by Ted, ID850 injectors, JMS Fuel Booster, NGK Plugs, MSD Plug Wires, Roto-Fab CAI, Roto-Fab Big Gulp, Elite Catch Can, Mild to Wild, 90mm VMaxx Ported Throttle Body, Skip Shift Elim., D3 Coolant Resevoir, Separated Clutch Resevoir, and Fuzzy Red Dice..

03-27-2015, 10:33 PM	#12
Quicksilver-SS Drives: 2014 1SS / RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Zebulon, NC Posts: 602	Way back in the day, 1982... I had a Black 75 Corvette Convertible, 1 of 4629. I lived on 60 acres at the end of a dirt road. I was 21 with 12 points on my license. If that wasn't bad enough... try keeping it clean....

03-28-2015, 03:36 AM	#13
ZL1-QTR #00193 Drives: 14 ZL1 - 12 CT Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 128	The ZL1 looks great in all colors IMO. I bought a SW becuase I already got a black car. I hand wash and detail my cars and always wanted to get a white one to stay clean as long as possible, especially in our dusty region. Did I mention the ZL1 does look good in SW !?