Which paint is the thickest?

[R.P.E.]

All Tesla's have a clear coat..so wouldn't that be "multicoat"?

Not necessarily.

Mutli-coat has multiple meanings. For example, Ford has a multi-coat known as ‘white-platinum-metallic’. It’s three different shade applications of paint, that gives it a glossy – glittery-pearlescent shine. I think it’s far more complicated than just assuming it multi-coat is akin just to a clear-coat, but you’d have to talk to a pain specialist. There’s a lot of chemistry talking place.

 

[RSpanner]

Not necessarily.

Mutli-coat has multiple meanings. For example, Ford has a multi-coat known as ‘white-platinum-metallic’. It’s three different shade applications of paint, that gives it a glossy – glittery-pearlescent shine. I think it’s far more complicated than just assuming it multi-coat is akin just to a clear-coat, but you’d have to talk to a pain specialist. There’s a lot of chemistry talking place.

I asked about that when I was in a body shop Supply company....got some touch up paint..yes white. Repeating what they said to me..but?

 

[dansev]

I have a 2019 M3 black that I'm trading in for a MY silver on Tuesday. My black M3, after 4 years of outdoor, non-garaged, New England weather, and somewhat regularly washed at the local full-contact automatic car wash, still looks great to me. Some swirls? Yes. But still looks great. I hope the silver does as well. For a long while I regretted not buying a ceramic coating for the M3....until I forgot all about that and just enjoyed the car.

 

[Ethan Ryczek]

No idea, but can tell you that my Quick Silver keeps impress me, after approx. 5200 km, i have not a single (knock on wood) chip anywhere, haven't had any car like it, sideeffekt with QS is that dirt not seen as much as many other colors.

Wish we had that over here in the U.S

 

[rogersmj]

Wish we had that over here in the U.S

I know…I would have definitely bought the quicksilver if they offered it in the US. It looks super nice. I thought about the Midnight Gray Metallic, but they’re already everywhere and now they’re the default/free color so they’re only going to get more common.

I really like the way the Blue looks, it’s just a shame it seems like it was sprayed on by monkeys and clear coated by a toddler.

 

[JackFrost]

Not sure, but I can tell you the blue is sh!t. Super terrible paint quality, even a spot that was under-sprayed/too thin on my hatch. Worst paint I’ve ever had on a car by far.

Interesting. My (May 2023) blue is perfect. Not a flaw in the paint.

 

[laservet]

According to Tesla back before the Y became available when I first started seriously looking at a Tesla, the pearl white and the red were two coats and were the two most expensive upgrades, everything else was single coat (black was standard then). I read more recently that white and red are now triple coat, source didn’t say anything about the other colors and I don’t recall the source so I can’t verify it. I picked white when it was standard.

That Midnight Cherry they offer in Europe is awesome.