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[Victoria Watcher]

https://www.automobi...14.64 percent).

 

 According to CarMax, the largest used car retailer in the U.S., black was the best-selling car color last year, accounting for 22.25 percent of sales, followed closely by white at 19.34 percent of sales, gray (17.63 percent), and silver (14.64 percent).

 

 

 

i think red is probably up there.  then further down the line blue green and yellow.  brown and gold probably further down.

 

so why are most houses some form of brown and white?  where are the black and silver houses?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 May 2021 - 08:38 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

at this german truck pant you have a choice of tens of thousands of colours.

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/a3moToOCXqE

[Rob Randall]

 where are the black and silver houses?

 

This morning I saw an older house, dark grey with white trim. Didn't look good. 

 

The tried and true best practice is a three or four colour scheme: light colour on the main areas, a darker version of the same colour for your secondary areas, and a very dark colour for trim around exterior doors, windows. 

 

And you need to co-ordinate with your roof. If the shingles are brown, use warm paint colours: beiges, oranges, etc.

 

As for cars, I've never understood why two-tone paint hasn't caught on. Sometimes it's on high-end cars. 

[Victoria Watcher]

This morning I saw an older house, dark grey with white trim. Didn't look good. 

 

The tried and true best practice is a three or four colour scheme: light colour on the main areas, a darker version of the same colour for your secondary areas, and a very dark colour for trim around exterior doors, windows. 

 

And you need to co-ordinate with your roof. If the shingles are brown, use warm paint colours: beiges, oranges, etc.

 

As for cars, I've never understood why two-tone paint hasn't caught on. Sometimes it's on high-end cars. 

 

well that's ugly.  but who does not like this:

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 May 2021 - 09:44 AM.

[Mike K.]

You can get pick-ups with two-tone paint, primarily along the bottom trim at about a foot of height up the side. It looks GOOD! But it’s rarely done.

[Rob Randall]

Yes, I've seen it on pickups and it always looks sharp.

[Victoria Watcher]

Yes, I've seen it on pickups and it always looks sharp.

 

Rocky, Jim and Angel with Rocky's two-tone pickup truck.  Outside of Jim's trailer.

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 May 2021 - 10:02 AM.