Someone had a real life GT5 Chrome paint chip

[lllSeanTlll]

I was browsing some pics i took reliving my visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed when I came across this pic I took. Looks like someone must of had a real chrome paint chip to use on their Veyron

 

[AOS-]

Chrome is probably the most impractical paint choice to make.... one touch and the car is no in a pristine perfect condition..."Don't touch my ride, don't lean on it, don't rest on it, don't open or close the door, don't eat or drink anything near it, don't breath on it, don't take pictures or the flash will blind you, if it's raining, don't go out, don't bring your pets near it, don't drive off road, don't drive on a road with debris, don't drive fast, don't drive in the winter, stay 3 feet away from the curb, other cars and pedestrians, don't let the tow truck guy touch it if it breaks down, don't do this don't do that."

 

[lllSeanTlll]

I bet bird droppings would be even worse

 

[AOS-]

I'm sure bird dropping on any color would be bad already.

 

[Joel]

Yeah, but if you're rich enough to afford chrome paint, you probably have enough cars that it doesn't matter.

 

[Speedster502]

This thread is probably more suited to the Cars in General section rather than here.

 

[Muzaffar]

This thread is probably more suited to the Cars in General section rather than here.

Well yeah, I agree. But since its here already...
Anyway, chrome paint isn't really that hard to maintain if you know how to. Of course not all the cars are actually chrome painted buy using a reflective chrome vinyl wrap saves a lot of money and trouble of maintaining it... 👍

 

[McLaren]

The car comes that way from the factory; it's the Pur Sang edition.

 

[Ibonibo]

Ohh that's so 2006

There are a lot of cars like that,

 

[Giancarlo]

Chrome is probably the most impractical paint choice to make.... one touch and the car is no in a pristine perfect condition..."Don't touch my ride, don't lean on it, don't rest on it, don't open or close the door, don't eat or drink anything near it, don't breath on it, don't take pictures or the flash will blind you, if it's raining, don't go out, don't bring your pets near it, don't drive off road, don't drive on a road with debris, don't drive fast, don't drive in the winter, stay 3 feet away from the curb, other cars and pedestrians, don't let the tow truck guy touch it if it breaks down, don't do this don't do that."

Which is exactly the way I treat my own car, worth about about .05% of this car's value. What's your point?

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

^+1

I've been known to park 3 times before finally getting out at a grocery store/mall if the spots don't feel right. My gf loves it!

 

[motortrend]

The only way I would do this would be if it were a wrap, and even then, I don't like the looks or the attention it attracts very much. Looks cool, but just doesn't do it for me. Just like this GT-R:

 

[Dan_]

I don't like chrome paintjobs, they look ridiculous and are almost making the car shout "I'm daily driven by a Premier League douche".

On a classic and mad car it looks reasonably good, though.

And the Veyron in the first pic is considerably attractive painted in chrome too.

 

[bradford]

There is a BMW 6-series convertible (630i, I think) in chrome in Bradford, I've seen it several times. When I'll spot it next time, I'll post the pictures.

 

[vfrmaverick]

Hate chrome but matte is very good on some cars.

 

[Duke]

Ohh that's so 2006

There are a lot of cars like that

...each one of which looks worse than the last.

 

[Jim Prower]

I don't like chrome paintjobs, they look ridiculous and are almost making the car shout "I'm daily driven by a Premier League douche".

On a classic and mad car it looks reasonably good, though.

And the Veyron in the first pic is considerably attractive painted in chrome too.

That'd be actual, polished, aluminum...like a P-51 Mustang. Saved weight and helped aero on the plane...just looks neat on the car.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

^ Which I thought was what the Veyron Pur Sang edition was as well rather than just the chrome-painted look. The hood, roof and rear bumper were naked carbon fibre and the rest of the body was polished aluminium.

 

[vfrmaverick]

^ Which I thought was what the Veyron Pur Sang edition was as well rather than just the chrome-painted look. The hood, roof and rear bumper were naked carbon fibre and the rest of the body was polished aluminium.

Too bad the whole veyron is CF.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

You might want to double check that.

"The result is the EB 16.4. Veyron "Pur Sang", a two-tone study of pure materialness showing the car's true essentials: carbon and aluminium. The carbon monocoque holds the engine plus the passenger cell, while the polished aluminium panelling is enhanced by reflections in the sculpted bodywork."

The original Veyron may well be, but we're not talking about the original Veyron are we?