Quote Originally Posted by Marla
However, silver is the worst paint color to buy because it has more a higher proportion of solid matter from the relective materials in it than any other paint and that makes it more likely to flake.
I've heard this too, but I think it depends on the manufacturer/type of paint. I have a silver Lincoln, the paint is original and 19 years old. It has shown no signs of flaking, the paint is swirly in places but that's mostly due to its age. However, I have seen other silver cars with horribly flaky paint. Ford has several types of silver and mine happens to be one that doesn't flake I guess. I suppose that depends on the amount of reflective material involved. I guess I don't really know a huge amount about car paint, but I thought I'd just give my .02 As for VW paint... drive around and look at silver Jettas? Lol, I don't know, I'm sure you could do a search on VW paint. (Ah! I should be learning this stuff, I'm going to school to learn custom sign/car painting next year! :mrgreen: )