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Just finalized my order with Long Road. Looking for feedback on paint colour for the roll cage. I was originally thinking Black, but think it may get too hot on warm, sunny days.  I see Winding Road's cars seem to have a dark grey that looks good, too.

 

Any insight? Thanks.



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I had all of mine done in white... black is hard to see leaks or defects.


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Color vs. colour

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we prefer grey in our SM builds.  White is awesome when new, will show leaks and issues the quickest but will need to be kept up on.  do not like black.  too dark, too hot, etc, etc.

 

grey/white goes with any combo outside.


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I like black for the cage.  White or gray / grey for the rest of the interior.  

 

The black bars seem to fade away and not be as noticeable to my eyes so it becomes something my eyes ignore.  When I've sat in cars with non-black cage tubes, I notice that my eyes try to focus on the bars when I see them in rear view mirror.  Light colored down tubes framing the windshield are also distracting to my eyes and seem to reflect sunlight a bit.

 

I also use black on the parcel shelf to eliminate any reflection in the rear window when looking out the mirror.

 

It's kinda wierd but my eyes just don't notice much detail on black objects.  

 

YMMV


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This is a new Cup car with no top, right ??

 

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White with red strip "Candy Cane" the candy man.

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Something to stand out from the pack of cars or your spotter can find you ??

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Paint it henna.

 

Henna color you like.


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Red, because clearly it's the fastest color!


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IMO, purely from a video playback perspective, is that black cages work best. The black cage disappears into the shadow and is not a distraction when viewing your race video.

 


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^ Which brings up a good question. Do all cages painted the same color as inside the car become hidden/disappear? Mine is red/red, have never noticed cage while driving.

 

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