Tamiya whites

[bends]

Anyone know the difference between

-TS7 racing white
-TS26 pure white
-TS27 matt white
-TS45 pearl white

They all look pretty similar to me on the caps, and I know that only someone who's tried a few of them will know any real difference. I'm trying to choose a color for my Supra. Thanks!

-Chuck

[SirWelshy]

well matt white is non gloss as to the others i haen't used them but i thing you'll find a hint of blue in the pearl white

[freakray]

Pure white is just that, pure white. Racing white is creamy looking in my opinion, it has a yellowish tinge to it compared to pure white.
matt white is a flat color....non reflective finish.....like flat black is compared to gloss black
pearl white has metallic in it which gives it different hues in different light

Ray

[bends]

Nice, thanks folks. Can always count on this forum for helpful info.

-Chuck

[Vric]

Racing White is yellowish... I lern this the hard way

[bends]

That's great to know, I know I definitely want probably pure white now, I don't want a yellowish tint

[Jay!]

Racing white is intended to be the color for the Honda F1 car (RA###). It is a creamy off-white. It's also a decent, but not perfect, match for Honda's modern Championship White, which it uses on its Type R cars.

[clatescivicr]

Buy Championship white from an automotive store

I don't see why people will buy tamiya paint if they are trying to match the real color when they could just go to there local automotive paint store and get the "touch up" paint

originally posted by jay@af
Racing white is intended to be the color for the Honda F1 car (RA###). It is a creamy off-white. It's also a decent, but not perfect, match for Honda's modern Championship White, which it uses on its Type R cars.

[JDM Evo7]

Originally posted by jay@af
Racing white is intended to be the color for the Honda F1 car (RA###). It is a creamy off-white. It's also a decent, but not perfect, match for Honda's modern Championship White, which it uses on its Type R cars.

I had a 1997 ITR. I used TS-7 as touch up paint as it matched better than Honda's own touch up paint!

[Jay!]

Originally posted by JDM Evo7
I had a 1997 ITR. I used TS-7 as touch up paint as it matched better than Honda's own touch up paint!

Hmmm... Good to know.

I think my (and others') perception that it's not the right shade is a side effect of the scaling of colors. Something like they're supposed to be darker in proportion to the scale being represented...? (:o) So maybe Tamiya made it a perfect match to the 1:1 color, which makes it look off in scale?

[fullbloodchop01]

well, i know that matt white and all other matt colors are a type of semi gloss, perfect for interiors

[freakray]

Rui,
There is HUGE difference between a matt color and a semi-gloss color.
matt colors are non-reflective when applied correctly, semi-gloss colors still reflect an amount of light

[JDM Evo7]

Originally posted by jay@af
Hmmm... Good to know.

I think my (and others') perception that it's not the right shade is a side effect of the scaling of colors. Something like they're supposed to be darker in proportion to the scale being represented...? (:o) So maybe Tamiya made it a perfect match to the 1:1 color, which makes it look off in scale?

That and the base primer color also affects the over all fidelity. When I would park my ITR next to a white Integra it was very obvious there was more red in the ITR white, the regular Integra having a lot more blue. I am building a DC5 ITR right now and I found if I used matt white as the base coat and then used TS-7 it looks very convincing in sun light.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by JDM Evo7
I am building a DC5 ITR right now and I found if I used matt white as the base coat and then used TS-7 it looks very convincing in sun light.

Then you may appreciate Walter's C.White DC5:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...threadid=65413

Like he said, it's on display at Best1, and I got to see it the other day. It looks spot on, at least to my amateur eye.

[Rtuned]

Originally posted by bends
Anyone know the difference between

-TS7 racing white
-TS26 pure white
-TS27 matt white
-TS45 pearl white

They all look pretty similar to me on the caps, and I know that only someone who's tried a few of them will know any real difference. I'm trying to choose a color for my Supra. Thanks!

-Chuck

TS7 racing white : yellowish white (most of the oldest race car use this)
TS26 pure white : white but with a little yellow reflection
TS27 matt white : flat color that non-reflector
TS45 pearl white : the name said its all

Actually there is still 1 more white from Tamiya, that looks a lot more better is MS7 super white. This color will look like the plastic color that show on your R34 V-spec. There is a bluish reflection in the white.