Gray & Burgundy
When I purchased my car a couple of years ago now, the salesperson said that the interior was "gray & burgundy." We, along with the technicians who brought the car to me, had a good laugh over this, as the only burgundy in the entire car seemed to be some of the trim on the floormats. The rest of the interior was gray--charcoal, slate, some "millennium silver" to match the exterior, and a more flat gray. Dark ash, maybe.
Friday afternoon, I was cleaning the interior of the car. No, this wasn't the first time I've done so. When I swiped the dashboard with the cleaning cloth, the late afternoon sun caught it at just the right angle and I saw a flash of something sparkling. I tried it again and discovered that I'd found the burgundy interior of my car. What appears to be a matte flat gray--very neutral indeed--shows up as a matte coating on a beautiful deep metallic sparkling burgundy, but only when it's wet. Dry, the matte coating scatters the light way too much, and it looks like a dull gray. When little light is available, like this morning, the burgundy is simply not there. In strong enough daylight, if you know the burgundy is there and can look for it, hints are available. This coloration stretches across the top parts of all four doors, the dash behind the steering wheel (my digital instrument panel is way up right under the windshield), and the glove compartments on the passenger side. I had never seen it before Friday afternoon. As touchstone said, it looks great in the rain--when it rains inside the car.
Friday afternoon, I was cleaning the interior of the car. No, this wasn't the first time I've done so. When I swiped the dashboard with the cleaning cloth, the late afternoon sun caught it at just the right angle and I saw a flash of something sparkling. I tried it again and discovered that I'd found the burgundy interior of my car. What appears to be a matte flat gray--very neutral indeed--shows up as a matte coating on a beautiful deep metallic sparkling burgundy, but only when it's wet. Dry, the matte coating scatters the light way too much, and it looks like a dull gray. When little light is available, like this morning, the burgundy is simply not there. In strong enough daylight, if you know the burgundy is there and can look for it, hints are available. This coloration stretches across the top parts of all four doors, the dash behind the steering wheel (my digital instrument panel is way up right under the windshield), and the glove compartments on the passenger side. I had never seen it before Friday afternoon. As touchstone said, it looks great in the rain--when it rains inside the car.