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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:37 PM
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hey guys, i recently had a mishap with my '03 c5.

see the thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...h-my-luck.html

anyway for those of you with atomic orange, how hard is it to keep clean?

i really like the color, and i have an opportunity now to get my car painted, i just wanna know if it's going to be as bad as the black with all the pollen here in Florida

if you think the atomic orange would be a bugger to keep clean, then what color would you recommend?? thanks
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i have ao. it's garaged. it's easy to keep clean imo. does it/will it get pollen on it? sure, if I leave it out. will it show as badly as black? nothing shows as badly as black. but no, it won't show badly at all.

again, imo, it's an easy color to keep clean. now, ask me a tough question.
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i have ao. it's garaged. it's easy to keep clean imo. does it/will it get pollen on it? sure, if I leave it out. will it show as badly as black? nothing shows as badly as black. but no, it won't show badly at all.

again, imo, it's an easy color to keep clean. now, ask me a tough question.
thanks man

im also kinda thinking about the crystal red tintcoat...? decisions decisions
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Wow good thing you didnt spin out and completley wreck with a blow out like that!
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I guess we need to take dry rot seriously!...that's probably what happaned..wow...AO would look GREAT! one of a KIND!
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I guess we need to take dry rot seriously!...that's probably what happaned..wow...AO would look GREAT! one of a KIND!
not to get off subject, but look at the pictures i just posted earlier today and then again last week, the tires are fairly new....


so atomic orange??
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The lighter the color, the less it will show dust. AO is a light color.
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