Will The Real Pacific Blue Please Stand Up

[MikeK]

Hello all,

From the photos in this thread I first thought that the Pacific Blue paint type just reflects blue sky illumination well, but now I wonder whether the UV component from sunlight might have something to do with it. It would be fun to take Tesla's PB paint sample panel out in the sunlight outside a Tesla showroom and see how it responds to direct sunlight vs. shade (but still allowing blue sky reflection for the latter).

Good to meet you today Mike K, thanks for providing useful info.

Oliver

Nice meeting you too, Oliver!

I took one of the painted samples outdoors at Menlo Park on an overcast day last week. I wish I had brought one out at the event to hold up to the car, but my strong suspicion is that the paint on the small showroom color samples is lighter than what is actually on the car. I could be wrong.

[Bardlebee]

Thank you guys, this pretty much solidifies the color I am getting.... which is blue.

[Robert.Boston]

Great color! But like black, it will require a lot of coddling to keep it looking at its best.

[MikeK]

Robert.Boston: Yes, that's my worry. Decisions, decisions.

[MikeK]

Okay, this is my last video upload from the event! (Whew!!)

One more shot of the blue. This time from the front, starting in the shade and driving out into the sun.

[Ravi]

Great work Mike, very helpful. Looks like the blue with the tan interior for me!

[KangarooAustralia]

Thanks, MikeK for the videos. I am really torn between the Blue and Black but leaning more towards Blue now after your posts.
I agree with Robert.Boston re difficulty keeping both Black and Blue clean and looking their best but definately worth the effort.

[bbmertz]

Great work Mike, very helpful. Looks like the blue with the tan interior for me!

Great videos, Mike! Is that tan leather or actually the Signature white interior?

I'm still on the fence between black or blue exterior, and black or tan (non Sig, non-performance) leather interior.

[Norbert]

Great videos, Mike!

+1. And as a side-effect, they also help in understanding why the colors look different on photos with different lighting.

[MikeK]

Great videos, Mike! Is that tan leather or actually the Signature white interior?

I'm still on the fence between black or blue exterior, and black or tan (non Sig, non-performance) leather interior.

There was a photo posted elsewhere of the little cheat sheet that the Tesla folks had, showing VINs and configuration, and it was listed as Blue/Tan. I know what you mean, though, it does look very light.

Honestly, it's really hard to trust color accuracy on these cameras. Both video and still cameras were adjusting both exposure and white balance automatically with changing conditions. If I had thought to do it, I would have brought a calibration target or at least a grey card to do a manual white balance. The blue car did have a "Signature" badge on the back, which is obviously not an available configuration. I asked specifically about this and was told it was just a "marketing car" that showed various options. So, it could be that they threw in the white seats.

For what it's worth, I saw an Audi A8 in a very similar ultra-dark blue with obviously tan seats, and it looked great.

I'm seriously suffering over the color decision. I love the look of the Blue, but I'm scared of the maintenance.