Did a search for this and couldn't find anything.

Went to a mini-meet last night and was also looking at other photos of DB's and noticed that there are subtle differences in shades of blue out there. Looks like a lot of Z's have slight variations in their shading -- some are brighter blue, some have more of a "deep" blue, some are lighter, etc. I'm talking about stock Z's of course. It's really only noticeable when you park two Z's next to each other of the same color. My Z is claybar'd and Zaino'd so it's nice and shiny, but the blue doesn't seem to be as "deep" as other Z's. Anyone else notice this, even on colors besides DB? Or maybe I'm just tripping out? Or detailing my car wrong?

 

It not uncommon for a car company to have many shades of the same color, mostly just due to the fact there is no way of maintain a perfect shade though out a vast number of cars with every spray, even though the paint formula is the same there will be small differences though out.

If you ever getting into car painting like respraying a large area you'll find paints of the same color name for that specfic car often have 2-3 choices to pick from. This is another reason that body shops will repaint the entire side of a color rather then a small section so you wont notice the possible shade difference

 

The 06 blue looks darker than my 03

 

i just polished my Z this weekend and its so much darker than before. Try to give it a good polish!

 

highside does your car sit outside or in a garage. if it's outside then you need to do a good polish as it prolly has a little oxidation on it.

 

Paint care method I think has much to do with this.

 

Daytona Blue is paint code B17. Every year – every model. Its your imagination.

 

Thanks guys, this is probably the answer I was looking for! You're correct idwin, my car sits outside. Any recommendations on polishes? I Zaino'd, but guess it's time for a real polish!

 

after i wax the DB, its a million times darker than unwaxed

 

I was going to say the same thing. Each time that my DB is next to any DB's mine is ALWAYS darker. That's probably because I always have several coats of wax on her, the other don't.

 

I noticed a difference in my 04 & a friends 03 DB. his was a shade lighter... i had no waxes on either cause she was a week old back then... not easy to tell from the pic... but in person it was a shade lighter (the car on the left is an 03)

 

I can see how there might be differences between different DBs that has different build periods.