5 craziest paint jobs in Singapore

Resale value is one of the main reasons why cars are painted in relatively safe colours. Very rarely would you find a car painted in a wild paint scheme, for the majority of owners are afraid it may hurt its eventual selling price. However, there is a small group of car owners who value individuality over a car's resale value, choosing to paint and wrap their cars in unusual colours.

There are lots of options when it comes to changing the colour of your car (think paint, wraps, and dipping), and the relatively ease of doing so means that there is an increasing number of cars in unique colours. With all the fancy tech capable of reproducing the wildest of colours, what are the 5 most unique and original car colours in Singapore?

Not many car makers offer peppermint as a colour from the factory. Lamborghini certainly didn’t, and as such, to get the desired colour, the owner of this Aventador has had his car wrapped in 3M’s Tiffany Blue. Although the thought of a pale turquoise Lamborghini isn’t very appealing, one will be surprised to find out that the finished product is actually rather good, and is definitely unique.

Let’s get this out of the way - technically, chrome is not a colour, but a highly reflective shade of a certain colour. But for the purpose of this article, let’s assume it is a colour. Chrome wraps have become the status quo in the international supercar world, and it has recently spread to Singapore. Since it was introduced, several cars have been stickered with the chrome vinyl, and it certainly makes for an interesting sight!

Pink definitely is not the colour of choice for the owners of cars in Singapore. Painting a car pink will probably limit its scope of prospective buyers when it is time for it to find a new owner. Nevertheless, that has not stopped several owners from wrapping their car in a lovely shade of fluorescent pink like this Audi R8 for example. Thankfully, as it is a wrap, it can be easily returned to its factory colour; simply peel the wrap off! An added bonus is that the wrap actually protects the paintwork, keeping it mint! Winning!

You’ve heard of gold-plated utensils and pens, and now it is the time for the gold-wrapped car. Yes, someone wrapped a car in a dark shade of gold (and no, it is not real gold!). It certainly stands out from the crowd, but I’m personally not too keen on the colour. I guess it is very much a case of different strokes for different folks!

Certain car manufacturers did offer purple as a factory colour. Nissan for example, painted their iconic R34 GTR in their signature midnight purple. However, apart from the purple R34s, it certainly isn’t a colour you would normally think of using on a car. That said, for those craving for a bit of exclusivity, it may be the only option, for the vast majority of wraps and paint colours have already been done in one way or another. The purple on this Gallardo not only makes it special, it makes it surprisingly quasi aggressive as well!

Credits: Story and Photos by Low Jek Ray