Paint company seeks names for new Detroit-inspired paint colors

"Motor City Paint LLC's new exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum offers guests a chance to win prizes in exchange for their creative minds.

"Showing off 25 new paint colors inspired by Detroit's architectural history, spread across a 40-foot wall, the exhibit-cum-contest seeks viewers to suggest Detroit-themed names that guests will be allowed to vote on. Motor City Paint will choose the top vote getter to market the colors a part of its Authentic Detroit Historical Paint Colors line set to launch later this year."
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Ambassador Bridge aqua?

Spirit of Detroit green?

Have at it...

“Detroit Dust”

An over coat of brownish grey specks that sticks to everything

Berry Brothers Plum
[[after the well known Detroit paint and varnish [[and japans) company)

Cherry Berry Red
[[after my great grandpa, Julian Cherry, who worked for Berry Brothers in the 20's and 30's)

"Detroit Diamonds", small piles of greenish glass squares lying next to what was just painted.

"Salt Truck Grey" [[no explanation needed)

"Wrought Iron Gloss Black"

"Tiger Stadium Green"

"Majestic Theater Orange"

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Originally Posted by SFDS

"Tiger Stadium Green"

"Majestic Theater Orange"

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"Better Made Yellow"

Steamy Manhole Cover Grey
Dull Red Wing

I’m not trying to be a downer but does anyone else sometimes feel the “Detroit” horse has been ridden ALL THE WAY to town already? Regardless of who’s trying to ride it too.

“Blue Steel”

"Zug"


Somewhere between dirty gray and dirty tan/mud.

Faygo Rock'n Rye Crimson

Guardian Orange.

Book Tower Black, no, Gray.

Matty Maroon

Koch Brothers Sand

Belle Isle Concrete

Road Construction Barrel Dirty Orange!

For some reason, my first ideas were all except for one pop and ice cream related, so I didn't post. But I'll take Lowell's example as permission:

Redpop
Vernors
Boston Cooler
Creme Soda
Towne Club Lemon-lime
Sander's Milk Chocolate Fudge [[or Caramel)

These two are more a Michigan thing:

Blue Moon
Superman

Honky, the exception was also one of yours:

Koch Coke

January Snow = greyish black
December Sky= lighter grey
March Mud=Greyish Brown

Kwame Kreme - Matching his dirty off white jail cell color

Bham
Dark grey storm cloudy :P

Candy Apple Red

Ghetto Palm Green
Bricktown Red
Hamtown Brown
Gilbert Grape
Kwame Jumpsuit Orange
LED Streetlight White

Nobody picked Snow White

^^You've been a member since 2015 and this is your first post? Lol. Welcome to the fray ;)


Ghetto Palm Green, March Mud, Bham grey, you guys are too funny.

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Originally Posted by rambro

Nobody picked Snow White

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Well the prince did. In fact, he couldn't control himself, planted a kiss on her, and woke her up. Now 80 years later, she's posted on Facebook that he accosted her.

Long Winter Overcast - Vanilla Gray!

Hidden Patch of Black Ice - Nondescript Primer Paint.

Hidden Pothole - Deep Charcoal!

Unwashed Car after Icy Sleet - Dusty Off-White Matte Glaze!

Spring Thaw Snow Piles - Variable-Mottled Dirty Gray!! Great for high traffic areas!!!

Or just parked.........

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Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

"Detroit Diamonds", small piles of greenish glass squares lying next to what was just painted.

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