Paint company seeks names for new Detroit-inspired paint colors

**Lowell** · January-10-18, 09:19 AM

"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."
Full article at Crain's >>

Ambassador Bridge aqua?

Spirit of Detroit green?

Have at it...

**SammyS** · January-10-18, 09:43 AM

“Detroit Dust”

An over coat of brownish grey specks that sticks to everything

**1953** · January-10-18, 10:31 AM

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)

**Honky Tonk** · January-10-18, 10:47 AM

"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"

**SFDS** · January-10-18, 02:12 PM

"Tiger Stadium Green"

"Majestic Theater Orange"

**Hardhat** · January-10-18, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by SFDS

"Tiger Stadium Green"

"Majestic Theater Orange"

"Better Made Yellow"

**401don** · January-10-18, 03:09 PM

Steamy Manhole Cover Grey
Dull Red Wing

**One Shot** · January-10-18, 03:24 PM

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.

**Wheels** · January-10-18, 03:55 PM

“Blue Steel”

**Meddle** · January-10-18, 07:37 PM

"Zug"

Somewhere between dirty gray and dirty tan/mud.

**Lowell** · January-10-18, 11:49 PM

Faygo Rock'n Rye Crimson

**archfan** · January-11-18, 01:21 AM

Guardian Orange.

Book Tower Black, no, Gray.

**Honky Tonk** · January-11-18, 03:45 AM

Matty Maroon

Koch Brothers Sand

Belle Isle Concrete

**Zacha341** · January-11-18, 07:02 AM

Road Construction Barrel Dirty Orange!

**bust** · January-11-18, 07:39 AM

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

**jcole** · January-11-18, 09:02 AM

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

**pocketchange** · January-11-18, 10:39 AM

Kwame Kreme - Matching his dirty off white jail cell color

**SammyS** · January-11-18, 11:19 AM

Bham
Dark grey storm cloudy :P

**Jimaz** · January-11-18, 12:16 PM

Candy Apple Red

**waz** · January-12-18, 05:15 PM

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

**rambro** · January-13-18, 02:02 PM

Nobody picked Snow White

**detroitsgwenivere** · January-13-18, 02:10 PM

^^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.

**Honky Tonk** · January-13-18, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by rambro

Nobody picked Snow White

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.

**Zacha341** · January-14-18, 10:34 AM

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!!!