DevonK
Well-Known Member
There seems to be a lack of clarity here as to whether the BG on the Z is a solid or pearl - the leaked guide says the former but other Nissan BG vehicles seem to have some pearl (it is even called "BG Pearl" with those). So I took the full-sized image of the badge-area closeup in this photo set, which is 8192 x 5464 pixels, and cropped it so it would be accepted for upload by this forum. The first photo below shows the full image downsized - there is no direct sunlight on it, but there a good amount of diffuse light, certainly enough to show any pearl in the paint. Below that is a 100% sized crop from the large original - as you can see in this closeup, there is no evidence of anything other than a solid paint. No pearl, mica, or metallic flake, just enamel. This eliminates BG for me personally, YMMV. I like solid enamel paint, but only on older vintage/classic cars.
The third image below is the same crop with a fairly aggressive sharpen filter applied to bring out any possible hidden paint variation - nada. Magnifying the original shows nothing either (except digital noise).
The fourth image is a 100% crop from the large original image in an area with the most light reflection - still no pearl.
Edit: the last image is a closeup of BG from a Murano - you can clearly see the pearl effect, even out of the direct sunlight area.
The third image below is the same crop with a fairly aggressive sharpen filter applied to bring out any possible hidden paint variation - nada. Magnifying the original shows nothing either (except digital noise).
The fourth image is a 100% crop from the large original image in an area with the most light reflection - still no pearl.
Edit: the last image is a closeup of BG from a Murano - you can clearly see the pearl effect, even out of the direct sunlight area.
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