Anthracite

Ennine · 27th January 2013, 19:12

My daughter-in-law recently bought a MGZT-T. It's actually a very interesting colour looks very dark blue but black when wet. The paint code is LQW which translates as Anthracite. All the paperwork describes the colour as grey. I just wondered how we end up with grey from something that (to my eye) looks anything but grey. All the paperwork is genuine, the colour has not been changed.

ziggy72 · 27th January 2013, 19:24

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Originally Posted by Ennine

My daughter-in-law recently bought a MGZT-T. It's actually a very interesting colour looks very dark blue but black when wet. The paint code is LQW which translates as Anthracite. All the paperwork describes the colour as grey. I just wondered how we end up with grey from something that (to my eye) looks anything but grey. All the paperwork is genuine, the colour has not been changed.

mine is LQW too. grey on the logbook but is definitely blue.

Ennine · 27th January 2013, 19:42

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Originally Posted by ziggy72

mine is LQW too. grey on the logbook but is definitely blue.

Thanks for that. I do fail to see how they can call it grey. I do happen to think it is a really nice colour. She wanted black but I think she loves this even more.

mh007 · 27th January 2013, 20:54

I have a ZT190 in Anthracite Black (LQW) & oddly enough, they do class it as Grey on the logbook.

It definately has a hint of Blue in certain light.

Pic attached of my 190.

Robson Rover Repair · 27th January 2013, 22:08

Best polish (and your going to laugh) ive found for them is colour cut black, brings the blueish aspect of it out!

Arctic · 27th January 2013, 23:10

Ahh yes lovely colour in my opinion

you will also see other colours /shades in different times and lights of the day purple, grey, blue and coal black which also as a hint of blue Arctic.

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guru · 27th January 2013, 23:56

Another anthracite owner here!

To be honest to me it looks closer to black but with a blueish hint in the right light. Love the colour, but like all black(ish) cars it looks grubby really quickly so has to be cleaned pretty regularly!

wizzo337 · 25th September 2019, 02:10

I have a ZS in LQW and on the way home from work this morning I got stopped by the Cambridgeshire Fuzz for having a car that was registered as Grey, but looked blue when he was following me. He did change his mind though after having a good look at it. I thought it would be a good idea to throw into the mix that I thought it would be better described as Black but that the colour was actually Anthracite.

marinabrian · 25th September 2019, 07:28

Anthracite is a hard coal, we know coal is black, but anthracite when burned burns with a blue flame producing little particulate.

When you look at a chunk of this stuff, it's not dusty like "normal" coal, but shiny, harder with a bluish hue to it.

I often small pieces of anthracite at the top of the garden, as there was a mineral waggonway that ran through my garden from the local colliery.

Having owned a ZT in LQW I would always describe it as black with a bluish tint, never grey.......however if you are going to own a "grey" ZT, you may as well own one which isn't the other

Brian

Ched · 25th September 2019, 08:41

My last 190 was described as grey on the log book however, my tf is down as black on the book, it too looks blue or black depending on the light, my 190 just looked black.

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guru Posted a thing or two MG ZT, Rover Sterling, MG ZS EV & BMW X5 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Norfolk Broads Posts: 1,491 Thanks: 20 Thanked 196 Times in 117 Posts	Another anthracite owner here! To be honest to me it looks closer to black but with a blueish hint in the right light. Love the colour, but like all black(ish) cars it looks grubby really quickly so has to be cleaned pretty regularly! __________________ My car history http://m6jkk.com

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wizzo337 Loves to post mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ely Posts: 288 Thanks: 55 Thanked 87 Times in 52 Posts	I have a ZS in LQW and on the way home from work this morning I got stopped by the Cambridgeshire Fuzz for having a car that was registered as Grey, but looked blue when he was following me. He did change his mind though after having a good look at it. I thought it would be a good idea to throw into the mix that I thought it would be better described as Black but that the colour was actually Anthracite.

25th September 2019, 07:28	#9
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Anthracite is a hard coal, we know coal is black, but anthracite when burned burns with a blue flame producing little particulate. When you look at a chunk of this stuff, it's not dusty like "normal" coal, but shiny, harder with a bluish hue to it. I often small pieces of anthracite at the top of the garden, as there was a mineral waggonway that ran through my garden from the local colliery. Having owned a ZT in LQW I would always describe it as black with a bluish tint, never grey.......however if you are going to own a "grey" ZT, you may as well own one which isn't the other Brian

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Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	My last 190 was described as grey on the log book however, my tf is down as black on the book, it too looks blue or black depending on the light, my 190 just looked black.