Has anyone seen a Platinum White SD next to a Oxford White SD. Is the Platinum brighter or more of a cream color? I have never seen the Platinum White in person. I am looking to possibly order a new truck soon and need to pick a color. Thanks

 

Platinum is brighter, almost like a Pearl white. Not a cream color.

 

So then I would assume it has a deeper color compared to the Oxford White?

 

my 1st impression of the platinum was somebody had taken a can of Krylon clear coat to the truck. Couldn't see the extra cost for that.

 

Here's a post from the F-150 forum which shows two white trucks side by side. One is the Oxford White and the other is the White Platinum Tri-Coat:

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Short of going to the dealer and finding these side by side on his lot, this is the best comparison I've found online so far.

 

Platinum has a slight grayish tint to it. Allan

 

If you want a base color for commercial artwork, just get the Oxford White, which is a neutral low-brightness white.

The tricoat is a neutral white base covered in a partial champagne clear coat and a metallic top coat. The champagne clear coat just gives a warmth and depth to the white, while the metallic top coat gives a sparkle in the sun. In all it lends a golden tint to the white (I'd say gold rather than gray, as suggested above, but it's a hard color to describe.)

The tricoat is a pain to match if you're getting anything painted to match, such as a cap, and is presumably more trouble to match if you have any collision repair. Just the little Ford touch-up stick is twice the price of the others and requires two different coats (and the end result is nothing like the original paint finish).

I have trucks in both colors, and like them both. I probably would just get the Oxford White next time. When the tricoat gets dirty at all, the distinctive tint largely disappears. On a sunny day though, with a clean truck, I get lots of compliments on the tricoat. People definitely like it.

 

In the sun you can see the metalflake in the Platinum White.

 

Thanks for all the replies. I think I will just stick with the green since my cap will match close enough to the new truck.

 

Green?? How do you go from white to green?? lol

 

It's what I have now and I like the green, not too many other green trucks on the road. I still want to see the Platinum White in person before I order a new truck.