Scotty Kilmer's latest positive CX5 Review
colour for bodyshops to match!
Last edited by Geluk; Aug 31, 2025 at 04:14 AM.
I know this guy personally (via Automotive seminars and even 1 SEMA show. loud and obnoxious) and IMHO (also agreed by so many other in the auto service industry) should have stopped advising about a service information 2 decades ago. He still is great for DIY prior 1995 but sooooo sketchy with anything newer. 

Scotty's latest CX5 Review
That was color of my last CX-5 ie SOUL RED CRYSTAL METALLIC...not a favorite
color for body shops to match!
That was color of my last CX-5 ie SOUL RED CRYSTAL METALLIC...not a favorite
color for body shops to match!
This has been hashed out, talked out for years on every Mazda forum that owners have Soul RED.
More generated MYTGH about the color then actual facts.
Do a forum search and you should find lots of already started and hundreds of responses pertaining to this.
Some key information is about the metal vs plastic parts of the Mazda body that need to be properly prepared before the SOUL RED paint is applied. Just like a few other colors.
Also NO SOUL RED is NOT more susceptible to impact chipping then any other color MAZDA's . It just like any other platform some colors tend to show more impact chips then other colors.
Do you research ........... this forum has historical great information...
I know this guy personally (via Automotive seminars and even 1 SEMA show. loud and obnoxious) and IMHO (also agreed by so many other in the auto service industry) should have stopped advising about a service information 2 decades ago. He still is great for DIY prior 1995 but sooooo sketchy with anything newer. 

Scotty's latest CX5 Review
That was colour of my last CX-5 ie SOUL RED CRYSTAL METALLIC...not a favourite
colour for bodyshops to match!
That was colour of my last CX-5 ie SOUL RED CRYSTAL METALLIC...not a favourite
colour for bodyshops to match!
Last edited by retread888; Sep 7, 2025 at 09:23 PM.
Pretty spot on..retread
He was.
He is actually educated and trained in many…… well anyone can look up his career .. and history . I know the individuals he gets a lots of his so called technical info from and the rest is from an investment firm that funds his exploits . Now that info may be a little more interesting searching challenging to find ? But it’s there. The thing that many don’t realize is they are all from the 1980 and waaaaaaay older . No higher education like any Engineering field of study.
Can’t argue his successful YouTube’s watched by thousands of DIY
Eric of Eric the car guys , we are acquainted and he knows me well enough . I would tend to recommend his YouTube how-to over anyone else.
He was.
He is actually educated and trained in many…… well anyone can look up his career .. and history . I know the individuals he gets a lots of his so called technical info from and the rest is from an investment firm that funds his exploits . Now that info may be a little more interesting searching challenging to find ? But it’s there. The thing that many don’t realize is they are all from the 1980 and waaaaaaay older . No higher education like any Engineering field of study.
Can’t argue his successful YouTube’s watched by thousands of DIY
Eric of Eric the car guys , we are acquainted and he knows me well enough . I would tend to recommend his YouTube how-to over anyone else.
Last edited by Callisto; Sep 3, 2025 at 06:04 PM.



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