Black kettle vs color kettle; durability and paint chipping

[Kyle in Woodstock]

After coming across a few of the newer colored kettles, it seems like the paint chips off easier on the colored ones than the standard black color.
Is the black a better option in terms of being less prone to paint chipping, like near the handles?
Or maybe the colored ones I've seen in person have just been used and abused more?

 

[Chris Allingham]

Are you noticing that the chips reveal the black layer beneath, or are they chipping through both colored and black layers to bare metal?

 

[Kyle in Woodstock]

Are you noticing that the chips reveal the black layer beneath, or are they chipping through both colored and black layers to bare metal?

The copper color for example will chip and reveal the black layer. I love the different colors, I was just curious if others noticed the same thing about the colored kettles being more prone to chips

 

[timothy]

I think you just notice it more with the colored kettles.
I have 6 blackies and from a distance can't notice any chips or scratches, but on close inspection I can see them.

Tim

 

[Kyle in Woodstock]

I think you just notice it more with the colored kettles.
I have 6 blackies and from a distance can't notice any chips or scratches, but on close inspection I can see them.

Tim

Ok, you talked me into it.

Picked up a very nice Copper, going to swap out the black bowl and sell it with a newer frame. That'll leave me with a Crimson and Copper

A few days ago I actually had 4 Performers, gen 1, 2, 3 and 4

 

[Kyle in Woodstock]

Copper looks pretty good on the SS frame

got lucky and found a good deal on a 2016 lightly used copper. The guy didn’t even have the propane hooked up. Barely any carbon build up on the lid

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Chris does make a good point, they pretty much all start as black and the color comes in a subsequent application of enamel. Black ones just get more black. Any “failures” are much less noticeable on black on black. They happen but, they are less apparent

 

[Kyle in Woodstock]

Chris does make a good point, they pretty much all start as black and the color comes in a subsequent application of enamel. Black ones just get more black. Any “failures” are much less noticeable on black on black. They happen but, they are less apparent

Thanks, I was trying to weigh the pros and cons of keeping the black kettle on my Performer. I caved and swapped over a nice Copper one. I take good care of my grills so I think it’ll be ok as long as I’m starting with a good one.
I figure if I ever want to swap back to a black kettle, it’ll be pretty easy to pick one of those up.