Black is driving me nuts
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Black is driving me nuts
I have a black 2012 mustang V6 premium and although I take good care of her, it's still swirl city. How do you guys keep your black stands looking good?
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There's a whole section on TMS dedicated to detailing. A bunch of the more eccentric detailed members here have filled it with good info. Check it out...
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I've owned a few new black cars. In my experience, a person must stay far away from such things as "cleaner" waxes and others that advertise abrasives. There are many brands on the market and a guy must take some time and read all the labels to see what the purpose of a particular wax is. But, I may be wrong about the reason for your swirl marks. This is just one of the several reason why they appear.
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I had paint correction done and I'm still seeing a good amount of swirls, I always get the car hand washed and I am very careful not to use anything abrasive, I'm getting to the point of wanting to just trade the **** thing in.
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If you paid for paint correction, take it back to them and get them to fix it.
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Are you hand washing it or letting someone else, I would not trust a white car to someone else to wash let alone black, all the dirt from the other 30 cars are in the bucket and wash mitts.
#11
The guy who performed the paint correction supposedly used more than 3 clay bars, the car is smooth and it looked good but once the sun hit it, I really saw that I basically threw 550$ out the **** window.
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You could always get a Hello Kitty vinyl wrap for the whole car...
Kona Blue isn't a whole lot easier to care for. Mine's a daily driver, and I have no intention of ever trying to win anything at a car show with it, so I just do what I can to keep it clean.
Kona Blue isn't a whole lot easier to care for. Mine's a daily driver, and I have no intention of ever trying to win anything at a car show with it, so I just do what I can to keep it clean.
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I'll never own another black car....wife had one; looked great in the garage; 5 minutes out in the elements, and all the dust, pollen, and air born elements made it look like crap.
When I spent 8 years in Germany, I always noticed that the majority of their cars were silver. I asked a Mercedes dealership there why this was; he stated it was because silver shows the dirt and imperfections much less. Since they have lots of wintery snow, it made pefect sense.
When I spent 8 years in Germany, I always noticed that the majority of their cars were silver. I asked a Mercedes dealership there why this was; he stated it was because silver shows the dirt and imperfections much less. Since they have lots of wintery snow, it made pefect sense.
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Bucko: the only reason I got black was because I got the premium package with everything I wanted, I could have gotten the kona blue but I hear that is just as bad. I recently bought a sterling grey 5.0 and I'm loving the color. I may trade up to a 2015 as long as its sterling grey or silver
#19
That's what I have, triple black with blacked out windows, taillights and everything. It really does look sweet but my **** clean freak side keeps coming out when I see it in bright sunlight.
#20
I wash and wax everytime I see her (one day every two weeks)
and when I get back its always a chore
but I love her