Black Car maintenance

[mhelskie]

maganda at makintab lang black corolla ko sa gabi, pag umaga...konti lang kintab hehehe, dami pa gasgas....pagkalinis ko, after ilang hours lang, kapansin pansin na agad yung mga alikabok na kumapit :roll:

[kimpOy]

sakit ang ulo itim, sir mhelskie
black din pick-up ko, laging madumi pero ok lang pang off road look he..he

[theveed]

black is the hardest color to maintain, unfortunately, all minute scratches and imperfections are visible immediately on a dark paint...

Keep it waxed and sealed after you polish the car... frequent waxing will prevent micro scratches from etching on your paint, such light imperfections will land on the sacrificial wax layer, not on the paint itself.

[e46boi]

black is the hardest color to maintain, unfortunately, all minute scratches and imperfections are visible immediately on a dark paint...

Keep it waxed and sealed after you polish the car... frequent waxing will prevent micro scratches from etching on your paint, such light imperfections will land on the sacrificial wax layer, not on the paint itself.

Totally agree!

I've also found that using a claybar before polishing helps minimize swirl marks and gives the car a much deeper level of shine, most especially on a black car.

Another tip: California Car Duster. Incredible product, not too expensive. I use this to dust the car after driving it. Keeps the the dirt to a minimum!

[mbt]

hehe pero oks na oks yung black pag bagong wax or detail :mrgreen: parang salamin!

[coolrolla]

8) yup,....always keep a cali duster handy....para pag may dust ....clean agad with cali duster....:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgr een::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Rangie]

mhelskie,
black din ang color ng kotse ko dati kaya change it to other color.. hirap imaintain... although astig pag gabi... hehehe

[black_inferno]

yeah it is d hardest to maintain pero astig kpag gabi, pero use 3m wax ganda . i really recomend 3m products sa mga car coz i personally use it.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[theveed]

Black is great for garage queens... For a daily driver, it's a pain... Especially if you're the type that can't stand a swirl in sight...

[pajerokid]

I HAVE A BLACK CAR :D

For me, its worth it! Guys, where do you get the California duster thingie? How much? ty!

[theveed]

Sa US lang meron... (well, I'm sure sa Singapore and HK meron din but di ko sure kung orig)... I just bought one from the US... pero matagal ko pa makukuha... hehe

[pajerokid]

ah ok... ty :mrgreen:

[empy]

Here is my regimen....

3M Imperial Hand Glaze
Meguiar's Gold Class Wax

Dust with car duster once a day
Quick Detailer if needed

clay bar paminsan-minsan

But all in all, I try not to be too anal about my black car. Sometimes, it's just not worth it to me. I'd rather be driving than cleaning!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[theveed]

hehe... linis hangin dyan sa FL... san ka banda?

I rem when I stayed in Daytona for like 3 weeks, hayup yung rental namin 3 weeks, 1x lang hinugasan... kintab at linis padin... :P

Dito, detail now... have lunch, car looks like crap again... bad trip.

[kimpOy]

naku dito sa pampanga maalikabok,
detail car...yawn...car looks like crap damn!
kaya ngayon lahar metallic grey na color ng pickup ko

[empy]

hehe... linis hangin dyan sa FL... san ka banda?

I rem when I stayed in Daytona for like 3 weeks, hayup yung rental namin 3 weeks, 1x lang hinugasan... kintab at linis padin... :P

Dito, detail now... have lunch, car looks like crap again... bad trip.

LOL...OK dito pag hindi summer. During summer and hurricane season...rain every afternoon! :x

Taga Ft. Lauderdale ako...btw, na-review mo na ba ang Zaino?

[theveed]

nope... just used it once, di ko pa oto... si Farooq naka Z ngayon sa Corolla nya...

I'm expecting a Z kit early next year... bahala na...

[1.8T]

nakows ke hirap. pero parang salamin pag bagong wax.

[Retz]

Nice to find this thread. It seems like pinaka mihrap to maintain ang black car.