2014 Mazda 3

[Hot Hatch!]

Out of curiousity sir, what tire size do you use? Your rims are 18's right?

245 40 18 bro.

[Jirbow]

Hi Mown3rs! I got my 1.5HB aluminium-metallic last December, satisfied din talaga ako sa M3 ko! I like my M3 na mamaintain ung kintab nya, anu kaya masuggest nyo na bagay pangWax para sa M3 natin?
Thank you in advance brah!

[travajante]

Hi Mown3rs! I got my 1.5HB aluminium-metallic last December, satisfied din talaga ako sa M3 ko! I like my M3 na mamaintain ung kintab nya, anu kaya masuggest nyo na bagay pangWax para sa M3 natin?
Thank you in advance brah!

Grats, Jirbow brah! According to our resident Samaritan, Geo_S, here...silver is the best color! It's the easiest to maintain, too.
Let's await justdiy to guide you on paint maintenance & detailing.
Enjoy the Mown3rship! Share us your plans!!!

[justdiy]

Grats, Jirbow brah! According to our resident Samaritan, Geo_S, here...silver is the best color! It's the easiest to maintain, too.
Let's await justdiy to guide you on paint maintenance & detailing.
Enjoy the Mown3rship! Share us your plans!!!

Hahaha! Silver is hot, always according to Sir Geo! Hahaha!

Congrats Jirbow! You'd want to look at synthetic sealants/waxes that usually give candy-like appearance. It will suit your silver car better! Over the counter in blade stores, there are Meguiars available. Choose between Meguiars NXT wax 2.0 or Meguiars Ultimate Liquid wax. Quite pricey but they will give long-lasting protection and shine since they are synthetics.

If price is too steep for you, get the Microtex Nanogloss or step-up to Mother's wax step 3. But I highly recommend the more expensive Meguiars products.

Enjoy!!!

[Yatta]

Silver and white are low maintenance when it comes to washing and scratches aren't noticeable unlike darker colors. Drawback is its not as shiny.

[travajante]

Silver and white are low maintenance when it comes to washing and scratches aren't noticeable unlike darker colors. Drawback is its not as shiny.

True about their camo traits & lower visual sheen, but here are the 2 main reasons I shared a while back on why I'd never go back to white after owning 1 way back.... this is a repost...

1.White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition. Conversely, dark colors like black paint, if properly polished, reflect images like a mirror....(but black is also hard to keep clean & swirls will be more visible...).
You can work all day on white finish, throw every kind of cleaner, polish and wax you have at it, but the end results will be only slightly better than what you can achieve from a one-step cleaner/wax. For a DIYer who enjoys the process as much as the results, it's just the least rewarding.

2. Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment.

Fredrick Mohs created a scale from 1 to 10, for measuring and determining hardness. Hardness refers to the measure of resistance a surfaces has to abrasion. Talc is rated at 1 while a diamond is rated at 10.
Titanium dioxide, the substance used as pigmentation in white paint, is rated at 7 on the Mohs scale. As far as pigments go, titanium dioxide is very hard. By contrast, black paints, (single-stage), are soft. The pigment used to make paint black is Carbon black, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 2.
Why is this more a problem than advantage? Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin.
White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer.
My detailing friends use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint.

That said, & after owning white & black cars, I'm now staying loyal to middle boring ground....Silver. Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.....but yes, boring...hahaha

[EQAddict]

True about their camo traits & lower visual sheen, but here are the 2 main reasons I shared a while back on why I'd never go back to white after owning 1 way back.... this is a repost...

1.White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition. Conversely, dark colors like black paint, if properly polished, reflect images like a mirror....(but black is also hard to keep clean & swirls will be more visible...).
You can work all day on white finish, throw every kind of cleaner, polish and wax you have at it, but the end results will be only slightly better than what you can achieve from a one-step cleaner/wax. For a DIYer who enjoys the process as much as the results, it's just the least rewarding.

2. Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment.

Fredrick Mohs created a scale from 1 to 10, for measuring and determining hardness. Hardness refers to the measure of resistance a surfaces has to abrasion. Talc is rated at 1 while a diamond is rated at 10.
Titanium dioxide, the substance used as pigmentation in white paint, is rated at 7 on the Mohs scale. As far as pigments go, titanium dioxide is very hard. By contrast, black paints, (single-stage), are soft. The pigment used to make paint black is Carbon black, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 2.
Why is this more a problem than advantage? Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin.
White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer.
My detailing friends use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint.

That said, & after owning white & black cars, I'm now staying loyal to middle boring ground....Silver. Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.....but yes, boring...hahaha

I learned a lot from this. Thank you very much.


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[travajante]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you very much.

AnytiM3, sir. I'm among the few here who notice & appreciate the least attention-grabbing color, silver, more

[Juan Martinez]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you very much.


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brah travs is very good [emoji122]

[travajante]

brah travs is very good [emoji122]

Hello, good atty brah, appreciate the kind words. Really just learning & sharing.

[jesqatar]

True about their camo traits & lower visual sheen, but here are the 2 main reasons I shared a while back on why I'd never go back to white after owning 1 way back.... this is a repost...

1.White is the least rewarding to work on as it offers no visual depth or reflectivity. It is difficult to any reflection even when the finish is brand new and in a highly polished condition. Conversely, dark colors like black paint, if properly polished, reflect images like a mirror....(but black is also hard to keep clean & swirls will be more visible...).
You can work all day on white finish, throw every kind of cleaner, polish and wax you have at it, but the end results will be only slightly better than what you can achieve from a one-step cleaner/wax. For a DIYer who enjoys the process as much as the results, it's just the least rewarding.

2. Generally speaking, single-stage white paint is the hardest paint detailers will ever work on. Titanium Dioxide is used as pigment.

Fredrick Mohs created a scale from 1 to 10, for measuring and determining hardness. Hardness refers to the measure of resistance a surfaces has to abrasion. Talc is rated at 1 while a diamond is rated at 10.
Titanium dioxide, the substance used as pigmentation in white paint, is rated at 7 on the Mohs scale. As far as pigments go, titanium dioxide is very hard. By contrast, black paints, (single-stage), are soft. The pigment used to make paint black is Carbon black, which has a Mohs hardness rating of 2.
Why is this more a problem than advantage? Sub-surface defect removal in single-stage white paint is two-fold: It is hard and automotive paints tend to be very thin.
White paints are so hard that when you try removing a scratch, you often end up putting in more, smaller scratches surrounding the scratch while potentially only marginally removing the original scratch itself. Kinda self-defeating and in some cases, risky as you might cut into the primer.
My detailing friends use rotary buffers. With good polishes and the right buffing pad, the rotary buffer makes paint defect removal easy, except on white paint. The reason is that rotary buffers create heat between the pad and the paint surface. If heat build-up becomes excessive, you can burn the paint. The paint hardness requires more pad pressure, which creates more heat and increases the chances of burning the paint.

That said, & after owning white & black cars, I'm now staying loyal to middle boring ground....Silver. Reflects heat, camouflages dirt, doesn't yellow, stays new longer, ages well.....but yes, boring...hahaha

What a nice explanation....me too I am a silver lover. it's easy to maintain

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[travajante]

What a nice explanation....me too I am a silver lover. it's easy to maintain

Thanks. Geo_S would surely be glad to know there are silent silver guys out there.

[Geo_S]

Thanks. Geo_S would surely be glad to know there are silent silver guys out there.

Hey brah, you're kiddin right? Silver is your favorite color, not me. I still like the soul red. LOL 😂😂😂

[travajante]

Hey brah, you're kiddin right? Silver is your favorite color, not me. I still like the soul red. LOL 😂😂😂

No arguing how nice soul red is but we read where you truly lean....

Ain't Sylvie gorgeous, guys?

[Hot Hatch!]

Thanks. Geo_S would surely be glad to know there are silent silver guys out there.

White is the best! Haha..

[travajante]

White is the best! Haha..

No1 should disagree w/ the KING.

[squidbolz]

Black beauty!

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[tolitsaso]

White is the best! Haha..

UP! Lol.

[vinrem]

White is the best! Haha..

+1 sir Hot Hatch!!!

[justdiy]

Black beauty!

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Black is best!! Wow! But I own a white one. Hehe