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Oct 27th, 2020, 19:59 | #21 |
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Black looks amazing if looked after properly. So no dealer washing, no local hand car washing either. The only way to keep black good is for it to be properly washed with a decent pre wash, safe two bucket contact wash and either blown or carefully dried with a dual pile towel.
My old man has a black Prius which I look after, and it looks amazing when clean. Has a sort of purple tint to it in some light too. Unfortunately it got into a crunch and had to be valeted when it went in for repair, and it's come back covered in swirl marks and such. That's when they start to look shoddy I find... I'm not going to rectify it until spring though, as there's no point in detailing and paint correcting a car right before winter 😂
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Thanks to all who replied.
If I should go for the Onyx Black demo, how to keep it clean and the maintenance minimum? Ceramic coating? |
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Me first!
He would have go pass me in Chesterfield to get from Rochdale to Watford anyway so might as well stop off and detail my car on the way past!
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My girlfriend lives in Barnsley so you’ve got a chance 😂
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I'm on my 4th black car (from a variety of brands - solid, metallic and pearlescent), and whilst I vow "never again" each time I own one, I actually don't mind it, and as people have said it looks great when clean. If you're anal about clean cars then buy a different colour. If you're a bit more "whatever" about clean cars, then black will be fine.
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