I have swirls on my black Z which in a couple months it will be gone because I am getting it buffed but man, I have never had a black car , I can not belive how much work it is to keep it looking good, anyone else feel the same?

 

I'm sure 99.9% of the people with black cars do...


Thank god mine is silver

 

My Cobra is black and I have the same issues...sucks.

 

its probably the coolest color and the crappiest color at the same time. I can wash my car and in 5 min. its dirty again. Even had swirls from the get-go. My next car will be silver or blue. wont have another black till I can afford another daily driver.

 

Will buffing it take the swirls out? but when that is clean man it shines

 

I've always had black cars. It's not that bad if your good at detailing.

 

ohhh..tell me about it. I don't live in a neighborhood because we own a good amount of land, so half of my driveway is gravel. It's impossible to keep my baby clean.

 

No, I like my neighbor.

 

Exact reason I did not go with black. My SS still looks clean after going 2 wks+ without a bath.

 

my last car was black...... after that I will never own another black car ever... you wash and wax and next day it looks like crap

 

https://my350z.com/forum/cleaning-and-detailing-22/

 

My new 07 350z is black and I love it!!! keeping it clean is another story, good thing I enjoy cleaning my ride

 

Magnetic Black FTW!

 

My old accord and my new Z are black and its a pain but when its clean its worth it. if you keep it in a garage its a lot easier.

 

My Z was black, will never buy another black car. Sure it looks good when clean but its a nightmare to keep clean.

 

Every black Z should come with a Porter Cable polishing kit from Autotopia.com

 

if your car is new, don't wash it in a circular motion - run the sponge/chamois along the lines of your Z, in a straight pattern. After over two years, my paint still has very little swirl marks, just some marks that run a long the lines of the Z. Don't use those damn sponge to wash your car, use chamoisl!!!

 

And don't drive them. When I drive to work I pick up all the pollen on the street. If I manage to not get bird poo on it I'm hit ten times with their pee. I won't even mention water - city water from the curbs, over spray or drift from sprinklers, and rain all leave marks.

 

Black is the ugliest color if not maintained... but damn, nothing beats a black Z after it's been washed/waxed. Those short 5 min. of beautifulness are worth the next week of ugliness :-P. Especially in Florida, where it rains uhm... all the time.

That being said, I will always have a black car in my garage.

 

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