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05-18-2008, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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BLACK car maintenance *PITA* Advice?
Black paint issues in general:
I have a 1995 Nissan 240SX SE black in color. Beautiful when it is clean. sexy during the day and seductive in the evening... I drive the car once a month and its always garaged.. I used to wash the car using the "touchless car wash" with spot rinse and air dry. As soon as I drive out the wash, i wipe down the remaining water beads with micro fiber towels in one direction and use the meguiar's quick detailer. What a pain the the arse! I cannot avoid micro marring and swirl marks whatsoever. I gave up on washing the car myself and decided to take it to the professionals. So I had a professional car wash detail the car and buff and polish out the vehicle. BEAUTIFUL! NO swirl marks and/or imperfections! (SEE PICS BELOW) This saturday, I decided to take the car out for a drive and there was a thick layer of dust on the car. Instead of wiping it down with a quick detailer or a california duster.. I took it to the detailer that originally polished the car, thinking that they would not swirl it.. (They are the professionals). Keep in mind that I see high end mercedes, bmws, lexus, infinitis getting washed here with no problems.. So after the car wash.... SWIRL MARKS and MARRING! (ALL OVER THE CAR! SEE PICS BELOW) HOOD: RT FENDER: TRUNK: They apologized and said the are going to repolish the car for free.. I did research online and it appears I am not the only black car owner that complains about maintenance. It seems to be a big problem. My problem: The swirl marks/marring will eventually come back when I wash the car.. Should I keep the car and only drive it at night or on cloudy days? Sell the car? (I have my eye on the 2004 Honda S2000s) Repaint the car? Just live with it? Last edited by gtstwincam; 05-18-2008 at 01:50 PM.. |
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