A wax write up for DARK colored cars...

Yo Nadz · Post by **Yo Nadz** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:52 am

So if you own a black or dark colored car, you know it's a BISH to keep looking good. Black shows EVERY imperfection. I finally got sick of washing my ride and hating how horrible it looked, so I decided to take a day and rub her the right way.

This is the stuff I used (micro fiber towells and applicator pads not pictured):

-Started of by washing the car with Meguiar's Deep Crystal Car Wash
-Then used a Zaino Clay Bar on the whole car
-Then applied one coat of Meguiar's Scratch X to the whole car to eliminate some swirls and light scratches
-Then polished the whole car with Meguiar's Deep Crystal Polish
-Then glazed the whole car with Meguiar's #7 Professional Show Car Glaze
-Then finished up with Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax 2.0 Liquid Wax

And this is what the car looked like at 11am when I started:

And at 6pm, after over 6 hours of work and 2 sore ass arms, here's the finished product (lighting could be better):

100% improvement. The paint actually looks "blacker". Weird, I know. And the paint is OH SO SILKY SMOOOOOOTH! This was much overdue and I am definitely going to keep up on in more now. Well worth the effort and day spent to do it. And I HIGHLY recommend this same array of products for anyone looking to bring back that like new luster to their paint.

ObsesionWitSped · Post by **ObsesionWitSped** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:56 am

Amazing...

eh2_Erik · Post by **eh2_Erik** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:36 am

holy tits thats sharp!

way to be nads, great thread!

asdf · Post by **asdf** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:53 am

Not bad man. Luckily for you, the car wasn't too bad to start with. Clay every 2-3 months and use a light polish, wax every month and your car should look that clean after every wash.

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:25 am

did you get a new red i-vtec sticker or did you paint it, man that looks so good i usually just spray it off, about once a month ill use soap, and ill wax it like 2x a year

MyfodoSi · Post by **MyfodoSi** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:24 am

Awesome job. Black unfortunately is the worst color that shows imperfections, but it's so sexy!

jdmjerry07 · Post by **jdmjerry07** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:21 am

This is with adams polishes, the stuff I use to detail my cars with. this is my car 1999 civic never been treated with good wax's. This is how you make a black car shine son.

These pictures are taken in absoulte direct sunlight to the worst on a black car.

Midori · Post by **Midori** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:33 pm

haha i knew jerry would get in on this

jdmjerry07 · Post by **jdmjerry07** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:16 am

of course! his car looks good though!

Native · Post by **Native** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:23 am

Yo Nadz;110503 wrote:The paint actually looks "blacker".

lol dont you mean MORE balck haha

jk. just thought that was a funny word blacker haha

great thread though its good to here black is a beaty and a B!tch at the same time.