My current car is my first black car and I've found out the hard way how difficult it is to keep it clean. Just wondering if anybody's got any tips on how to keep it clean, it'll be greatly appreciated.

 

The toughest thing will be the swirls. You'll find yourself using the scratch remover polish/wax to keep the shine and stay away from swirl marks. More frequent washes would be important. That's all I can think of.

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i've already fallen victim to the swirls. when the winter started needed to wash the car and went to one of those self car wash garages and the brush wreaked havoc all over the car. i normally use one of those sheep wool mitts, but have never used a polish/wax. don't know anything about those. i've read a few articles about them, but haven't been able to get a definite answer or method of application.

 

On black I would use rotating buffer of some kind when applying scratch removing polish, or just do it with a microfibre cloth. It basically fills in the micro scratches so it shouldn't need hard rub.

Mother's is a good product. Mothers® Scratch Remover | Canadian Tire would do the trick. Top it up with hard shell wax to prolong the life.

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get cameroman to do it lol he already doing rims lol

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yup camaroman is our car wash kid

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I find the biggest thing with black is don't touch it when there's dirt on it. If you rub up against it or run your finger on it dirty then you just scratched it. Also always use a clean wash mit and shammy. I mean clean don't let them touch anything dirty then wash your car. Make sure you rinse them out good when you done. I get new ones every spring. I find the Esso touchless car washes are the best in the winter. They do a good job of getting the salt off but don't expect it to come as clean as a good hand wash. Never take a black car through a car wash that touches your car.

 

it cant get dirty if you dont drive it...

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i dont trust a carwash that touches my car.....

 

I never get a good wash in any kind of automatic car wash, haven't been to automatic in ages.

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