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12-24-2010, 08:33 AM
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Self Made Thousandaire
Drives: 2011 SS/RS RJT Join Date: Aug 2010
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Hardest Color to Keep Clean?
Just wondering your thoughts on hardest color to keep clean. I know black and the darker colors show splatter and dust really bad, but my RJT is more trouble than I ever imagined....Love it anyway!
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12-24-2010, 08:35 AM
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Imperial Blue Metallic is right there too.
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12-24-2010, 08:37 AM
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v It bites.
Drives: 2011 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008
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agree...IBM is a super pain in the arse..I have to clean it about once a week
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12-24-2010, 08:41 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010
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Black by a long shot. A properly detailed black car is literally no longer clean after less than 10 minutes of driving or if it sits for a few hours.
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12-24-2010, 09:01 AM
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Another vote for black. It's not just keeping it clean, it's also keeping the paint from getting damaged. Use the wrong technique or methods for washing and waxing will leave swirls and scratches. You should never wash a car in direct sunlight but that is especially true for black vehicles.
Automatic car washes is a no-no for black cars as is leaving them ungaraged. |
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12-24-2010, 09:04 AM
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 Yeah, I know mine isn't black, but the wife's SRT8 is. GFG, it's a pain.
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12-24-2010, 09:05 AM
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Drives: 2LT Black '10 Camaro, 2000 Durango Join Date: Aug 2010
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no disrespect OP but this isn't even a question. the black is sexy as hell but will break your heart so quickly with every single tiny minute imperfection showing. but to this day i still think its worth it every time you wash it because they truly look the best when clean
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12-24-2010, 09:21 AM
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Speaking from a Black Camaro Owner, Black by far is the hardest to keep clean !!
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12-24-2010, 09:26 AM
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Master of All Things
Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009
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ok.....we all know that WE are much more particular about our cars than the average person.....MUCH MORE.....Certainly BLACK is the hardest.....its like a mirror if done porperly.......WHITE is the easiest. everything else is somewhere inbetween.....the darker it is, the harder it is to keep.
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12-24-2010, 09:34 AM
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That's why I own a white Camaro. Even dirty, it looks clean.
Pain to wax 'cuz it's hard to see the dried wax when buffing it off. |
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12-24-2010, 09:40 AM
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Drives: #156 ZL575, 97 SS, 87 IROC-Z Join Date: Mar 2009
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Black looks awesome, however it is a huge pain in the butt. If White would have been available back in Oct 08 that was my first choice, oh well.
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12-24-2010, 09:45 AM
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They are all the same , you just don't see the dust , swirls or whatever you see at first on some !
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12-24-2010, 09:47 AM
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12-24-2010, 09:48 AM
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Wonderfully Awful Idea
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