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Originally Posted by Ccmano
Paul,
The upcoming issue of HOTB will have an extensive article on this subject.
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Excellent! Looking fwd to it!
There is a huge separation between polymer polish vs. (any?) true wax (paraffin or natural base), e.g., Carnuba.
Black is perhaps the most beautiful color WHEN IT IS CLEAN. But, THAT is the "rub": very hard to keep clean.
The acid test is a black car driven on a gravel road - especially in the summer. At issue is HEAT softens any wax - and a black paint in the summer sun gets too hot to touch with bare skin. Wax softens and becomes like flypaper for dust or pollen. The result is a haze and that crisp, eye-popping shine fades and may have a blueish haze in some light.
When I had my black (95 LT1/M6) I found I'd have to "Dawn" (wash) it and reapply several coats of various (carnuba) wax taking hours.
Well, I suppose some enjoy spending a few hours every weekend rubbing their cars. That's fine for them. But, I do not particularly enjoy it - and that black Vette really had to be pampered to look good - especially since I had a half mile drive on gravel to go anywhere!
Polymer polishes and nano-tech silicon oxide base polishes completely turned me around - far as paint care goes. Stripping w/ Dawn and clay baring with carnuba waxes went from one to (usually) two times a season to ONE every 4-5+ YEARS! But, polymers are NOT all the same. And, a lot of changes have occurred in the polymer/ceramic polish game in the last 15 years since I completely changed over to them
I still enjoy 'kickin' azz' in my Vette most of all. But, there's no reason I shouldn't want to look good while doing it!!! (And, it shouldn't be difficult to apply either?).
Looking fwd to the HOTB article!!