A black car isn't just a vehicle, it's a commitment. I hate the fact that it's only ever clean for 24 hours at a time, but I love the colour
|
View Poll Results: Which is easier to clean | |||
White | 76 | 79.17% | |
Black | 20 | 20.83% | |
Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-20-2009, 05:37 PM | #16 (permalink) |
A True Z Fanatic
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Zeeland
Posts: 1,046
Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey
Rep Power: 7586 |
A black car isn't just a vehicle, it's a commitment.
I hate the fact that it's only ever clean for 24 hours at a time, but I love the colour so much that I'm prepared to put up with the heartache and the extra high maintenance (for example it's always washed/waxed by hand). Incidentally, I often wash my car in the rain, firstly because the rain has already softened the dirt by the time I start and secondly because the rain rinses the car far better than I can. My neighbours think I'm mad, but you can wash your car in less than half the normal time if it's raining. Black is the mutt's nutts, but white is alright.
__________________
. '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^ |
04-20-2009, 07:29 PM | #17 (permalink) | |
Track Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: california 707!
Posts: 677
Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt
Rep Power: 258 |
Quote:
Wash in shade, dont care the heat. Never press down on the car hard. I use what ever wash pads from walmart, lately useing microfiber ones that feel real soft on my hand. Dry with my Torro Leaf blower, after that i use normal sized bath towel from walmart and just pick up the left over spots, NO pressing just glazing the towel over the car. Then a Once over with z6, if i am feeling really good i use z8. Since purchase of march 7th i have at least 6 coats of zaino z2 on the car. I am going to switch over to z5 and only use that since it covers fine scratches. When i get tired of doing all this, i will just use zaino Clear seal since it says 9 months of protection. Also the zaino tire shine stuff, is A+++ zero tire sling, i cant believe it but yes its true. |
|
04-20-2009, 07:33 PM | #18 (permalink) | |
A True Z Fanatic
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: nowhere
Posts: 5,478
Drives: 06' Nismo Frontier
Rep Power: 29 |
Quote:
|
|
04-20-2009, 08:24 PM | #19 (permalink) | |
Enthusiast Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: west palm beach
Posts: 372
Drives: nismo 370z black.
Rep Power: 16 |
Quote:
|
|
04-20-2009, 09:31 PM | #25 (permalink) |
Track Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 794
Drives: 09 BLK 370Z
Rep Power: 17 |
its not a machine lol, it's a brush with some kind of oil in it that lifts the dust off. You can order them online or buy them at walmart for around 15 dollars. I would suggest going to walmart, because the california brush site is more exspensive and obviously requires the wait.
|
04-20-2009, 09:59 PM | #27 (permalink) |
Track Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: california 707!
Posts: 677
Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt
Rep Power: 258 |
I just bought a california duster and it costs me like 10.96 for jumbo version at walmart and YES ITS GOOD. It has Parafin wax wich i guess grabs dirt up really good.
Side note it requires you to let it sit on news paper for 48hrs to let the excess parafin wax absorb onto it. I went almost a week with out washing it with the duster but there was bug guts and i wanted those off so i washed. |
04-20-2009, 10:06 PM | #28 (permalink) |
Enthusiast Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 267
Drives: 09 370 M6 Touring/Sp
Rep Power: 445 |
Yep
Still would love to hear from somebody that has owned a black car and thinks it is easier than white. Can't even comprehend how it could even be close. Lot's of votes though.
__________________
I tellya what, its got this s-mode thing down here...it moveees so incredibly... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JsL...e=channel_page |
04-21-2009, 12:46 AM | #30 (permalink) | |
Track Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: california 707!
Posts: 677
Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt
Rep Power: 258 |
Quote:
A girl at work has a challanger cheapest model she could get and its "flat" black and under direct sun her car still looked black. I am going to take a wild guess and say flat black is cheaper to do than metal flakes in your black. Eitherway i sort of wished i had flat black, but then again never know how it would look on my car. |
|
Bookmarks |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
White or Red? | hey32g | Nissan 370Z General Discussions | 33 | 04-06-2009 07:53 AM |
White or Black | Convert | Nissan 370Z Photos / Spyshots / Video / Media Gallery | 47 | 03-11-2009 06:32 AM |
New black on black 370Z owner in Florida | dandg | New 370Z Owner | 23 | 03-03-2009 01:28 PM |
On white | coaxial | Wheels & Tires | 10 | 01-27-2009 05:07 AM |
New black on black owner | molamann | New 370Z Owner | 4 | 01-11-2009 08:58 AM |