Rudolph Hucker

u cant keep black looking mint..i sold mine because it drove me crazy..dust is the killer with a black car

05xrunner

every part of this statement is wrong
Lets see a pro detailer for a PROPER 2 step correction not some hack will cost you anywhere from $300 and up
a car cover is just a huge thing to destroy your paint even more. any dirt might stuck to it or trapped under will scratch the paint and if its outside the wind making it slap againt the paint will case more damage. a Califorina duster is junk as well. they will scratch the paint as you drag dirt all over it. If you want a duster get a good Wool duster like this

Obviously if you won trophies they were NOT for paint condition and if they were it was with some really incompetent judges who dont know ****.
here was my black stang that was MINT as it 97% perfect paint as I do detailing on a enthusiast/pro level.



as you can see in proper sun pics the paint is perfect no swirls, scratches or holograms.
I didnt do customer cars but what into how I cared for my paint was how its properly done. With correct MF towels that are quality that will not marr the paint and ONLY used on paint nothing else. Proper buffing technique and knowing how to correct paint.
Its not that hard to keep the car perfect if you know how to do it properly and dont follow some of the awful advice I have seen given in this thread

Jim Henderson

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Those are some beautiful pic's !!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

gmoran1469

Dirt is going to show up more on a black car than any other color, just the way it is.

As for cleaning it and getting it spotless right after you wash it...

Take your time. Section out the car into 4-6 sections. Wash one section, then rinse and move to the next. Keep the entire car wet (even the spots you washed) until you are ready to dry. This will help prevent the water from drying and leaving spots before you are through. Once the car is clean give it a very thorough rinsing and make sure you get up under stuff like where the spoiler connects to the trunk, side scoops, hood scoops. Anywhere that soap can creep into and later trail out of. Use a nozzle and really spray under those things to get all the soap out.

Dry the car using a shammy. Wet the entire thing down right after you are done rinsing and get your shammy out and start mopping up the water and wringing it out. IMO a shammy is the best way to dry a car. It gets it very dry and doesn't use air so it doesn't spray dirt all over your fresh wash.

If you want to wax it, wax it, I just go over the car with black detailer. I also spray armor all on the plastic pieces like mirror covers and door trim.

05xrunner

Shammy are the WORST way to dry a car..they have ZERO nap..so if some dirt blows on your paint after you rinsed it there is nothing in the shammy to pull it away from the paint and you will just drag it over the paint. Scratching it. Use a quality MF with a decent longer nap so if there is some dirt the MF towel can pick it up and pull it away fro the paint and not do more damage. Armor all is also JUNK..its just an oily mess you put on the car to make it look like crappy shiny to collect dirt and dust.

POWERMAN_

Quoted for Truth.

All comes down to one's washing techniques.
The less you touch your paint, the lower your likelyhood of inflicting damage.

For those of you who are interested, you may wanna watch the Junkman's videos..rock solid techniques I tell ya..

Chazman_1962

Same problem here with Black Cadillac, I also have a White Mustang, White Challenger, Red Truck, Silver Colbalt, Red Cougar and a White Motorcycle. I used to spend all weekend cleaning everything I live on a dirt road with a dirt driveway. The Cadi is a dust magnet no matter what I do or try, To save some time I ended up getting the CR Spotless rince system, you wash and can walk away form a wet car let it air dry and NO spots at all (no B.S. I mean no streaks no spots, nice clean windows. Just a shinny car). I also have well water so I run a prefilter before it goes into the CR system. It is expensive and the replacement resin is also exensive but I think it is worth it, you do not have to dry the car which eliminates swirl marks, I just wheeled out the black caddie took me 3 weeks to do working sat and sun, I don't want more swirl marks way too much work to remove. do a search on CR spotless and you can see what it does.

teetertotter

Couple days after a summer rain and no more for few more days +, mine sees the car wash with all kinds of soap flying, rotary mops kicking up a storm, with a final wind storm. Then on those morning with excessive dust on the hood, out comes my California duster.
Winter salt season is really tough to keep clean and will see more frequent auto washes with underbody flushing that costs a couple $$ more. The Blizzak's with their own rims go on around Thanksgiving and those alum rims are a little dark is some areas. I maintain a very simple procedure to keep the exterior clean and the car was completely Ziebarted the day after i drove it off the lot. Black is beautiful!!!

OlPal

rot's of ruck pal !!
I've had Black Corvette, 2 Black Z-28's
Never Again !
It was like Birds & Dust mites would stake out my Garage, & as soon as i'd go for a ride.. "They'd Attack"

Lots of Washing, Elbow grease & Mequires & terry cloths..
Good Luck.

Rolling13

Nothing looks better than a black Mustang so I found a system that works and use it. My first car was a black 56 Ford and I guess that started it. The 61 T-Bird is also black.