detailed Onyx Black LS400
01-22-08 | 09:40 AM
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Lexucanafer
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Great work!
Lots of ppl say there's nothing shinier than a freshly detailed black car. But maybe it's more a matter of contrast and misconception. Since black cars so easily show dirt and swirl marks, when they are newly detailed the contrast between dirty and detailed is so extreme that the black car is assumed to be shinier than a car of another color, when really it is not. I've seen many a grey or blue or red or white car that looks just as dazzlingly shiny when it's properly cleaned and detailed. It just takes longer for cars of those colors to start looking bad again.
Lots of ppl say there's nothing shinier than a freshly detailed black car. But maybe it's more a matter of contrast and misconception. Since black cars so easily show dirt and swirl marks, when they are newly detailed the contrast between dirty and detailed is so extreme that the black car is assumed to be shinier than a car of another color, when really it is not. I've seen many a grey or blue or red or white car that looks just as dazzlingly shiny when it's properly cleaned and detailed. It just takes longer for cars of those colors to start looking bad again.
01-23-08 | 05:04 PM
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This past November, we picked up a used 1998 Lexus LS400. Mechanically, the car was in good shape, but the condition of the paint was horrible. Having black paint is bad enough, but being a single stage paintjob didn't help either - the paint is so soft that you can scratch it with a fingernail. The previous owner did not take care of the paint at all, and it showed - major oxidation, heavy swirlmarks, and numerous etchings left over from bird bombs 
However, when it comes to removing defects, single-stage black is by far the easiest I've had to work with.
However, when it comes to removing defects, single-stage black is by far the easiest I've had to work with.
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