tex2670

Yeah but I don't care. I got the color for me, not the next guy.

Margate330

Ok! Lol 😀

But other people like your color too so hopefully that lifts you up a little and feels good.

Even if it's just a little bit.

mmarshall

Correct. Black and white both have a reputation for being difficult to clean and keep looking nice. Black shows every grain of dust, fingerprints, spring-pollen, scratch, salt-film, nick, and also heats up very rapidly in the sun. White says cooler in the sun, but is notorious for showing stains, smudges, brown/black tar-spots, grease, and oil marks.

SW17LS

Black and white are the most popular car colors, (some data sources say white is #1, some say black). 45-50% of cars sold are black and white, so again the argument that people don't want them doesn't make any sense.

mmarshall

Doesn't change the fact that both are relatively hard to clean. I will agree, though, that they sell in spite of that. White is especially popular with bulk-fleet/corporate sales in pickups/cargo-vans used in handyman-type of work.

SW17LS

White cars aren't hard to clean, I've had two of them. The key is you have to keep white cars from getting dingy and yellowing over time, where something like a silver car hides that. White is really forgiving about swirls and scratches, etc. Personally I would never own a black car, too much work.

tex2670

Black and white are not hard to clean; they just hide the dirt less, and need to be cleaned more often to look good. My son is now driving my black car which is now 9 years old. Not hard to clean at all, and still looks great when it is clean. But after a few days, you can see the dirt already.

mmarshall

When I said hard to clean, I meant hard to KEEP clean...but I think the intent was obvious. I hear person after person, though, saying they will never have a black vehicle again. Others, though, don't care....they don't wash their vehicles very often anyway.

tex2670

Well we can't read your mind and know what you meant. Saying "hard to clean" means something very different, and I don't think you want us assuming you mean something different.

SW17LS

Agreed, I thought you meant it was physically hard to clean...

mmarshall

For some people, ANY vehicle is physically hard to clean LOL. But, agreed.....I think we are all on the same page now.

And, speaking of that, how is the white paint job on your S, Steve? I know you try and take care of it....but is it showing any dark stains or discoloration?.....that often happens on white paint jobs if you aren't diligent with the care.

(That's also something, BTW, which SCRATCH-OUT excels in...getting out surface stains and discolorations)

SW17LS

No, no stains or anything on mine but it gets washed at least once a week. I do find that stuff that builds up in the seams and around the trim and all is more noticeable than on a silver car.

mmarshall

It's difficult to avoid some of that, particularly during the spring pollen and tree-droppings season in April and May, when that stuff gets into cracks and nooks and mixes with rain water, forming a yellow or brown muck or paste. I spend time each year in June or so cleaning it all out....sometimes with an old toothbrush and water Your garage helps, of course, but it is still difficult to avoid some of it.

SW17LS

I wouldn't use a toothbrush, they make specific detailing brushes for that task. Its just stuff that builds up when you don't get in really detailed every wash with a detailing brush. I use a carwash, and wipe down the car and do the wheels and windows afterwards so stuff in hard to reach places does get missed.

mmarshall

I also have (and use) a detail-brush. They are designed for delicate interior surfaces, not hard-plastic or sheet-metal-crannies outside, where those soft bristles would be al but useless.