Re: Protecting brand new BLACK car paint?? suggestions on products and methods please
I'll throw in my .02 here as a fellow black car owner. (BTW grats on the Genesis Coupe, those look so pretty!!)
I am a time starved college student who drive 75+ miles a day so I don't have a lot of time to care for my car so I follow a pretty simple regime. In your case, regardless of whether or not you can feel bonded contaminates on your car I would probably claybar it just to make sure there is nothing on it before your first big detail!
I do the claybar - cleaner wax (I use M66 because I have a G110) - M21 - NXT 2.0 twice a year, once before winter as a "winter prep" and once after winter as a "spring cleaning". Other than that I just add coats of wax here or there when I have time/desire just to give it that freshly waxed look. I think using a cleaner wax is good idea for just general paint prep as its mild and will help remove any minor paint defects that just happen in general. Use scratchX and the likes to remove larger scratches/defects and swirls as you notice them.
Washing as much as you can will help maintain your protection and extend the life of your paint. I try for every saturday, although I really enjoy washing cars myself.
I'm sure a lot of this has been said, but I just wanted to put in that having a good system when a couple times a year you just dedicate a day to paint care is a great way to keep it in good shape.
I'll throw in my .02 here as a fellow black car owner. (BTW grats on the Genesis Coupe, those look so pretty!!)
I am a time starved college student who drive 75+ miles a day so I don't have a lot of time to care for my car so I follow a pretty simple regime. In your case, regardless of whether or not you can feel bonded contaminates on your car I would probably claybar it just to make sure there is nothing on it before your first big detail!
I do the claybar - cleaner wax (I use M66 because I have a G110) - M21 - NXT 2.0 twice a year, once before winter as a "winter prep" and once after winter as a "spring cleaning". Other than that I just add coats of wax here or there when I have time/desire just to give it that freshly waxed look. I think using a cleaner wax is good idea for just general paint prep as its mild and will help remove any minor paint defects that just happen in general. Use scratchX and the likes to remove larger scratches/defects and swirls as you notice them.
Washing as much as you can will help maintain your protection and extend the life of your paint. I try for every saturday, although I really enjoy washing cars myself.
I'm sure a lot of this has been said, but I just wanted to put in that having a good system when a couple times a year you just dedicate a day to paint care is a great way to keep it in good shape.
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