ATTN: All owners of Black Corvettes

[CHEWCH87]

Just felt obligated to all owners with black or dark colored Vettes who are
victims of paint hazing and/or swirl marks. As a proud owner of my first Vette,I was proud that I not only located and bought my dream Vette, I was fortunate enough find one in my favorite color...BLACK.
Knowing this I also knew that I had my work cut out for me ...those with Black or dark colored Vettes can attest to this.... an absolute $#%!@ to keep clean and polish. Now lets see I thought Hmmm... Is my old stand by still on the market?? I hoped and wondered.
"Back in da day" (that would be the mid to late 80's for me) I had an 87
Black Trans-Am with digital dash. 305 TPI with T -Tops. I looked at her as a distant cousin to a Vette which I could not afford. :cry But I was grateful non the less. I kept her clean and oh so polished ;worship and was respected by my peers for it!!
Yearning for the glory of days gone past, and now having obtained my Vette, I was insearch for my old standby "SCRATCHOUT" by KIT. Having checked about 5 stores I was without luck...no ScratchOUT to be found
Its been almost 12 years since I last used the stuff maybe it is no longer made I thought. I know I'll do a Google search when I get home!! First though I have to run into Walmart to pick up some stuff for my wife.
I said to myself...let me check their auto dept maybe they have it. WOW
on the bottom of the shelf there it was. I bought up 2 as they are small 8oz
or something. I figured if I buy one, they may not restock so let me grab the last two. There was a restock label on the shelf so hopefully they will.
Anyways..after all my rant and rave, If anyone has a Black or dark colored Vette who hates the hazing and/or swirl marks in the paint give this stuff a try if you can locate it. It is in a small yellow platic bottle. It is quite good
I wash n dry , polish with Meguiars and then finish off with SCRATCHOUT
Boy I tell you the paint comes out like a mirror!!!
Just a little help for all my new friends out there!! Hope you try the stuff...
and NOOOO !! I dont work for the company:eyerole

 

[Ruby Red]

my vetter is ruby red and i hear what u are talking about -- dark colors are great when they shin but what a pain to get them there -- i will give it a try and see how it goes -- cheers michael

 

[Harley1@coiinc.com]

I use Harley GLAZE available at Harley shops. Then I add a thin coat of good old Turtle wax--all polished off with diapers. Works and looks like a charm. The glaze is not a wax but a great polish / thus the Turtle wax. The trick to all of them is apply with damp whatever, sparingly and don't take it off till it's dry and use lots of rags.

 

[atmmac]

Im going to walmart to grab some of that tomorrow. I hate having scratches in my paint. Black is so hard to keep clean its ridiculous. I hate driving in the rain because i know im gonna have to wash it.

-Andy

 

[drags1998]

I always SWORE I would NEVER buy another Black car, Well guess what!!!!! Just picked up a real nice Eldorado, Black, Black Int, WHAT A PAIN IN THE A-- to keep lookin good!!!!!! Drive it 30 miles and its time for a wash or at least a good dusting. I hope this stuff is available at my Wally-world Ill go see tomorrow, Thanks for the tip!!!!!!!!

 

[jedi]

Will this work on Tourch Red?
Jedi

 

[CHEWCH87]

EEEEEKKK!!! An Eldorado!!!! I hope you ate your spinach. The though of waxing that aircraft carrier on wheels makes me cringe:crazy . My buddy has a white 75 Eldoradovert...its rides like my daddys Barcalounger!!!!
All kiddin aside, nice car , but you will need a few days off after waxin it.
Do yourself and all of us a favor...wash & wax the Vette first... ya know for a quick warm up!!!!!




QUOTE=drags1998]I always SWORE I would NEVER buy another Black car, Well guess what!!!!! Just picked up a real nice Eldorado, Black, Black Int, WHAT A PAIN IN THE A-- to keep lookin good!!!!!! Drive it 30 miles and its time for a wash or at least a good dusting. I hope this stuff is available at my Wally-world Ill go see tomorrow, Thanks for the tip!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]

 

[CHEWCH87]

It will work on any dark color which is prone to swirl marks or hazing. I imagine it would work on your Torch red. Oh and hey ....do ya need a band-aid for the forehead????? Nice AVI

Will this work on Tourch Red?
Jedi

 

[Jeroenvgfn]

What's the price on this stuff. and is it class hazardous for airmail ?

would like to test it.

I use meguiars gold wax at the moment. and satifies but not enough :cool

 

[nickyg]

After reading this post, I went into the garage to check through my endless varieties of polishes and wax products, and lo and behold I found a bottle of it behind all the others which I never used. I guess I bought it when I had my 91 olive green T/A which had swirl marks, but sold the car before I had a chance to try it out. I've got a few spots that I'll try it out on and we'll see how it turns out.

 

[Cruzen]

So isn't it easier to buy something that is not a dark color and not have to worry about it?? Here in Arizone where the "dust bowl" is still in exitance Black is not considered an option unless you want to drive yourself crazy.

You start at the front of the car and when you get to the back of the car you look and realize that the front of the car is again dusty. So you go back to the front and then the back is dusty.

That is why the color of choice in Arizona is White, Silver or some such light color.

About 15 years ago I stopped in to one of the dealers here in Phoenix. He had identical White and Black Corvettes. The black one had about 5K fewer miles and was priced 2K less than the White one. When I asked why the Black one was cheeper, the salesman looked at me and said "Because it's Black".

I have two Black motorcycles and I spend more time cleaning them than my White Vette.

Denny

 

[compyelc4]

Yep. I've been using the product for years. Sparingly though. I just finished up a bottle I must have had for 10 years! Do not need to use the stuff on my yellow thang but I used it often my black Grand Am GT and black Bonneville SSEi. Very good stuff, but you can find other similar liquid products on the shelf just about anywhere. I liken the stuff to diluted polishing compound. Matter of fact polishing compound works about the same way except it is a paste, not liquid, making it a little harder to apply. The key is to start with a very clean finish. If you apply either product to a dirty finish you will leave worse swirl marks, and maybe scratches too.

 

[Roadster Guy]

I have to say I love triple black convertible Vettes--easpecially C4's. I came within a heartbeat of buying an absolutely mint 94 triple black beauty 6 years ago when I bought my CE 96. However I backed off even though my wife just loved it and pushed me hard to buy.

I knew from looking after her black BMW how tough it is to keep it looking good because everything shows......everything! Anyone thinking of buying a black Vette should not kid themselves about this fact.

I can't believe how forgiving my Sebring Silver paint is. It is unreal how it can still look good with some dust or smears and after a clean and wax it looks like new even though I know that if this Vette was black my less than stellar detailing would should the flaws in my work.

Other dark colours are also murder to keep up. But hey, if you go into it knowing this and you are pretty determined, then black Vettes and other dark colours always catch my eye when they cruise by because they usually look so darn good and deep down I know the driver has one eye looking out for bugs and dust and the other on the gathering clouds above.
RG

 

[jrzvette]

As a proud owner of my first Vette,I was proud that I not only located and bought my dream Vette, I was fortunate enough find one in my favorite color...BLACK. :eyerole

Just curious, why is there a red car in your picture?

Anyway, than's for the tip, I'll have to look for it next time I go shopping (which will be AFTER Christmas).

 

[alka1967]

All the special cars in my life over the years - '57 Chevy, '65 Mustang, '82 Datsun 280ZX and now my favorite, '90 Vette - have been black, so I must like the color! Black is hard to keep nice but beautiful when clean. I clayed my vette this summer with a Meguiars clay kit after reading about it on this forum and it made a big difference. It smoothed out the surface by removing the air pollutants and left a nice shine after I applied Meguiars NXT (which I have used in the past), but some swirls did remain. Next time I might try Scratchout. Thanks for the tip!

 

[skyguy]

My black '93 coupe is all original and still looks terrific. It's always been garaged, never in rain, and I only need to wash it three or four times a year despite driving it twice a week. I keep it looking clean with a high quality duster.