Thanks!

It get a layer a dust on it pretty quick around here. 20 min or so after washing. I have a version of blow tack and static I can implement. Also the bottle states to apply in just one direction with a little dust...but you have to stop at some point. Could use another rag as tack for that I guess. I'd make it a big deal vs swirl marks. Better Idea...it looks good enough the way it is for now

 

In my experience, none of those detailing sprays helps much against swirls. Best swirl prevention is ceramic coating.

Edit: and never buy black.

 

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I 'll have someone else do it right.
And never park under a tree if you do...I didn't care about the color as much at the time. Had to be a clean though, 13-16 SD.

 

Black is beautiful when it's clean, which is almost never. lol

 

Can't speak to cleanliness, but... A guy in 1976 had a fancy black Honda GoldWing. He rode it on a dusty road to our work as GI's at a slightly remote site in hot dry lower AZ. Work pace was zilch and he sprayed his seat with old ArmourAll. He freaked, getting some in his tank and rubbing it speedily off. The next day he noticed that collecting dust, just fell off without provocation. He thereafter used it on his entire bike.

In my case, I had a custom paint job on my custom cafe racer 750. The fairing was painted with aircraft black epoxy, which is not quite black. I never noticed dust. Never cared. Nothing scratched it. Other riders were shocked that I rode it on that gravel road. Then I cut cross-country through brush. Meh. Different strokes.

I spoke to a cop in an SUV last week about his hood, treated with Rhino. To deter perps from hitting their heads in it? No - because placing things there could scratch it.

I'm considering black for my wedgewood dark blue '01, but not some shiny gloss black. Maybe not a "paint," either.

 

Oh, I agree black is great looking, but its just too much work to keep it nice. My offroader is black for the same reason... I wanted a certain year and condition, and the paint color was what it was. If it was my regular car, I wouldn't be able to take it.

 

I had a PLC kick my trash at work today, so I came home looking for blood.... Well, this sum8!tch put up a good fight. I thought it was going to be stripped. Definitely a little thread damage though. I think from some jackwagon over tightening it and no anti-seize though.

After both of my O2 sockets failed me, and no way to put an open end wrench up there, I dropped the Y pipe, beat a 22mm socket on it, and gave it the beans with the DeWalt.



EDIT: Of course.... just what I need.

 

And feel cars on a lot. Black is 50% hotter than #2, which is 2x as hot as white.

 

Now that you mention AM, yes, I think it was near the 1500 mark on the AM band
When it was gone, I kept hearing only the Mexican music station that was near there on the band
I also had to re remember King Biscuit Flower Hour