Is it the black color or the paint?
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
Is it the black color or the paint? I can't seem to keep a finish on my wife's black G8. I've used Zaino, Liquid Glass, and good ol' Meguiar's Yellow #26. A few weeks to a couple of months and the paint is dry as a bone again. The Meguiar's probably lasted the longest. When it started getting a little thin, I freshened it with some spray wax, but after a couple of weeks, it was dry.
In contrast, two coats of Zaino on my DD silver Formula lasts 6+ months. What gives? Is it the black color or the paint quality?
In contrast, two coats of Zaino on my DD silver Formula lasts 6+ months. What gives? Is it the black color or the paint quality?
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there are alot of factors that may contribute to it. was it raining recently? more sun exposure? you would have this problem if you switched to adams polishes. cheaper than zaino and a hell of a lot better resluts and much easier to use.
I can't seem to keep a finish on my wife's black G8. I've used Zaino, Liquid Glass, and good ol' Meguiar's Yellow #26. A few weeks to a couple of months and the paint is dry as a bone again. The Meguiar's probably lasted the longest. When it started getting a little thin, I freshened it with some spray wax, but after a couple of weeks, it was dry.
In contrast, two coats of Zaino on my DD silver Formula lasts 6+ months. What gives? Is it the black color or the paint quality?
In contrast, two coats of Zaino on my DD silver Formula lasts 6+ months. What gives? Is it the black color or the paint quality?
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Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
Well, I'm really trying to ask something simple. Is it typical for polishes, waxes, etc. on black cars to not last as long because of greater heat absorption?
Her car sits outside all day in a parking lot and it has been hot as hell here. But so does mine. Water still beads up on my Zaino finish from last November. I've done hers at least twice since then and when I washed it yesterday, it was dry as a bone.
Her car sits outside all day in a parking lot and it has been hot as hell here. But so does mine. Water still beads up on my Zaino finish from last November. I've done hers at least twice since then and when I washed it yesterday, it was dry as a bone.
Well, I'm really trying to ask something simple. Is it typical for polishes, waxes, etc. on black cars to not last as long because of greater heat absorption?
Her car sits outside all day in a parking lot and it has been hot as hell here. But so does mine. Water still beads up on my Zaino finish from last November. I've done hers at least twice since then and when I washed it yesterday, it was dry as a bone.
Her car sits outside all day in a parking lot and it has been hot as hell here. But so does mine. Water still beads up on my Zaino finish from last November. I've done hers at least twice since then and when I washed it yesterday, it was dry as a bone.
