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Discussion in '348/355' started by pnicholasen, Mar 14, 2013.

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  1. pnicholasen

    pnicholasen Formula 3

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    #1 pnicholasen, Mar 14, 2013
    Love my red car, but damn that color is unforgiving. Doing my Spring wax job and I'm amazed how the tiniest swirl mark looks like the bloody Grand Canyon on this finish. My previous cars have usually been white and you can almost have Dorothy Hamill skate across those and it be very hard to see a mark. Not so with Rosso Corsa, it's like your worst teacher: it magnifies every defect and mistake to gargantuan proportions. I have a collection of various polishes and buffing pads to try to get things reasonable before waxing. On the plus side; she sure looks great when finished!
     
  2. prd575

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    #2 prd575, Mar 14, 2013
    Like you said: when they are finished, you cannot beat that look!
     
  3. Smiles

    Smiles F1 World Champ
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    #3 Smiles, Mar 14, 2013
    Black.

    :)
     
  4. chas-3

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    #4 chas-3, Mar 14, 2013
    +1 Exactly! :)
     
  5. drftfan

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    #5 drftfan, Mar 14, 2013
    Black all day every day.
     
  6. Dave rocks

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    #6 Dave rocks, Mar 14, 2013
    I'm getting ready to buy a Rupe's polisher and do my whole car (black). Lot's of tiny swirl scratches but I know mine has never been done so I will have a lot of material (paint) to work with.
     
  7. Ricambi America

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    #7 Ricambi America, Mar 14, 2013
    +2. Lord they look purdy when done rite. They look horrible when neglected.
     
  8. yronZFF

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    #8 yronZFF, Mar 14, 2013
    Black is the absolute toughest to look perfect ... had 2 black cars. :(
    Rosso Corsa is tough, but not nearly as tough as black ... had 3 red cars. ;)
    White is my favorite daily driver color ... had 5 white cars. :)
     
  9. fullmonty

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    #9 fullmonty, Mar 14, 2013
    + infinity on black as being the most unforgiving ( color of my current 97' spyder). Silver or a Grigio varient is my choice for most hassle free color.
     
  10. angelis

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    #10 angelis, Mar 14, 2013
    And solid black is way worse than mettalic black
     
  11. SpiceV8

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    #11 SpiceV8, Mar 14, 2013
    Me loves black me does , it so purdy
     
  12. SpiceV8

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    #12 SpiceV8, Mar 14, 2013
    My black Range Rover has turned salt white
     
  13. Shaide

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    #13 Shaide, Mar 14, 2013
    I have to agree with the comments above.

    I've been way too busy on the work front to properly care for my all black car (90 348TS with matching roof, lower valence, and door sills). It looks awful at the moment, but I've got all the supplies and fixins to do it right. Now I just need to find the time.
     
  14. dahveedem

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    #14 dahveedem, Mar 16, 2013
    Agree... I've tried all sorts of things on my red car including finish first (i think that's the name) which came highly recommended... it streaked the car worse than anything else.

    After my major in a few weeks, this season I'm going to experiment with a bunch of different products (much to the chagrin of the g/f) and spend a bunch of time trying to get her (not the g/f) to look really great.

    Figure it will be hours of work....
     
  15. JoeZaff

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    #15 JoeZaff, Mar 16, 2013
    Short of doing a paint correction. The easiest way to maintain the appearance of Red or Black paint between detailing is the liberal application of layers of Glaze. Three or four layers followed by a good quality wax will hide just about any sin.

    To be honest, I haven't tried it on my Testarossa as I leave that car strictly to the professionals to deal with (it is such a major PITA with all the louvers, vents, etc, its absolutely exhausting!), but I used it liberally on the Mondial and you wouldn't be able to find a swirl in that car with a magna-fine glass!
     
  16. dahveedem

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    #16 dahveedem, Mar 16, 2013
    I think you may be right.. I started using just some fast glaze on the car at the end of last driving season and it hide them like a charm. May do more of that this year.
     

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