Huey

2 out of 3 of my cars have been black. probably every car i get from here on our will be black as well, because i love the color. what i hate is, 5 min. after washing it you can already see the dust and everything on it . but boy it looks good for those first 5min. lol

chris0

Mike Tyson! he's a pro and a con!

oh, wait...sorry. I thought this thread was about something else. nevermind.

chris

SCI_TC_GUY

^^^^hahahaha!!!!!!!

california dust mop will take care of the dust that settles between a good wash/wax and the car show later that day....

matt_a

Yep. I have a California Car Duster and I love it. I washed my Phantom Grey xA last week and it still looks great. We haven't had any rain since I washed it, BUT we are getting a super-heavy coating of pollen every day right now. I go over the car twice a day with the duster (takes about a minute) and it still looks perfect.
As far as black cars go; They look awesome when freshly washed and waxed, but like you said, they show every spec of pollen or dust. And if it rains even a little, they look like crap until you can wash it again. Plus, they get hot as hell in the Summer. I'd never own a black car if I lived down south. It's a trade off I guess.

HawkWolf

Matt_A, you are 1000% correct. Beautiful, dust magnet, water spots, hot (in both meanings). The day after I waxed my box, pollen season started.

iNFEktEd

geminiye

I've also noticed that you can see swirls in older black cars more clearly? It might just be me though. Not that my white car is much better, heh.

I always said I never want a black or white car - well, 1 out of 2 isn't horrible.

Huey

i had a california duster, but i found that whiping it down with a microfiber towel, works alot better.

Scion05BOPxB

said I'd never own another black car... so I bought blue onyx pearl. Like that's so much better.

chadfo

I love the look of a black vehicle but they are just too hot in the summer. I watched a show about it and tested it myself. Most other colors can reach about 140 - 160 degrees on a hot day. Black went up to 220 degrees. It's great if you need to cook something without a grill.

gkbs

I had no idea black cars got hotter! (But then I don't own a car...yet - which is why Im here - to learn things!) What about "near black" or grey, or any other dark color? Is the black cherry hot too?

chadfo

Generally the darker the color the hotter but most colors don't go above 160 from what I've seen. Black just takes it to a whole new level.

Scion05BOPxB

At least that's something I don't have to worry about 85% of the time. I work underground, so my interior is about 65 degrees when I head out for lunch.

stimulant

my brother had a friend who worked in manufacturing and he told him that the black cars usually have the least imperfections in the body because black shows them so well.

i have a 45 hour old black sand pearl tC and i love it.

sensez

Damn sexy...

that's why it gets "dirty" easily... ;]

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ssdm7683

My Impreza is black both inside & out. It's very hard to keep clean & is F***ING hot as hell in the summer.(thank GOD for auto-start)

geminiye

Well, I said something in this post earlier - then my white car got in an accident, and now it looks like my best choice is a black car! It'll look sweet though, once I get over having to clean it more hehe

2tone_xB

Yeah, the dust sucks.
I just always gotta dust it with the Cali duster.
BSP

Huey

my 5% tinted windows keeps alot of the heat out from the sun.

Brad2005tC

yea i feel ya!! i wash mine every other day...