has anyone had probelms with their flint mica swirling? i own a black car, and it swirled soooo bad. i never wanna have to deal with that crap again.


i love the flint mica, but woulda consider white or silver to avoid swirls

 

the color of the car doesn't tell you whether it will "swirl" or not, the quality of the clear coat (which doesn't seem to be too good on Scions) and the QUALITY of products you use to wash your car, and the METHOD used to wash your car determine "swirl" marks in your paint.

but for ease of sake, let's call them scratches.

any paint will scratch if you scratch it. darker colors will SHOW the scratches more than a lighter color because there's not much color depth in the reflection. Using very high quality cotton or terry towels, or medium to high quality micro fiber towels are the biggest thing to stop scratches. Keeping your car soaking wet and rinsing it often while washing is another. wiping your car in a back and forth motion and NOT in a circular motion whether you're polishing, washing, or waxing your car will reduce scratching. Not taking it to an auto-wash will reduce scratches.

If you don't want swirl marks or scratches, take care of your car. If you don't want to take care of your car, get a lighter color that won't show paint damage as much. The sparkles in the flint mica can actually hide paint marring more than you'd think.

and if you want to take car of your car, start off by going to www.autopia.org and clicking on "Learn!" at the top of the page and spend some cash on products. Their store carries high quality items you can't go wrong with. stay away from auto parts stores (Advanced Auto Parts is better than others) and department stores.