You guys worry too much about your paint

 

I absolutely love my black car. It took me four months to find a black Max in this area. My fiance' liked it so much, he bought one exactly like it. To a certain extent, it doesn't matter to me what the paint looks like. I don't plan on selling or trading her (unless I have to and even then, it will be for a 'black' Max). If anything at all, I'll just have her repainted.

As for keeping her beautiful, when I'm too tired to do it, I have a friend that details from top to bottom for $25.00 per car. He does an excellent job. 'Works for me'.

 

 

That's why I bought the winter frost pearl

 

How does your friend make any money? Either he is just doing a glorified wash or he is making $5 an hour.

 

My wife and I had argued the day we bought our Edge. She insisted on black and I wanted Vapor Silver (Pretty close to the Ti Edition rims).

She's learning how much of a pain in the rear black is and why I have a deep appreciation for colors such as Gray Lustre and Charcoal Pearl.

HectorC and I have one incident with a Black car we worked on for 8hrs. The car was a 4th Gen and we had to break out a stronger polish, and a rotary to get it looking somewhat decent.

 

I have a black emerald 4th gen, and although its a pain to keep...I love it. It doesnt see winter, and it gets waxed every week in the summer months. Its worth it to me since I'm a detailer, and it doesnt take me all day to clean it up. I just love looking into that deep, dark paint and being able to see a perfect reflection.

My 99 sunlit sand winter car is easy as hell to keep. I love it.

 

Black is a great color, but over-glorified, IMO. To me a good color is one that shows off the lines of a car well, no matter the car. For most cars, a well-done silver is just as good at that job as black is. Take, for example, the MKIV Supra. Tell me you don't LOVE that Quicksilver paint

If I should ever have to repaint my car, as much as I love the Sterling Mist I have now, it will be Nissan OEM Silver Moss or Polished Titanium.

 

Detailing is like home audio. Ignorance is bliss. If Turtle Wax and Bose speakers make you happy, then more power too you.

Any if you like your Maxima never drive a fast 5 series.

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