how hard to keep a black lcr clean

[Kevo]

as stated. and also how easy do they mark/swirl i am in the process of selling my mini cooper s and after a lcr cant decide between black or emocion red my mini is black and the paint seems quite good quality but it still swirls i can get most of them out when i do the full zymol treatment.
what i want to know is from the owners off black lcr's is what do you think of the quality of paint i have been hanging around this site since mid 2002 when i had an onvi lcr and i remember then that people were always complaining about there black cars just wondering if it had improved on later cars

thanks in advance

 

[sportbilly]

Black looks great when clean. Paint quality is not the best as its a flat black - GF's black mini (metallic) paintwork is much better than mine IMO.

 

[Kevo]

my mini is flat black also so i know what you mean alot of hard work

 

[Yumann]

Blacks a nice colour when clean but when dirty it looks very dirty. There is no in between.
Also LCR's suffer from soft paint and does scratch easily.

 

[flashbsd]

ive never had a black < spelling! car, be frightened about the swirl marks after cleaning it!

i would invest heavily in some decent wax, e.g. meg's or autoglym. and keep on top of it!

 

[Mayoor]

I've got a black LCR... I've had a black car before and swore I wouldn't get another one but was taken with the LCR. If I could go back and change my mind now I would get the Artic Grey LCR.
It's very time consuming keeping the car clean to a point where I really don't bother anymore.

 

[andyb]

agree. Had a Black car before...never again!

 

[STOKOE]

got a ebony black lcr bloody nightmare to keep clean, would i get another black car no chance!!. had a silver car before much nicer never looks dirty.

 

[Daibill]

Black ones go faster and look meaner!!!!!!

 

[Barry]

Before I had my Leon, I had a Black Ibiza and that was a real pain to keep looking clean.

Did look great when 1st polished though

Have had 2 black cars now and would NOT have another one.

 

[Leon Cup R]

Every now and again I spend 2-3hrs cleaning my black LCR and then after 24hrs i look at it and think why did i bother

But for those 24hrs that its clean it looks the dogs b*ll*cks!

it just depends on how often you want to spend cleaning it!

 

[flashbsd]

hehe, i actually enjoy cleaning cars, even if i take it right out and get it dirty again

im so sad i have 4 sponges, one for top half, one for middle, one for bottom/bumpers and last one for wheels

 

[fickel]

Well...

Blacks a nice colour when clean but when dirty it looks very dirty. There is no in between.
Also LCR's suffer from soft paint and does scratch easily.

Only black ones have soft paint.

The only way to keep a Black LCR clean is to leave in the showroom and take an Arctic one home.


Join the revolution.......buy silver it's so gay

 

[Leon Cup R]

I've been told this is the worst time of the year for black cars with the sh tty weather, is this true?

Does it get any better during the summer months??

 

[fickel]

I had a

Black Mk1 16v Clio way back and vowed I would never buy a car that colour again.

It looked awesome when polished and out and about on a summer night but never again.

 

[Craig Senior]

But for those 24hrs that its clean it looks the dogs b*ll*cks!

That will be 24hrs per year.

 

[Kevo]

yeh i know its just every time i think about getting another lcr i think mmmmm black i know i shouldnt and i keep saying i wont have another black car but it just does look sooo good when clean

the other options are platinum or emocion red but i just dont know what to do
descisions
descisions

thanks for the replys

 

[cupralite]

The paint on mine doesnt appear to be too soft. And there are no swirls. Wonder why? It isn't an LCR but I don't know why that should make a difference!

As stated by everyone else, it is a right pain in the arse to keep clean. When it is clean it looks great. But that is a rare occasion.

 

[STOKOE]

why is black paint so soft then compared to other paints?

 

[Kevo]

why is black paint so soft then compared to other paints?

it maybe that it isnt softer just more noticeable