Are those water spots?

[TTQ B4U]

It was definitely rain, and not municipal water as the car is fully garaged unless driven.

The paint is not Brilliant Black, it's a special Piano Black on the rear of the R8 V10's.

Yes, during washing the water was still beading like crazy so not sure what happened. But I just ordered CarPro spotless and we'll see what happens!

what year is the R8?

[aquarian]

what year is the R8?

2012

[TTQ B4U]

2012

I thought so.

Brilliant Black
Deep Black Pearl
Mythos Black Metallic
Phantom Black Pearl

all use the same clear coat. Panther Black Pearl Effect IIRC has a tinted clear coat. I've not worked on a Panther Black but the rest will respond well to Essence if youi use that as a base coat polish. Menzerna's line up was designed for MBZ and works well on BMW and Audi paint too.

I had mine polished to a mirror finish thus it was ultra sensitive to marring. If I were you, I'd re-polish and coat with 2 layers of CQ and put on a layer of Gliss which was designed to resist spotting.

[aquarian]

I thought so.

Brilliant Black
Deep Black Pearl
Mythos Black Metallic
Phantom Black Pearl

all use the same clear coat. Panther Black Pearl Effect IIRC has a tinted clear coat. I've not worked on a Panther Black but the rest will respond well to Essence if youi use that as a base coat polish. Menzerna's line up was designed for MBZ and works well on BMW and Audi paint too.

I had mine polished to a mirror finish thus it was ultra sensitive to marring. If I were you, I'd re-polish and coat with 2 layers of CQ and put on a layer of Gliss which was designed to resist spotting.

That definitely will be my plan. Too bad Autogeek doesn’t carry Gliss...