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    Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    It seems to me that the clear coat negates a "need" for products that are supposedly designed for specific paint colors, but I am VERY new to this and I could be wrong.

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Glazes and waxes marketed for black cars are generally those that have certain oils meant to bring out the depth of black, rather than make it super shiny which may not be everyone’s favorite look on black. Even with a clear coat, how your finish looks is partially dependent on how light reflects off of it and this is where the oils can slightly alter that look.

    With the above being said, there is no functional or health reasons why black waxes are better for the paint. Black waxes can look great on light colors; non-black marketed glazes and waxes can look great on black. I wouldn’t worry about narrowing down to a black marketed product unless it interests you to try it. I have many black waxes and many non-color charged waxes and I reach for any of them for any color.

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    No. Black shows everything but same happens on all paint colors. If you can perfect black paint, you can perfect all!
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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Getting black paint perfect is like having a “black belt” in detailing! :-)
    Treat it like it's the only one in the world.

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    In my experience I have found some products appear better on my black DD as far as LSP's.

    Having said that I have found other products that look better on white, silver, red, blue etc. again, regarding waxes, sealants and coatings.

    The differences are slight but a discerning eye can see these slight differences. The key for all paints is in the cut, buff, polish and jewelling to perfect perfectly flat paint. That's 95% of the look and reflection. The LSP chosen is the remaining 1%-5%.

    The products used for correcting i.e. compounds and polishes are paint characteristic specific, not color specific.

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    No they don't, you just need to do. Test spot jist like any paint correction

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul A. View Post
    In my experience I have found some products appear better on my black DD as far as LSP's.
    I think this may be the case, 'color-specific' product or not. Have had 3 different coatings on my black daily driver since 2017, each had a slightly different 'look' to it. First one had a kinda 'thick', molten gloss look to it, Second had better depth, a bit less sharpness & 'reflectivity' but a warmer glow to it and the latest on is *very* reflective. The latest coating *looks* cleaner from 5 ft away than the other 2 did when I haven't washed it in a while although up close it is still somewhat 'dirty', a relative term in the eyes of an OCD-ish person.

    I'd say that to the average person who watched the 3 over that time, they would say the 3rd coating 'keeps the car cleanest for the longest period of time between washes' even though the dirt accumulation is likely equal among the 3 given similar circumstances.

    It's almost like the increased sharpness and reflective nature of the 3rd coating visually 'burns' through any light dirt on the surface.

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Quote Originally Posted by Silvaria View Post
    It seems to me that the clear coat negates
    a "need" for products that are supposedly
    designed for specific paint colors,

    but I am VERY new to this
    and I could be wrong.
    Because I’ve always found it nigh to im-
    possible to change-up/dye the ’color’ of
    ClearCoat paint that’s been sprayed, and
    subsequently cured, in the OEMs’ factory
    (or other OEM approved) paint kitchens:

    I’m going to state that, IMO:
    No, you are not wrong in your
    above “negates-assessment”.



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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Quote Originally Posted by Silvaria View Post
    It seems to me that the clear coat negates a "need" for products that are supposedly designed for specific paint colors, but I am VERY new to this and I could be wrong.
    But what about the 'tinted clearcoats' or is that just mfg justification for charging higher amounts for those 'special' paint colors?

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    Re: Do black cars really need products specific for black paint?

    Despite clearcoat being clear, the end optical appearance of light reflecting off/absorbing in the color coat in different ways is what some the LSPs do different than others.

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