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What is the consensus here? Save the 800 to spend elsewhere or get the metallic paint knowing it will be harder to match if touch ups are needed later down the road?
True but that straight black looks so good if kept new.
Yeah IMO nothing looks better than a freshly detailed gloss black car. For better or worse however, my days of detailing my cars obsessively are squarely behind me. Since I mostly lease, I generally stick to the local carwash and maybe spring for a detail once every year. No black for me
Yeah IMO nothing looks better than a freshly detailed gloss black car. For better or worse however, my days of detailing my cars obsessively are squarely behind me. Since I mostly lease, I generally stick to the local carwash and maybe spring for a detail once every year. No black for me
I feel the same. All my cars used to black but since I don't have the time to detail my cars anymore, they are now all white.
The age old question. I love a black 911. But the metallic is gorgeous and would also be my choice, because it is easier to maintain like others noted.
A simple solution, if you want to go with black non-metallic paint, would be to have it ceramic coated. You won’t have to worry too much about surface scratches or swirl marks. I would just make sure to go with the ceramic package which includes at least 2 or 3 layers(CeramicPro gold package or Opti-Coat Pro+) and not just the 1 layer basic packages.
If you don’t want to go the ceramic coating route, then I’d recommend going with the metallic black.
Here’s a photo of my black turbo with 2 layers of Ceramic Pro. The next 2 layers will be applied sometime this week. The photos did not come out too well. It’s far shinier in person than what’s shown.
Regarding swirls and surface scratches, that's a confusing subject. I talked to a very reputable GTechniq installer in our area (the only certified one, actually) at length about our Moonlight Blue Turbo. He told me the point of ceramics was not to prevent swirls or scratches, but to act as a sacrificial layer above the clear coat for said swirls and scratches. In other words, you're still going to get them. But unless they're deep, they'll be relegated to the ceramic coating, not the paint. A bonus is ease of cleaning, he reported. As a general rule, dirt and grime don't stick very well, so you can rinse off the filth easier. That process can reduce swirls and scratches because you're not touching / rubbing the car as much as you might otherwise.
What's your experience? Do you agree with him? He's been running his business for 10 years now and has a great, honest rep around town. Still debating about whether to have him do a paint correction and ceramic.
FYI, I talked to another ceramic coat shop, who tried to give me the whole "Your car will stay pristine forever. Swirls are a thing of the past!" spiel. Obviously, I didn't call him back.
01-29-2019, 04:22 PM
Black or Jet Black Metallic?
