bluejays

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Just finished waxing the car - the paint still look fresh after 5 years and 80,000KM

Hope you like the photos:

liquidz

Very nice Obsidian Black!
Now I wish my car looks as nice.

P.S. Your front plate is showing

bluejays

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Thanks. Obsidian Black looks nice but it's a pain to maintain.

I have edited the original post.

SICK350

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Nice es350 looks very good in black

garsarno

Friend of mine has a black 2007, basic model, no options at all, black cloth seats to boot!

jcat_350

those G spiders look great on these cars

twistedman

Wow!!! No Swril marks.. you obviously know how to take care of black paint!! Looking Good

bluejays

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Thank you everyone for the nice comment! Black is a bit challenging to maintain and I bought a Porter Cable 7424XP because of this car

LexBob2

What kind of wax or sealant do you use?

iceblast

Do you have any pits in your front hood?

Also, how did you avoid any swirl marks ... or have you polished this baby?

bluejays

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Klasse all in one, and a coat of BlackFire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection.

bluejays

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The hood is still in very good shape - I have 3M protection film installed and it helps a lot.

I had to polish the car once using the orange pad with Poorboy SSR2 (Lesson learned - don't let the dealer wash your car), since then I always wash the car myself (using Duragloss car wash and dry the car with a good quality waffle towel). Otherwise only touchless car wash at the gas station.

Hope it helps.

johncoby

[QUOTE=bluejays;7910870]Just finished waxing the car - the paint still look fresh after 5 years and 80,000KM

They used to call that a "Simonize".

Hum....I think I need to wax mine this weekend also.