Picked this up the other day for my black truck. My paint has seen its better days being as it has been out in the weather since 2006. FINALLY had carport installed last Monday so I figured I would try to clean truck up some. I must say this stuff did wonders for the weather beaten paint. Not sure how long its gonna last, but it looks much better than it did. I think the black pigment in it is what made the biggest difference. It may not do much on a truck with nice new shiny paint, but mine is far from that. Might have to try the black box next.

 

I have tried the Turtle Wax Black Detailer. It came as part of the TW Black Box kit.
I found all of the products in the BB kit to be pure junk except for the black detailer.
The black pigment acts as a filler. For a Quick Detailing spray for "black" it's not bad.

Are there better QD sprays? Yes. Are there better Last Step Products (LSP)? Yes.
The proper way to correct and restore paint is to polish the paint back to a shine.
Polishing paint to a "show car" finish is an art that requires time, science and skill.
Once it's corrected then a quality LSP can be applied to keep the paint protected.

 

Merlin is right on!

Jim

 

No arguments here on what he said, but I think the clearcoat on my truck is shot. It has spiderwebs all over the hood. I kinda figured it wouldn't do anything much for nice paint, but mine ain't in that group. Thanks for the tip, as I won't waste my money on the black box. If it washes off after a few cleanings then so be it. It still looked better than it did before I put it on there. Untill I can afford to have it painted, I will just have to be happy with what I got.

 

I wish my paint looked as good as that.

 

Personally I'm not a big fan of having to repaint unless it's truly trashed.
Repaint is never as good as OEM (baked in the oven etc.)
Many times I've been able to "Revive the dead" with an "Extreme Makeover".

Spider webs (swirls) are my speciality.

 

Thanks. It can...it just takes time.

 

How can I get a shine like the Picture here?

 

Have Merlin do your truck.

It is an art and a long learning curve, and a very dark hole to go down to get to his level. I'm just starting at this and the options are mind boggeling. Patience and practice and many many hours of study.

Start with a read through of the detail sticky and you can branch out from there.............but remember, you have been warned!At least that is what they ALL told me, but I didn't listen to that part. Now I can't walk past the car wash section of any store without lingering and I check out every car at a stop light.

At least it's not lonely down here, I have lots of company!

 

Thanks!

Tis' true...once you fall down the rabbit hole it is impossible to ever return to normal.

Mastering polishing paint is a gift and a curse.
I see neglected vehicles everywhere, stop lights, parking lots etc. It's very rare I see perfect paint.

I really do like the sense of accomplishment when I'm done.
Polishing paint is a passion, skill, art, science and craft that that once learned will last you a lifetime.

You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Are you ready to take the red pill?

 

It really is a curse!

I was blissfully ignorant until 6 months ago when we corrected the paint on my black '06 F150. Now, it takes 3x as long to wash and dry it because I'm trying to avoid re-introducing swirl marks.
....and I notice the flaws in other peoples' vehicles too.

 

Tis' true...once you fall down the rabbit hole it is impossible to ever return to normal.

Mastering polishing paint is a gift and a curse.
I see neglected vehicles everywhere, stop lights, parking lots etc. It's very rare I see perfect paint.

I really do like the sense of accomplishment when I'm done.
Polishing paint is a passion, skill, art, science and craft that that once learned will last you a lifetime.

You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Are you ready to take the red pill?[/QUOTE]


Id take that red pill Merlin. Your truck looks great online, and im sure even better in person. I have always been a fan of black trucks, in fact 4 of my last 5 trucks were black. Sold my '05 to a buddy that I work with. He takes good care of it but living in FL and sitting in the sun all day there is only so much you can do and the paint is starting to fade and swirl. My new truck will not get like that.

 

I live in south Florida and there are a lot of factors that ruin paint here. If you're near the coast there's salt spray in the air, fallout from the sky, not to mention the dreaded "liquid pollen" and lots of heat and rain. You can fry an egg on black paint in the south Florida sun.

The best thing you can do is put a black vehicle in a garage. The second best (and I did this for years) is put a cover on it that's developed primarily for intense sun environments. I went through quite a few covers until I got a Covercraft WeatherShield HD. IMHO Best choice.

Now back to the original post...
Congratulations on the carport! It will help a LOT keeping the heat, rain, dirt and fallout off the paint. Some pics would be nice. The BIG questions is...How has the TW black detailing spray worked out for you? Does it "run" when it rains on it? What is the durability, longevity, look?

 

It actually seems to be holding up pretty well for what it is. Doesn't seem to run after getting wet. Used it under fender wells and it did a nice job there also. Personally I don't like to paint under there like some people may. For a quick detailer that's about the same price as the other guys, its the only one that reduced that faded look of the black paint on my truck. So far so good, but being inside sure ain't hurting it.

 

BTW I use phone for web browsing and don't know how to get pics into posts. You can go to www.i-disappear.com and look for project N2ABYSS to see some pics of my old clunker.