Contraband wrote:

Oooooooooooohhh, that 944 looks niiiiiiice.

A blast from the past, 24 years ago now

After umpteen black cars D3's and FFRR I got fed up of the swirls.

Not the actual cleaning......that bit I actually enjoy.

So I steered clear of anything black and went for blue, silver etc.. But I started reading the detailing forums to learn the best way to clean my cars and prevent swirls as much as possible.

Snow foam, 3 buckets, no shammys just nice soft towels.. Etc. It works.

If in doubt, take a trawl of this detailing site http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/ lots of useful info.

I'm not trying to teach anyone to suck eggs, but the right method makes it soooo much easier. Wot's that in old money

My previous three Range Rovers have been two dark blue and one Java Black TD6 and yes when clean it was a super looking beast, but drive down the road and hey presto dirty again. I wanted something different this time as virtually every FF and RRS in South Wales is Black (must the only colour they let over the bridge) I now a lovely Metalic Stornaway grey and wow it looks fantastic, not a mark on it and the shine is incredible, plus she does not look so dirty in this weather, although i know different so i am really pleased that i made that decision. Current 2010 Vogue SE, Stornoway Grey with Storm Leather,Deployable steps, Vision Pack

Gone Range Rover 2005 TD6 Vogue
Gone Range Rover P38 4.6 Vogue
Gone Range Rover P38 4.0 HSE

Another member of the 'love black but it's a pain to keep clean' club.

I've given up trying to keep the SC clean at present. Did a big clean, clay, sealant and wax prior to winter and top the wax up monthly. It get's washed when convenient, normally every couple of weeks, but as we drive down muddy, dirty, flooded country lanes on a daily basis it's impossible to keep clean.  2006 Supercharged
1990 Porsche 928 GT

Holy thread resurrection!

Reading this made me wonder if I've ever owned anything other than black cars. The answer is yes. See if you can spot my one grey motor!

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Black for me too.... it does get dirty easily but boy do they look good when clean.

Kath has an SLK which is a right dinky thing.... fun to wash after doing the FF.... takes about 5 minutes to get right round it!  Lloyd Barnes

Current
Crendon 427 Sideoiler Cobra in build... 7 litres of madness!

Gone
2008 TDV8 Vogue - Black with Ivory/Grand Black Lacquer
2008 VW Touareg 3.0Tdi
6.3litre Dax Cobra - 12.34 Second 1/4mile at 114mph

Yeah, I've had a couple of "girl's cars" - I had the SLK350 and it was a hoot actually. Although it did earn me the nickname "Shelia's Wheels" at work.

Funny - haven't been called that since I picked up the FFRR!  Past (too many to list, but a few favs)...
2007 Porsche 997 C2S Coupe
2007 FFRR 4.2 S/C
2012 Jag XKR 5.0 S/C
2014 Merc SL500 AMG 4.7 V8 BiTurbo (remapped to 560BHP)
2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE - Overfinch Conversion
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2018 AMG C63S Estate
2015 Mercedes GLE63S
2017 Maserati Levante Diesel
2017 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 Black Edition