Are you looking for a new car? Part 1

I noticed i have not written a blog in awhile. So sat down to talk about some general vehicle things and it turned into a babbling multi page mini saga. So over the next few months I'm going to attempt to break it up into smaller bits of info that I hope some may find useful. Here is the first release.



There are many things that go into keeping a new car looking its best, and surprisingly most of them have very little to do with cleaning it.

Let’s start with your choice of vehicle. When buying a car you may want to consider more factors then this one looks good. The kind of car you own will determine how much effort you will need to put into keeping it looking its best.

I know we have all heard the phrase “this color doesn’t show dirt”. This is true, some colors will be much easier to maintain and this should be part of your decision process. If you are the type of person who is not into washing, claying, polishing and waxing your car then you should absolutely not buy a dark color car. Black, blue, even dark green can be an absolute nightmare to maintain. Not only does the dirt show but if you’re a tunnel wash jockey the paint will show every swirl and scratch those brushes inflict. There are also different levels of these colors; such as metallic flake will be easier then jet black. So what’s the easiest color you ask? You may think its white, but having been a detailer for 7 years I can say that’s untrue. With a white car you have 2 very distinct problems. The first is metal deposits that get stuck in the paint and begin to rust. These deposits come from a few places, brake dust, industrial fall out, and rail dust to name a few. Yes all cars have these same deposits if not removed; the issue with white is that when they start to rust you get very noticeable brown spots in your paint. If you own this color take a look behind the wheels. Second white oxidizes in a way that other colors don’t. They get very chalky and over time you will have a very hard to remove problem. The easiest color is gray and silver. Light enough to not show dirt and every blemish. But dark enough to not show the same issues of white.