I spent the best part of Sunday washing, clay barring, polishing & waxing my Black Magic OctyII and it looked FAB ........................... until that is I got up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so a quick once over with a detailing spray and all was fine ................................... until that is I went to work for a couple of days and having done a few hundred miles on my travels the car looked terrible again, covered in dead insects and road grime :thumbdwn: so out with the Karcher and wash bucket again and all was fine ............................ until that is I woke up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so out with the detailer again and all was fine .................................. until that is we had a shower and now the car is covered in rain spots! .

All this has happened since Sunday and frankly I'm totally fed up with it all and I know that next week, the week after and the week after that is going to be pretty much the same routine!.

Black Magic paint eh ........................ I wish it was and looked good for longer for than 15 minutes!.

Should have bought a yellow one, or even red for that matter, hth

edit to say learnt our lesson after first furby vRS in black magic :(

I spent the best part of Sunday washing, clay barring, polishing & waxing my Black Magic OctyII and it looked FAB ........................... until that is I got up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so a quick once over with a detailing spray and all was fine ................................... until that is I went to work for a couple of days and having done a few hundred miles on my travels the car looked terrible again, covered in dead insects and road grime :thumbdwn: so out with the Karcher and wash bucket again and all was fine ............................ until that is I woke up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so out with the detailer again and all was fine .................................. until that is we had a shower and now the car is covered in rain spots! .

All this has happened since Sunday and frankly I'm totally fed up with it all and I know that next week, the week after and the week after that is going to be pretty much the same routine!.

Black Magic paint eh ........................ I wish it was and looked good for longer for than 15 minutes!.

I know where you could get a Yellow one for a decent price you know!!!

I know where you could get a Yellow one for a decent price you know!!!

Is that one still there! :eek: I'd love a yellow one at the right price! (I wish :thumbdwn: )

Black magic is a pain. I swear I'll never have another black one. Even white is easier to keep looking good than black.

I know exactly what you mean although over here it seems to be sand dust blown in from the Sahara:rolleyes:

I didn't learn my lesson from owning Velma either as she was as black as the ace of spades, well at least for the first fifteen minutes after a wash anyway!

I least I know it's not just me know. lol

Serious pain in the butt. However those few moments after cleaning it make it worthwhile. (thats what I keep telling myself anyway)

Cheers

What HAVE I let myself in for??? :(

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I spent the best part of Sunday washing, clay barring, polishing & waxing my Black Magic OctyII and it looked FAB ........................... until that is I got up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so a quick once over with a detailing spray and all was fine ................................... until that is I went to work for a couple of days and having done a few hundred miles on my travels the car looked terrible again, covered in dead insects and road grime :thumbdwn: so out with the Karcher and wash bucket again and all was fine ............................ until that is I woke up the following morning where it was covered in tree pollen :thumbdwn: , not a big issue so out with the detailer again and all was fine .................................. until that is we had a shower and now the car is covered in rain spots! .

All this has happened since Sunday and frankly I'm totally fed up with it all and I know that next week, the week after and the week after that is going to be pretty much the same routine!.

Black Magic paint eh ........................ I wish it was and looked good for longer for than 15 minutes!.

feel the exact same way myself...even when it doesn't rain,the dust alone can build up to make the car look dirty.

once its shiny clean though,its still the coolest colour!

Wanna swap?

I know where you could get a Yellow one for a decent price you know!!!

If it had Xenons I'd be tempted

Black cars are awful! The Fabia wasn't too bad, but I've never known anything like the NightHawk Black on the Civic. Rain specs REALLY stand out :(

Black cars are awful! The Fabia wasn't too bad, but I've never known anything like the NightHawk Black on the Civic. Rain specs REALLY stand out :(

You must be due for a change by now anyway Aaron!

Silver

Esp the Fabia Diamond Silver (and because it is such a different silver) - neighbour swears I wash it every day cos it always looks clean (from front).

TBH the dirtiest, most difficult bits to clean are the alloy wheels - tend to wash them 'inbetween' full car wash.

And, yes, black can look really tasty when clean.

My car is black, but I only notice the rain spots etc. up close. Still looks gleaming when standing a few feet away.

TBH really really impressed with the Octy II in the metallic Race Blue

Seen it in the flesh and thought - Hmm, would like.

Mentioned it elsewhere but some cars suit certain colours - and the Octy and Race Blue are SO right

You must be due for a change by now anyway Aaron!

Steve... What's the point in washing cars? Just sell them, and buy a clean one. Works for me! :P

Black Magic paint eh ........................ I wish it was and looked good for longer for than 15 minutes!.

Have to get a Force Field around it

If it had Xenons I'd be tempted

I'm sure something could be arranged. :P

Just love my car in black.

Cleaning it? Love it.

I spend hours on it and I love every minute!!

PS.. Dont get black if you dont like cleaning it;)

I sympathise. I bought Octy #1 in black magic and vowed NEVER to get another black car due to the hassle keeping it clean. Then I spotted Octy #2 in black magic so bought that. When I came to sell that I vowed NEVER EVER to get another black car...... Now I've got the S2000 in..........erm........... BLACK!!!

i have got a black magic fabia not long traded it in for my silver fabia and deary me my black one is terrible for keeping clean

Silver

Esp the Fabia Diamond Silver (and because it is such a different silver) - neighbour swears I wash it every day cos it always looks clean (from front).

TBH the dirtiest, most difficult bits to clean are the alloy wheels - tend to wash them 'inbetween' full car wash.

And, yes, black can look really tasty when clean.

:iagree: also washing Black over and over = Groundhog Day

Been a couple of months - suppose I should wash mine ...

Been a couple of months - suppose I should wash mine ...

I'm gonna hopefully do mine today. Virosol and Swissol are just waiting to be used :P

Steve, you complain about how quickly a nice shiny black car can lose that wow effect, and I have to agree.

Although, I think it's worth pointing out that your initial meticulous attention to cleaning pays off. There's a lot to be said for building up a few coats of wax. It may be a chore at first, but the following cleaning sessions are just so much easier and quicker.

Yeah black what a nightmare to keep clean, but agree best colour when clean. Funny thing is that black is the in colour at the moment, i've been thinking about silver as it awalys looks clean, but there's just something about a black car!!!!