Mike Phillips
Active member
- Dec 5, 2022
- 51,004
- 7
On Cars.com - How to Prevent Scratches, Swirls on a Black Car - by Joe Bruzek
I did an interview with Joe Bruzek on how to avoid swirls and scratches on black cars. I don't remember ever hearing back from him when the article was published or getting a link to the article? Maybe I did but just don't remember?
Regardless, while looking for an article via Google this morning I found it.
One thing I shared with Joe was that the same techniques used to prevent swirls and scratches on BLACK paint are the same techniques used to prevent swirls and scratches on ANY color of car paint.
I know people want to believe there's something magical about taking care of black paint and while it is important to use good products and good technique in any way you "touch" the paint, the big picture is that 99% of cars have a clearcoat finish.
This means there's a clear layer of paint over the colored or pigmented layer of paint and anything that would scratch the clear layer of paint over a black basecoat layer of paint would scratch ANY clearcoat over any color of paint.
And the opposite is true.
Anything that's safe or a good technique for black paint is safe and a good technique for any other color.
Here's the link to the article...
How to Prevent Scratches, Swirls on a Black Car - by Joe Bruzek
I'll send Joe an e-mail, thanking him for the interview and due credit.
I did an interview with Joe Bruzek on how to avoid swirls and scratches on black cars. I don't remember ever hearing back from him when the article was published or getting a link to the article? Maybe I did but just don't remember?
Regardless, while looking for an article via Google this morning I found it.
One thing I shared with Joe was that the same techniques used to prevent swirls and scratches on BLACK paint are the same techniques used to prevent swirls and scratches on ANY color of car paint.
I know people want to believe there's something magical about taking care of black paint and while it is important to use good products and good technique in any way you "touch" the paint, the big picture is that 99% of cars have a clearcoat finish.
This means there's a clear layer of paint over the colored or pigmented layer of paint and anything that would scratch the clear layer of paint over a black basecoat layer of paint would scratch ANY clearcoat over any color of paint.
And the opposite is true.
Anything that's safe or a good technique for black paint is safe and a good technique for any other color.
Here's the link to the article...
How to Prevent Scratches, Swirls on a Black Car - by Joe Bruzek
I'll send Joe an e-mail, thanking him for the interview and due credit.
