Recent content by Silvaria

I spent two hours foaming, washing, detailing every nook and cranny, and waxing. The final result was a clean, shiny car and a disapproving cat. :laughing:

It was only lightly covered with dust and pollen so I foamed it first, waited five minutes, then rinsed and wiped dry with a detailer spray, then wiped it down again with spray wax. It definitely looks better than it did before but it still doesn't have the deep, glossy shine that I want...

Wow, what an amazing difference!!

Oh, haha! I'm such a newb that I actually Googled it. :doh: The number of choices really are overwhelming, but I've learned so much already in just a couple of weeks that I cringe now to think of how I used to wash my cars! Dish soap, one bucket full of dirty water, scrubbing with a dirty...

Noted, thank you!

I appreciate the replies and advice, I've never heard of "black soap" so I'll have to do some research on that. I ended up purchasing Meguiar's M20508 Mirror Glaze Ultra Finishing Polish because it is my understanding that it is less harsh and I don't think my car's paint needs that much work...

Hello again! Thank you for all the replies and information! Today I was able to take a good picture of the water spot, which is about two inches long and 1.5 inches tall. It is definitely etched into the paint, unfortunately. To Scott In Houston, I am actually a "she" and yes, I am very new...

It seems to me that the clear coat negates a "need" for products that are supposedly designed for specific paint colors, but I am VERY new to this and I could be wrong.

So I tried to take some pictures today of the water spot but they didn't turn out well. However, having read the above article several times, it is definitely a "crater etching", and even in the bright sunlight, it still appears to me that the edges of the crater are brownish. I've only had...

I'm so glad I found this thread!! My black car looks great in the shade after it's been washed, but in the sun, UGH! TONS of swirl marks! I can't afford a polisher right now so I was prepared to try to do it by hand until I read Mike Phillips' article about how difficult it is to do an entire...

Hi, Mike! Thank you for replying. I'm still learning the forum etiquette, next time I will bump instead. I read over your article about the types of water spots, it definitely looks more like the Type II on the Corvette photo you posted. Using the detailing spray doesn't affect it at all...

Best way to remove hard water spot etching. I've posted this question before but maybe I didn't phrase it very well, so I would like to try again. My car is a black, 2018 Hyundai Elantra SEL that has what appears to be hard water spot etching into the clear coat on top of the trunk hood. From...

I have a black, 2018 Hyundai Elantra and I found what appears to be hard water spots on the top of the trunk lid. They are brownish around the edges and definitely etched in to the clear coat, much to my complete dismay!! :( I read online that a 1:1 solution of white vinegar and distilled...

$200 is out of my price range at the moment but if it's worth it, then I will start saving! And I will check out the articles you linked right now, thank you! :)

Greetings! I am new to the forum, I just bought a black 2018 Hyundai Elantra in January. I knew taking care of a black car would be an effort but I think it is worth it, I just want to make sure I'm doing things right. I'm on a somewhat limited budget but I'm slowly trying to build a...