Having owned two black vehicles in my life, I can sympathize with how hard upkeep is. Compound that by living in NM, a quite dusty state at times, and it is virtually impossible to get 12 hours of joy from a full weekend of detailing.
Unless the vehicle sits in some museum.
As you well know, black shows everything. Just a careful wash job by hand with the best products, and the vehicle can then look like you ran it through an automatic car wash a dozen times.
Consider some more permanent products. This might ease the work.
A product like the DP Paint Coating sold here is easy enough for an average car care enthusiast to apply, not too expensive, should offer better resistance against towel induced swirling, where after a wash, you should be able to get away with a good quality Detailer Spray to eliminate any water spotting, dust, lint off the paint.
Before the use of the DP Paint Coating, just like any other final product, the paint should be swirl free, and cleaned beforehand. The DP Paint Prep Polish is recommended to use prior to the coating, insures best bonding.
For plastic trim as well, a product like Carpro CQuartz DLX will give protection longer than just days, or weeks. Again, a fairly easy product to use, apply, just a little bit of sensible prep beforehand is required.
A good tire gel from the likes of Optimum will keep the tires looking nicer longer, and there's other tire care products that people like here, like Tuffshine.
Just a few I mentioned, not a whole lot to invest.
Hope this helps,
Mark
