Miata Mailing List: November 1995, Message #116
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   From: kjwalker@rsoc.rockwell.com
Subject: Re: I got a ticket & SILVER
   Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 10:57:08 -0500

     >I did have a POLY-GLYCOAT sealer put on it in Phoenix and I tried to 
     >keep it covered (approx 80 % time) but other than that, just routine 
     >cleaning. I have noticed that if it is dirty, it can look pretty 
     >dull, and maybe that is what some of you are seeing. Just a thought.
     
     What I always see is actual oxidation of the silver paint.  If you run 
     your hand along the surface, it feels like sandpaper. It should feel 
     smooth, like glass.  My mom keeps buying silver cars here in Houston, 
     and they look OK when she gets them, but she's not the most anal of 
     surface care professionals.  She drives them through gas station car 
     washes, etc... which is probably very indicative of John Q. Public.
     
     I would be inclined to think that your Poly-Glycoat sealer is the 
     biggest step toward protection of a highly reflective paint color like 
     silver.
     
     kjw &
     TIC-TAC