Miata Mailing List: January 1999, Message #108

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In a message dated 99-01-01 14:24:56 EST, neumann@etak.com writes:

> I just acquired a '93 LE (black paint/red leather)and I have never owned a
>  black colored vehicle before.  Are there any special paint care techniques
I
>  should know about?  I use Mequiar's on my silver :)   

Black is the hardest color to keep nice.  My suggestion would be wash and wax
the car and park it in your living room and occasionally rub it with a diaper
:^)  But I guess you do want to drive it huh?

I have had very good luck using Meguiar's swirl remover with a random orbital
polisher using Meguiar's or 3M's foam pads on my mariner blue.  I remove the
polish with a clean terry cloth towel.  Use a lot of patience.  If you get too
aggressive with your polish, like using fine cut cleaner, you could put swirl
marks in the paint that are hard to remove.  
  
>  There are some swirl marks in the LE paint, what is best for removal?  
  
The swirl remover seems to do a good job of polishing without adding swirl
marks.

Ken Hill