Ill Never Get Black Again
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2007
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St. Jude Donor '08-'10
Is black hard to maintain, yeppers!!
Do black cars show every little imperfection, yeppers!!
Does any other color look as good as black on a vette, Nope!
Kinda like a hot chick, high maintence, but worth the effort.
Do black cars show every little imperfection, yeppers!!
Does any other color look as good as black on a vette, Nope!
Kinda like a hot chick, high maintence, but worth the effort.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 21
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From: Loganville Georgia
I too struggle with keeping my Black convertible pristine. I can spend hours washing and detailing, only to see the dust collect on it a few hours later. I don't get frustrated, but I do end up shaking my head sometimes. The two items that get used the most in my garage are the Cali car duster, and the Zaino gloss detailer for hand smudges.
I justify my efforts by the way it looks when I drive it down the road. When it shines theres nothing like it.
When I have made the statement that it's tough to keep clean, the best response I have gotten is, " I wish I had your problem, if it meant owning a Corvette".
Would I go Black again ? ........Tough call.
I justify my efforts by the way it looks when I drive it down the road. When it shines theres nothing like it.
When I have made the statement that it's tough to keep clean, the best response I have gotten is, " I wish I had your problem, if it meant owning a Corvette".
Would I go Black again ? ........Tough call.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Maker of Sharp Objects, AL - Roll Tide
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
St. Jude Knife Maker
Mine is the first black vehicle that I really am obligated to keep clean (my other vehicle is a black z-71 and it usually has remnants of mud on it). I bought it right when pollen season started and that sucked. Lasted about a month. Thank goodness it's over now. When I drive it in the rain and it dries up, it looks like a train hit it lol. It looks awful. I have pefected the wash though and get the whole thing washed and dried in about an hour. Not too bad.
I might like a gunmetal silver color like spiral gray or one of the darker silvers, but the black looks great to me.
I might like a gunmetal silver color like spiral gray or one of the darker silvers, but the black looks great to me.
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Instructor
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Sacramento ca
It takes a special person to maintain a black car. I take pride in making sure she shines and black always outshines all the other colors :-D Id never change. Any other car I had in a different color, I always regretted not getting black.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Manassas Park VA
St. Jude Donor '07-'08,-'13-'14, '16-'17
Don't get Blue either...
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 891
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From: Greensburg Indiana
Nothing looks any better than a freshly waxed Black Vette. Look at it this way It demands that you take care of it... anything less is abuse.
I also have a white vette and to be honest it is harder to keep clean that the black one. I am constantly cleaning the lower panels of stuff picked up from driving.
I also have a white vette and to be honest it is harder to keep clean that the black one. I am constantly cleaning the lower panels of stuff picked up from driving.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: The smallest and most corrupt state in the nation. Rhode Island
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 6,312
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From: North Haven, CT
On my second black C5, had a red one in-between. Red stayed clean longer, much less maintenance, looked cleaner after half the work, etc, etc... Was never happy with the color, now I'm back in black. 
: Worth every second of work I put into it. 
: Worth every second of work I put into it.
Pro
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 590
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From: Orangevale Ca.
my last three vehicles have all been black and like they say "once you go black, you never go back". although there should be a mandate that states every black vehicle should come with a porter-cable polisher 
i like most all colors offered on vettes, but as others have said, i will probably never have another color on my vehicle. like a great fitting tuxedo, other colors may be offered, but black is timeless and always in style.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,170
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From: Oilerville Edmonton
St. Jude Donor '08
My Vette is white for this exact reason. I had three black cars including my last car and black is a pain in the @$$ to keep clean. I always say, black is the best looking car for the first 15 minutes after it has been washed.