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How hard is it to keep sparkling graphite clean?
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03-28-2006, 05:23 PM | #1 |
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How hard is it to keep sparkling graphite clean?
??? I am getting a SG 330i in may and i was jut wondering how hard it is to clean and keep up with. Are water marks very visible on it and do any of you take it to car washes or just wash it yourselves?
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03-28-2006, 05:36 PM | #2 | |
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Shouldn't you have asked this BEFORE you bought the car?
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03-28-2006, 06:53 PM | #3 |
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it gets dirty easily. after a rain, it looks awful, but not as bad as a black car does after a rain. i put klasse on mine, and after a rain, i run it through a touchless car wash, come home and dry it with a microfiber towel, and it looks good as new--with no swirlies either.
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03-28-2006, 08:22 PM | #4 |
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dido!
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03-28-2006, 09:08 PM | #5 |
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Won't lie to you...it's not as easy as silver but not as PITA as black. It's also a finicky color relatively prone to swirls...but a clean SG car sure looks darn purty
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03-28-2006, 09:36 PM | #6 |
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Keeping a car clean is easy, wash it! However, keeping a car scratch, swirl, mark and blemish free is near impossible.
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03-28-2006, 09:48 PM | #7 |
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yes its prone to swirls but you can keep it clean. i would recomend Zaino because their products do an amazing job of hiding minor swirl marks. the ZPC will remove almost all swirls as well as long as they are not scratches.
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