I use Basic H from Shaklee, a kind of soap and a real chamois. Then I use one of those dusters. Black is impossible to keep clean, but it does look good when it is. My Yukon is Carbon Fiber grey. Much easier to clean.

I will not buy another black vehicle...unless it is a good deal, or looks cool, or has low miles, or is new, well you know.

 

Very interesting read concerning color choices. I love the look of a black truck and was thinking that my next one would be black with almost everything blacked out (rims, windows, tail lights, etc..) but after reading comments from current owners, i am feeling good about my choice to get a dark gray truck. Thanks for the heads up on this issue!

 

Ive had two black trucks and I must say it gets pretty dusty around here around the crops. If you use a good wax the dust and dirt doesn't really stick to the paint that well. Klasse polish and Zaino waxes. I put 1 coat of klasse, and 3 coats of Zaino on and it lasts almost a whole year. Thats taking for granted I use zaino spray wax after each wash. Hell you hardly have to dry your truck after each wash- just runs right off.

 

lol i would buy another black truck again, but gosh damn you have to have the damn time to clean it !! and yes just like everybody else every ding, scratch , chip is accounted for !! especially with my truck being all black, i swear one little chip is like a big damn accident!!! i have to clean or at least rinse it every other day!!!!! im in colorado, so we get snow ,rain , windstorms etc. every day , different weather!!! but in the end it is an head turner when its clean!!! so i would have to say...black ...is worth it!

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The ultimate color for not giving a crap is the tan or almond colors.


I never wash my truck. Just look at the window!

 

My vehicles have been in this order:
Silver Mustang
Black Lumina LTZ
Silver Chevy Venture (blah)
Black Magnum
and now a Silver 08 Ram XTR4 last Friday

Every time I get a black vehicle I love it at first but then by the end I start to hate the black. It shows every little mark and scratch and ding. I get discouraged by the marks all over it. Then I go for silver... probably, I will forget again how bad the black always seems to look and get black next time.

I do have to say with the big wranglers and the roar of the HEMI I get noticed.

 

interesting to come back to this thread - 89 for not buying black again - i originally voted not buying black again, but since 05 there has been a fee scratches....so it feels more broken in now....and i kinda like the black

 

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Man, talk about a blast from the past, this thread has only had 2 posts in over a year . But since I stumbled across it I voted yes to buying black again. I couldn't imagine any other color looking quite as good.

 

I voted yes to buying black. Yes it is a pain to keep up, but with the right care it can be a beauty. It's also easy to fix and to do a color match. Hate seeing vehicles going down the street with panels that don't match. I have 2 black cars and a red. Gotta have at least one bright color.