New 04 986S owner!

[Perfectlap]

hmm.. I think the 3 spoke steering wheel on the 911/Boxster is the nicest of any sports car today. The Cayenne/New BOxster steering wheel doesn't really have the typical minimal sports car look about it. Seems more like something I would see in VW Passat or a sedan.
There are different 3 spoke steering wheels available with brushed aluminum and Carbon Fiber, Alcantara by Porsche and RUF makes some nice upgrades as well. I would suggest adding some aluminum accents or painted silver. Expensive though...

My other bit of advice on your new Black stallion: Buy some TOP QUALITY Korean made polishing and buffing towels and don't let anything else touch your pristine black paint.
Swriling will creep up on you in a moment. A few trips through the local car wash and their terry towels will add 3 years to your paint in a hurry.
I recommend these Sonus Der Wunder towels because they have closed loops and not open(prickly) which can micro marr your paint like the sea of cheap and way over priced Chinese micro fiber towels that have flooded auto stores. Also don't use the the same Chenille wash sponge more than a few times.
Black Paint a love/hate relationship...

[aBsOlUt]

Perfectlap, thanks for all the advice. This is the first black-colored car I will own. It will be taken care 101%

Btw these wheels in your 986 look incredible, how much did you get them for if I am allowed to ask?

Originally Posted by aBsOlUt

Perfectlap, thanks for all the advice. This is the first black-colored car I will own. It will be taken care 101%

aBsOlUt, my Dad once told me, "That everyone ownes a black car once in their lives!" He was right! Black cars look awesome, but require a lot of work to keep them looking that way.

I suspect by the end of the summer, you will have arms the size of tree-trunks!

Congrats on the new car!

[Perfectlap]

My wheels are the legendary 5 spoke Carrera light (20 pounds). I saw them on ebay sold by Ernie's Alloys of Miami, Florida and I think I paid $1900 for them.
A good deal. They are very Porsche and show off the S calipers nicely.

Black car is mor work but the reward is worth it.
THe thing to remember is that the more you touch the paint the more you damage it.
So only touch that paint with quality towels( I don't let the car wash guys dry my car with their towels, I give them my Absorber or squeegee blade).
1-With a black car I would abstain from quick detailing between washes and only use quick detailers like NXT imediately after the car is washed and 100% Clean.
2-Only final buff the car with a Concourse grade buffing towel like Meguiar's Gold Class Buffing towel or Autopia-Carcare.com's buffing towel.
3- Use only polishing towels like Sonus Der Wunder polishing towels when removing waxes like Klasse and Zaino and then move onto your less abrasive Buffing towel. Buffing with a polishing towel will damage your paint over time.
4-ALWAYS clay bar the car before waxing, otherwise its like taking sand paper to Black paint. Sediments bond to your paint and don't come of during the wash but do come loose when enough pressure is applied, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE WAXING!
Make sure that surface is 100% sediment free before the wax goes down.
5- Never apply or remove or buff your car in "circles". Up and and down only.
6- ALWAYS lubricate the surface of dirty paint before touching it (claying, washing, removing bird droppings etc.)

my old Black detailing habit

[socratic]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

My wheels are the legendary 5 spoke Carrera light (20 pounds). I saw them on ebay sold by Ernie's Alloys of Miami, Florida and I think I paid $1900 for them.
A good deal. They are very Porsche and show off the S calipers nicely.

Black car is mor work but the reward is worth it.
THe thing to remember is that the more you touch the paint the more you damage it.
So only touch that paint with quality towels( I don't let the car wash guys dry my car with their towels, I give them my Absorber or squeegee blade).
1-With a black car I would abstain from quick detailing between washes and only use quick detailers like NXT imediately after the car is washed and 100% Clean.
2-Only final buff the car with a Concourse grade buffing towel like Meguiar's Gold Class Buffing towel or Autopia-Carcare.com's buffing towel.
3- Use only polishing towels like Sonus Der Wunder polishing towels when removing waxes like Klasse and Zaino and then move onto your less abrasive Buffing towel. Buffing with a polishing towel will damage your paint over time.
4-ALWAYS clay bar the car before waxing, otherwise its like taking sand paper to Black paint. Sediments bond to your paint and don't come of during the wash but do come loose when enough pressure is applied, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE WAXING!
Make sure that surface is 100% sediment free before the wax goes down.
5- Never apply or remove or buff your car in "circles". Up and and down only.
6- ALWAYS lubricate the surface of dirty paint before touching it (claying, washing, removing bird droppings etc.)

my old Black detailing habit

Wow! That black Miata is a beauty!