Black Cherry?

scope22

Honestly, black cherry is a color my grandma would like...

blackcherry20

you must have a really cool grandma
You get any of that from her?!

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Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

LiquidCrewZ

It's something different then anything on the road, chicks dig that and will think it's hotttt

MacCool

In the two years I've had my Black Cherry Z, I've found that it will go toward the red end of the color if the finish lacks depth and if there is any significant swirling or marring in the clear coat. When I polish it up as per Junkman/Adams and slap on a good paste wax like Americana, it gets a deeper and richer color and goes more toward black.

Akmcmahon

Great pics! Now that's the deep, rich look we're talking about. Hard to argue with shots like that. Simply beautiful.

MacCool

Thank you. Having had black cars in the past, I knew when I got Black Cherry that it would take a lot more work to keep it looking good. They look beautiful if you get a lot of depth to the finish, but IMHO, swirling and micromarring on those very dark colors just really impairs it's appearance, more so than on lighter colors like white or silver and wax alone just is not going to do it. My wife has a Murano Platinum in Sapphire Black. Same deal, and the reason I upgraded my Porter Cable to a Flex polisher. Wax alone will just not give the depth of finish that a dark color needs to look good. Has to be polished IMHO.

The OP's car is apparently new. Most dealer pre-delivery "detailing" is a joke. There is tons of railroad or road contaminants or acid contaminants on the finish from sitting outside (needs claying) as well as only the most superficial of paint prep. They typically run it through their machine car wash, wipe it down with an old bath towel, throw on a coat of some kind of Walmart paste wax and call it good. When you go to pick it up, they have it in their "delivery area" with carefully arranged lighting. As soon as you get it out into the sunlight, the car doesn't look nearly so good. IMHO that is NOT the recipe for an optimal appearance, especially of a dark color. If the OP bought the car used, then maybe that explains the lack of depth in his photo. IMHO, one shouldn't judge appearance of a dark car until it's been paint-prepped according to optimal paint care standards.

I will say that finish upkeep of a dark color can be laborious, but most people know that and definitely should take it into account before buying that particular color. It takes me a good 6 hours to wash, clay, polish with Porter Cable, apply sealant, glaze, then Americana (hopefully less with the Flex polisher). Fortunately, once polished, you don't need to do it again for awhile if you take good care of the finish (two-bucket wash, blow dry...IOW prevent micromarring). If you can keep the clear coat swirl-free, it's usually just some glaze and Americana every few weeks and the Porter Cable only has to come out twice a year. I do find that machine polishing the nose and front is the best way to get rid of bug damage.

Akmcmahon

The dealer I bought mine from unfortunately left me with a spiderweb of swirls in the paint. Car also had some permanent paint damage where the chains in the freight truck had apparently rubbed or smacked it. I've tried to get the swirls out, but some are just too deep unfortunately. Can still get it to look really good with lots of depth, but some angles make me cry.

Vaughanabe13

I don't care what anyone says - that is pure sex. Fantastic shots.

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brn5150

Holy crap is that thing insane.... I have a BC Roadster I am just trying to clean up the swirls. That is stunning!