black gold 182 clios

[lusty v-tec]

Just wondered why black gold colour is called black gold and not just black?

 

[Harry182]

Its got a small amount of gold flecks in it.

 

[ChrisPearson]

because it has flakes of gold in it if you look closely!

 

[lusty v-tec]

cool, sounds like a really nice colour.

They also appear to shine really well after looking at some pics on the detailing forum.

 

[DebV6]

Richs one looks lovely!

 

[lusty v-tec]

Richs one looks lovely!

tell me about it. To get results like that though takes years of experince and dedication to car detailing.

Have you seen some of the products he uses? Most of them ive never heard of before. lol.

I dont think there can be anyone in the country who knows more about car detailing than Rich

 

[DebV6]

Yeah, lol! I'd never heard of all those products until I came on here, but I'm gradually getting an idea to some of the good products to use. Thanks to him and various other people on here who's advice I've took, my paint has no swirl marks in, and is well looked after. But I still couldn't be bothered to spend the amount of time on it as Rich does lol!

 

[Phil 182]

nice when clean.....but keeping clean is a pain! the black looks alot better than a dynamique black (imo!)

hardly ever see the gold flecks

 

[keben6]

You want to see the Pink 182's with purple crosses and yellow dots, with green speckles. They look the nuts

 

[Rich]

As said this is why it is called Black Gold.

Trust me - I really don't spend very much time (if any) a week cleaning mine !

 

[polarbert]

Thats because you don't drive the bloody thing! Look at the tread on the tyres! I bet you only took the shrink wrap off to do that photo!

 

[Leeshez]

Mine has gold in also lol. Mine needs a clean ,

 

[MattyMarsh]

Thats because you don't drive the bloody thing! Look at the tread on the tyres! I bet you only took the shrink wrap off to do that photo!

A new set of replacements maybe ?

 

[lusty v-tec]

Wow Rich that colour does look amazing. Is the key to seeing the gold in the paint in what cleaning products you use?

 

[Rich]

Not really the products more the prep - if the surface has marring and swirl marks they will hide the flake as it is very fine, as long as the surface is well polished it should help the flake pop out. The products you choose will make a bit of difference, most sealants are clear looking so ideal for use on metallic finishes. Some Carnuba Waxes will darken the paint slighty and can mute the metallic flake in doing it, but most waxes will let the metallic show through.

 

[Dubai182]

Rich.... when will you actually drive your car?

Only kidding, looks fab, going to try and sort out my swirl marks this weekend and get it back to its former glory.

 

[Tyson-182]

Rich's car is amazing..Always so clean and tidy.

I think he needs to drive it more though. Have you reached 10k miles yet?

Tys.

 

[Rich]

Rich.... when will you actually drive your car?

Only kidding, looks fab, going to try and sort out my swirl marks this weekend and get it back to its former glory.

Very rarely, last driven at the beginning of December.

At least you will have the weather for it.

Rich's car is amazing..Always so clean and tidy.

I think he needs to drive it more though. Have you reached 10k miles yet?

Tys.

Not even half way yet!