Best wax for my yaris?

[petesimac]

Yeah, showroom; black cars look dirty after one day in the elements; I had wanted a black Yaris, but test drove a meteorite metallic and loved how the silver absorbed the colors around it instead of reflecting all the light away. Black looks fantastic newly washed and waxed; not so much after a cloud of dust. Still, to each his/her own.

[static808]

Originally Posted by petesimac

Yeah, showroom; black cars look dirty after one day in the elements; I had wanted a black Yaris, but test drove a meteorite metallic and loved how the silver absorbed the colors around it instead of reflecting all the light away. Black looks fantastic newly washed and waxed; not so much after a cloud of dust. Still, to each his/her own.

exactly correct. lighter colors, though not as "dazzling", appear to stay cleaner for MUCH longer. darker colors, while "dazzling" when clean, appear dirtier mcuh faster. i have no idea what it is. but brown dirt shows up on black in a heartbeat. on the otherhand, my white sienna always looks car wash fresh, up until you step right next to it, and then realize it hasnt been washed for weeks! that is the price you pay for both light colored AND dark colored cars. and that is why our van is white (used more often, kids are always in it...) and our yaris is black (only for work commutes and the occasional weekend...)!

--B