Metalic Paint versus Non Metalic

[BUFFBOY]

hey
i got a carbon black e46 in metalic colour... now i had a normal red car before, i was just checking weather if its harder to remove scratches on metalic painted cars??

for example.. on my old car the normal red colour.(non metalic) it was easy to remove simple light scratches... is this same as on the carbon black metalic paint ???


cheers

[Dewey540i]

It won't be any easier or harder to remove scratches. The problem is that they are much more visable in the Carbon Black. On your red car when you thought you removed the scratch it may have still been there just much less noticable. That same scratch on carbon black will probably be noticable.

I LOVE Carbon Black by the way!!!

[igee323i]

On black cars is it possible to completley remove scratches. Because my neighbor has a black e55, it came back from the detailer's and it looks like it's just been waxed really good, you can see in the paint all the minor scratches?

If it matters it's an 03 and the paint is non metalic.

[Dewey540i]

Originally Posted by igee323i

On black cars is it possible to completley remove scratches. Because my neighbor has a black e55, it came back from the detailer's and it looks like it's just been waxed really good, you can see in the paint all the minor scratches?

If it matters it's an 03 and the paint is non metalic.

Loaded question. It depends on the depth of the scratch if it can be totally removed. Polishing and compounding will remove scratches. Waxing will only cover them up.

[CAP-E-TAN]

i found with metallic paint because of the sparkle, covers a lot of scratches that would be more noticeable with non metallic paint (especially car wash scratches, which are very very light) i would definitely prefer metallic paint over non metallic, the carbon black is really way way easier to maintain than the regular non metallic black......good luck and post some pics when your done detailing it