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Did Ford change the color mix on Tuxedo Black for 2013
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 01:14 PM
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 02:39 PM
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:02 PM
'64 1/2 Mustang Convertible - 289 5 speed restomod
'66 T-Bird Convertible - restored
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 07:03 AM
I had a Black car once...once.
My 1998 Mustang GT was Dark Green Satin...almost looked back. Look great clean..but otherwise looked like a polished turd otherwise.
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Ford Products owned though the years:
1986 Escort GT Race Red
1998 Mustang GT Dark Green Satin
2002 SVT Focus Satin Silver
2006 Mustang GT Tungsten Grey
2010 Escape XLT AWD Sport Blue
2013 Taurus SHO Ruby Red
2017 Escape SE AWD Platinum White
Future Fords:
2021 Bronco
20xx Mustang GT350 or the like
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 07:53 AM
My 1998 Mustang GT was Dark Green Satin...almost looked back. Look great clean..but otherwise looked like a polished turd otherwise.
Mine was an '84 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z. Black with a red pin stripe on the bumpers and side mouldings. Beautiful when it was just washed. 5 minutes after i finished, the dust would settle on it and it lost the glossy shine. Also any mark or door ding looked twice the size.
Edited by Mark B. Morrow, 17 May 2012 - 07:56 AM.
'64 1/2 Mustang Convertible - 289 5 speed restomod
'66 T-Bird Convertible - restored
'06 Explorer Eddie Bauer - Dark Cherry Metallic and Pueblo Gold (My 5th EB Explorer)
I Disagree With You...But I'm Pretty Sure You're Not Hitler.
- Jon Stewart
PITTSBURGH CITY OF CHAMPIONS-PITTSBURGH STEELERS - SUPER BOWL IX, X, XII, XIV, XL, XLIII CHAMPIONS--PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - 1991, 1992, 2009 & 2016 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS and the PITTSBURGH PIRATES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 1909, 1960, 1971 & 1979 and now - After 20 consecutive losing seasons: a contender. (I hope)
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 09:21 AM
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2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD
1997 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra
Previous Rides:
2004 Mazda 6s
1995 Saturn SL2
1994 Ford Explorer XLT 4x2
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4
1993 Ford Taurus LX
1987 Ford Taurus GL
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 10:04 AM
Lifetime Ford Customer
Current Cars:
2013 Tuxedo Black Focus ST
2014 Escape Titanium
Past Cars:
1978 Mustang Cobra II
1982 Capri RS V-8
1985 Escort GT
1986 Mustang GT
1993 Probe GT
1994 Explorer XLT
2001 Escape XLT
2008 Escape Limited
1997 Mustang GT Convertable
1997 Mustang Cobra Convertible
2005 Mustang GT
2002 Mazda 6S
199X Mazda Protege' 323 ( can't remember the exact year)
1993 Mazda 626 ES (posessed car from hell)
2000 BMW 323i
2001 Mercury Cougar v-6
2012 Tuxedo Black Focus SEL 5 Door Hatch Traded good riddance DCT is junk
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 10:41 AM
And yes, go ahead and use ICE Liquid Polish on your new Taurus if you'd like! By the time you took delivery, the factory applied paint has "settled" so there's no need to wait.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 10:55 AM
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:55 AM
I've never been a fan of the metallic flakes...

Oh. METALLIC flakes. Nevermind.
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2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD
1997 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra
Previous Rides:
2004 Mazda 6s
1995 Saturn SL2
1994 Ford Explorer XLT 4x2
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4
1993 Ford Taurus LX
1987 Ford Taurus GL
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 12:38 PM
A few things I've learned to do:
1) Blow out the door jams, trunk, mirror housings, etc. with air after a wash (some car washes do this) AND
2) Use an Absorber or similar, it's an imitation chamois that is kept damp in a tube. It's great for wiping off water streaks on a black car.
3) Kept a good layer of wax on it.
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 08:45 PM
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:36 PM
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Former Vehicles:
1993 Mercury Topaz GS Maroon ext. - Grey 'Mouse Fur' int. (Vulcan and 3A) AKA 'Thunder Topaz' 1999-2010
2011 Ford Fiesta SES Monteray Grey ext. - Black Leather w/ Oatmeal stitching int. (HB and 6A) AKA 'Little Car' 2010 - 2012
2002 Ford Taurus SES Sport Black ext. - Medium Stone 'Mouse Fur' int. AKA 'Ferdinand the Bull ' 2012-2014
2014 Ford Escape Titanium AWD Tuxedo Black ext. - Black Leather int. 2014-2017
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Posted 26 May 2012 - 01:20 PM
Timmm55..thanks for your input about drying the car. I would really like to use those motorcycle heated blowers that have the narrow nozzles to blow the water from seams and difficult areas. I priced them at well over $300! I do use a 24x40 drying towel (microfiber). Great deals on 'Auto-Barn'. Its so much better than bath towels. No lint...better absorption. Just finished polishing/waxing the Taurus for the first time. I just love the new Ice Premium Care Liquid Wax. Wax on..wax off! No powdery white residue...even on the flat black trim that surrounds the lower portion of the car. I bought the Gliptone buffing microfibre towels since they have a 70% polyester and 30% polyamide surface. The vast majority of microfibre buffing towels are 80% polyester..20% polyamide. Too much polyester for me.
Edited by bobbyd, 26 May 2012 - 01:22 PM.
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Posted 27 May 2012 - 07:44 AM
I've had three black cars: 62 Corvair, 86 Taurus, 96 Mark VIII.
A few things I've learned to do:
1) Blow out the door jams, trunk, mirror housings, etc. with air after a wash (some car washes do this) AND
2) Use an Absorber or similar, it's an imitation chamois that is kept damp in a tube. It's great for wiping off water streaks on a black car.
3) Kept a good layer of wax on it.
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