SEL_69L
Aristocrat
I have a little more info. of the paint finish we use for black cars. It is called Ebony Swirl Remover for black cars. It is made in Italy. Our supplier for this stuff is AotoKlene Pty. Ltd., ph No. 03 8761 1900. I must stress this for black/dark cars ONLY. the manufacturer makes an equivalent product for white/light coloured cars also. Instead of using zirconium dioxide as the pigment, titanium dioxide is used instead. As both of these metal oxides are commonly used as pigments in all sorts of paint, you may well imagine that the appropriate treatment MUST be used to it's corresponding paint colour/hue. As amatter of academic interest, the mineral sand 'rutile' is mined for titanium for jet/rocket engines. It is the zirconium oxide in rutile which always occurs naturally with titanium dioxide which makes this mineral black. Most of you may know that the old time sand shoe whitener contains titanium dioxide, which is white. I will try to obtain a product brochure from our supplier when I see him next, and provide some more info. from that.
Modern black Mercedes cars have a relatively thin paint coat, with a relatively thick clear topcoat, which is harder than clear topcoats found on most other cars. This makes the cars harder to buff, but they retain a deeper shine for a longer time.
Modern black Mercedes cars have a relatively thin paint coat, with a relatively thick clear topcoat, which is harder than clear topcoats found on most other cars. This makes the cars harder to buff, but they retain a deeper shine for a longer time.
Regards Styria BTW - where do these products come from ? Yankeeland, the 'OLd Dart', Switzerland ?...and yes, SEL69L, I'd also be interested in finding out more about the product you're talking about.
