Why Black?

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Why is a black car considered the pinnacle for testing a LSP?

You have heard it a million times... "if it looks good on black, it'll look good on anything".

So I was thinking about this and I wanted to know what about black specifically, as opposed to red, or vibrant blue, metallic purple, blue/green etc... is better for testing.
 
I actually look at a solid black (no metallic) as the paint for making sure I am doing the best job when polishing.

The slightest haze or remaining defects show up very easy on solid black.
 
I think, because black is the absence of all color, it shows EVERYTHING.....:scared:

I've had many painters tell me, if the car is going to be black the body work has to be PERFECT, otherwise any little imperfection will show, where that same imperfection wouldn't show on white, silver, etc.

For show cars... much more time is spent on block sanding if the car is going to be painted black!:D
 
My personal opinion is that dark colors are best for polishing and light colors for LSP testing. JMO though.
 
Luster said:
I think, because black is the absence of all color, it shows EVERYTHING
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Without getting too scientific here...Director

That is true but think of black as absorbing visible light, which it does

Paint defects generally reflect light, send wavelength of varying brightness to our eye that are NOT what the ideal finish would transmit.
So wouldnt defects stand out more on a surface that by nature is light absorbing, not reflecting?
 
egoXtension said:
Without getting too scientific here...Director

That is true but think of black as absorbing visible light, which it does

Paint defects generally reflect light, send wavelength of varying brightness to our eye that are NOT what the ideal finish would transmit.
So wouldnt defects stand out more on a surface that by nature is light absorbing, not reflecting?
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That's about as close as you'll get [Without getting too scientific]
 
User Name said:
That's different. Can you explain why?
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I can try to, but its nothing really fancy.

I have yet to see a significant difference on black paint, that has been polished to levels of perceptual perfection, from any wax or sealant that has ever blown me away for every reason. My reasoning is that black is so reflective as it is, that my brain cannot fathom it getting better. I have seen dramatic differences before and after polishing of couse.

I should note that I have never put a wax or sealant on a black car that ruined the look either, or I thought, man I don't like the way that looks now. That isnt to say that the wax or sealant doesn't alter the look somewhat, only that on high polished, super reflective black paint, the difference is harder (for me) to detect.

However I did notice that I could would walk past wheels that I used various sealants on, and think, wow that looks great. This could be because the paint on the wheels is often swirled and scratched and far from ideally polished or it could be that the less reflective silver color stood more to gain. Since then I have a hard time seeing much of a difference on black (not to say I don't think some sealants or waxes seem to make a difference) I figure if the reflectively challanged lighters colors can make a difference that is easier for me to see.

If it makes white look reflective and wet, then it must be good stuff...
 
Maybe someone can explain this:

Everytime I buy a black car I say: "I'll never buy another one!" Then I go buy one.Stop:scared:Stop:scared::drool5:
 
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