Paint quality

[sportse]

I use a Meguiars supreme microfibre towel to dry mine. It’s a large one that absorbs a lot of water. The water here is very hard, so you have to dry it to avoid marks. 
 

I had a white car fairly recently, it was great for not showing the stone chips but showed the dirt badly so had to be washed a lot. 
 

my favourite Toyota colour is a special silver, sterling silver. My own is normal metallic silver but the sterling really shines in the sun. 
 

silver seems to be a good colour for hiding the dirt, the roads here have mud on them in winter so just a short drive can get the car dirty from spray. 

[Roy124]

I don't know Rap's cloth but got some thick 1ftx2ft from Temu (might get a larger one) and after a heavy rain shower on a fairly clean car, ie not needing to wash, I wiped the rain off.

I was amazed how much water it absorbed and had to wring it out several times.

Need to be careful where that rain came from though, Sahara rain aint good.

[Corolly Poly]

On 5/16/2024 at 8:33 AM, Corolly Poly said:

My paintwork seems generally good but there is a strange effect on both sides of the bonnet in certain lights. It almost looks like the paint has run and there is a very mild 'rippling' appearance. 

Had to go into the dealers yesterday and thought I would mention the paint but looked at other 'metallic' Corollas in the showroom and the orange peel / rippling down the sides of the bonnet appears to be standard issue😗. None of the other models had the problem. Maybe good old British workmanship🤣