Hey all,
the "Black Pearl" goes in for a full buff and polish tomorrow. The previous owner (mines a 10 month old CPO) didn't know squat about paint care and swirled the crap out of it with a buffer of some kind leaving obvious swirls in the sun. The gentlemen at The Polished Image here in Salt Lake say they can make it look new again with their 3 step process. So, about $170.00 and six hours later I hope to pick up a glossy, shiny, radiant, glowing, and blinding Nighthawk Black RL. I'll post some glamour shots after the buff. :D

-Dane

Best of luck with that. Clearcoats are pretty forgiving so someone with the right products, tools and technique should be able to restore a nearly new lustre to your paint.

Let me know how it turns out. My black has some swirls. I spent the entire day last Saturday doing 3 coats of polish. First, I used an agressive polish and medium cut pad. Next, fine polish with fine pad and finally a protection layer with polishing pad. It helped but it didn't completely remove the swirls.

I also had some light scratches on the rear lid that I tried to rid with some compound. The scratch disappeared and all was well until one night my son was following behind me and told me later that he saw a hazy cloud on my tailgate.

Two coats of light polish removed the haze successfully. Yup, black is unforgiving in every way but when she's detailed and waxed...look out!!:cool:

Hey all,
the "Black Pearl" goes in for a full buff and polish tomorrow. The previous owner (mines a 10 month old CPO) didn't know squat about paint care and swirled the crap out of it with a buffer of some kind leaving obvious swirls in the sun. The gentlemen at The Polished Image here in Salt Lake say they can make it look new again with their 3 step process. So, about $170.00 and six hours later I hope to pick up a glossy, shiny, radiant, glowing, and blinding Nighthawk Black RL. I'll post some glamour shots after the buff. :D

-Dane

Wow, you call your Ridgeline the "Black Pearl" too? That's OK, mine will be the Black Pearl from Canada.

Wow, you call your Ridgeline the "Black Pearl" too? That's OK, mine will be the Black Pearl from Canada.


Thanks for sharing! :)