Cleaning Black Ridge

[RidgeInTheVille]

Hey all,

I just joined since I am hoping to get a Ridge soon. My company is thinking about getting me a Pilot but I'm lobbying for a Ridgeline since I want to get the wife a Pilot. I had one for an overnight test drive the other day and loved it. I think it will be an excellent compliment to having a Pilot.

Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a black Ridge and was wondering about keeping it clean. I've never been a fanatic cleaner of vehicles. I have 2 little ones and just don't have the time to devote to detailing my vehicles. I'm more of a car wash kind of person or a Mr Clean AutoDry.

My question is, will my current methods work with a black Ridge or am I likely to be a little disappointed in it's appearance? I'd love to hear from both those that are into detailing and those like myself who like the quick approach.

Thanks in advance

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[swampler]

I have a black ridge and the Mr Clean system works great...no spotting. If you don't want to spend a lot of time making it look clean, you'd probably be better off with the primer, err silver color.

[LadyRidge]

Originally Posted by swampler

I have a black ridge and the Mr Clean system works great...no spotting. If you don't want to spend a lot of time making it look clean, you'd probably be better off with the primer, err silver color.

If you want your Ridgeline to look great all the time with little time invested, go with SILVER!! I do clean mine regualrly and I have the time to devote to it but the few times I had to "let her go', I was glad I had SILVER. NOT to mention it's Honda's choice of color. Please do a search on "color my world" for poll results of this subject.

Funny swampi..very funny. You're gonna scare the nice man away!!

[Rocker]

I have a black one and it does require work if you want it always looking good. I love washing my cars so its not a problem. But everything will show, fingerprints on the doors, dust, water spots, etc. Silver would be good as it hides alot but a clean black Ridge is hot.

[RidgeInTheVille]

Thanks for the reply.

I really don't want a silver Ridge (no offense to those that have one. My wife wants to get her Pilot in silver.). I think the black looks real sharp and tough. I'm also considering the red and the blue. I'm not into white vehicles and I'll be getting out of a green Expedition so that rules out the green.

Any other comments or comments on cleaning the red and the blue?

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[marko17]

i think black should be reserved for us fanatics.....

[RidgeInTheVille]

And I use the term "fanatics" in the best possible way. I wish I had the time (and energy) to devote to keeping my vehicle clean.

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[Tex's Ridge]

Definitely SILVER!! Not only is it more a company car it is also the safest for your 2 little ones!! And BTW, get the RTL for the gray leather seats, and heated front seats. Besides, the SILVER is cooler in the summer.

[captmiddy]

Oh my, it is another color war!

By the way, Red generally does well with not looking too bad unless you really let it go then all bets are off. I would take pictures of my car but it is wet right now from the massive amounts of rain we have had in the NE this last week. Actually I guess that is more I don't want to take my camera out to take pictures in the rain. I really think that if you want to hide a lot of sins and not get primer gray that you should consider the green since most dirt seems to be a close match and it gives it that sort of camo feel.

Personally the Blue was my second choice, I really liked it on the showroom floor but it also looked like it would get dirty pretty fast, not sure. In fact the first Ridgeline I had held was Blue, but it was a demo car and my wife veto'ed buying a demo.

[maybearidge]

It really sucks to clean...but nothing looks better than when it is clean.

I had a white truck before....pretty much looked clean all of the time...hides dirt well...believe it or not