How To Wax A Black Vehicle - How To Wax Black

The most economical way to power wax or polish is with a battery-powered drill. Not a lot of power is needed, but the larger drills with higher-voltage batteries last longer.

Mothers' Power Ball 4 Paint costs around $25 and works real good for black paint newbies who might be afraid to mess things up.

Another great old standby is this Craftsman industrial polisher, but using terry cloth mitts with stringy dingleberrys can swirl paint.

OK, now we're getting into Turtle Wax's Black Box. Notice it's reminiscent of black shoe polish and will leave black stains on your skin.

The first thing to do is to put on a pair of mechanic's rubber gloves and then apply the Step 1 pre-wax cleaner to the special black applicator.

To prevent swirl marks, the Black Box pre-wax cleaner was groomed with an inline motion instead of using a circular motion. Makes sense, huh?

More black goo. Here comes the second step, a black carnauba blend wax that also is applied in a straight-line motion. Use a circular motion and you might get some swirl marks.

The third step is to spray on Turtle Wax's black spray detailer which is clear (thank goodness) and imparts an incredible shine.

As you can see, my Raven Black '56 Ford's paint came out swirl-free and shines like a crazy lady walking naked through a Laundromat. Oh yeah, and the white chips disappeared and the scratch on my fender doesn't look nearly as bad.

That's my black '94 Z28, that's Mothers you see on it, but I'll try the Black Box and see how things come out.