Any owners finding Carbon Gray a PIA to keep clean?

[RJC]

Mine is ceramic coated , wash and dry once or twice a month ,ceramic detail spray in between hardly any dirt or grime sticks to the surface . CG excellent color.

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[Ozarkbeard]

... what color hides dirt the best?

A friend's '22 Maverick is the other CG - Cactus Gray. He never washes it but it doesn't show dirt.

Living at the end of a gravel/dirt road and also in the South, where it gets quite hot, I would never buy a dark color vehicle. So when I ordered my '23, I picked Cactus Gray.

 

[Kingfish]

I actually don't find it to be too bad except on heavy pollen days. The dust doesn't seem to show too much. I can see dirt much more on black and dark blue vehicles.

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

I ordered carbonized gray, so hope it isn't a lot of trouble as far as looking clean

Of vehicles I've owned, black and white have been the ones that always seemed to look dirty. Silver and blue the ones that dirt wasn't not so much noticed. Shades of tan'ish color I would think would be the same.

I thought seriously about ordering the Maverick in sliver but just liked the in-between Silver and black look of the carbonized gray.

I have zero issues with my CB Maverick. However, at this time of year the summer storms are keeping it washed almost daily, and the only time it was dirty as hell was back in March when I took a road trip up to NC.

 

[pa-outdoorsman]

I'm finding the silver to not show as much when it's dirty..........mine is due for a good wash/wax now

I think silver is probably the "cleanest" looking paint color you can get on a car. Gold is pretty good too.

My 17-year-old son drives our old 2011 Malibu with 235,000 miles. ALWAYS looks clean, to this day. You can't see salt in the winter or dirt/dust in the summer.

Just bought my wife a 2024 Crosstrek and it too always looks clean from 5 feet away. You have to get right on top of it and inspect for dirt or water spots.

My 2022 Cactus Gray Maverick is pretty good at hiding dirt too. Usually looks relatively clean from a distance, even when dirty.

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