On desert pinstriping, mine is black and so it is bad. However, I recently waxed it after a good cleanup and then did a ceramic spray coating. Smooth as glass. The best it's ever looked. I went to CO and UT a couple weeks ago and did my best to destroy the truck. I heard LOTS of scrapes and scratches happening. Nothing dug in. I just have swirls which I'll need to polish out, just like every black vehicle gets. Try that ceramic stuff. This was a cheap Walmart brand, like Turtle Wax or something. Still did great at keeping scratches out. Unfortunately not the case for my skid plate.