Teman99

New detailer

I think I can use it up below the front of my bumper and also rear and see how it does on that plastic. It isn't totally smooth so it probably will grab and hold.

Also DaveVY will try your suggestions on wiping it down.

Thanks

Capturing a mirror like reflection picture in a heavily metallic paint job, especially silver is like trying to catch swordfish in the desert Bill... there usually isn't one!

 

The characteristics of metallic silver are going to be more of a 'glare' than a reflection. Just like you won't see 'deep' reflections in white paint, but you will in black.

 

Its simply not a characteristic of the color. Nothing wrong with that, but you're searching for something in that color that isn't really there. I had to play extensively with the ISO and F-stop on my camera even to capture a non-blown out shot of my silver paint in full sun.

 

The metallic shoots so much light back towards the lens that what I ended up with in most shots was this:

 

 

I had to go to an aperture of 18 with an ISO of 1600+ to get this:

 

 

Same position, same day, taken only seconds apart. You'll have to play with your settings to get a true representation of the paint. I think that it is scratching, its just that you can't see or capture it. In the end, if you can't see it is it really an issue? The biggest challenge I've found with this color so far was finding the imperfections and keeping them visible so I could fix them.

 

As far as whats under the clear. A base like that is a multi-part mixture... its not uncommon to have what looks like 'highs and lows' as the mixture isn't consistent over the entire truck like the clear is. So the surface itself (clear coat) is smooth, its just the mixture of metallics and pearls within the base giving you the appearance of a texture.

 

My silver is somewhat inconsistent as well as any factory metallic will be.... you expect it going in as thats just par for the course when it comes to 'robot sprayed' metallics.

WOW! This is so informative I felt it need to be repeated!

I never knew any of this!

Thanks

Chopsticks where in Queens? Franklin Square here!

and good luck with your tips.

Thanks for the help and answers!

I didn't even think of that.

Nice job and that is a wild color!

Very nice job! Car looks great

Up Yours!

Watch it.... This is Adams cult, not Adams forrums. You can't talk about not liking one of the products in here..

I had a feeling I would hear from someone!

I do LOVE the other products!

Great job on those wheels! What brand are they?

Look real nice on your car.

Yea but apparently it does streak after getting wet once!

IMHO that is not a product I would use if I was a detailer w / clients.

I personally use a different product. I have a bottle of SVRT but won't be

using it after reading alot of post on how it does not last.

Kinda stinks!