How do they get the reveal cars to shine like that?
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Vette E Boop (08-31-2019)
08-29-2019, 03:33 PM
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Anybody using Ajax or steel wool on their paint? 
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08-29-2019, 03:36 PM
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08-29-2019, 04:57 PM
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08-29-2019, 05:21 PM
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Well, I guess I'm a "nobody" then. And, I guess that the dozens(plur) of people who have stopped me at the supermarket, gas station, and restaurants in the 4 months since I've owned my second C7 to ask how I got the car to shine like it does, are "nobodies" too. One guy even went so far as to say that I should hand out sunglasses to protect him from the shine.
So, what do you do besides posting snarky, unproductive posts to this forum?
So, what do you do besides posting snarky, unproductive posts to this forum?
08-29-2019, 05:47 PM
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That's a perfect example of lighting. The first picture is in the sun. The sun is a point light source and not a "soft" light. It's hard and gives harsh shadows. Most of what you see reflecting in the paint is the blue sky and a few clouds.
The second picture has a very large relative light source, the white ceiling. The white ceiling is mostly what you see reflected in the paint and because it's relatively large compared to the car.
The second picture has a very large relative light source, the white ceiling. The white ceiling is mostly what you see reflected in the paint and because it's relatively large compared to the car.
Inside a showroom the fluorescent lights produce a limited color spectrum whitish light that when bounced off a whitish ceiling which has it's own color spectrum reflects a filtered spectrum of colors resulting in a somewhat less than full spectrum white light in the room.
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08-29-2019, 06:12 PM
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Well, I guess I'm a "nobody" then. And, I guess that the dozens(plur) of people who have stopped me at the supermarket, gas station, and restaurants in the 4 months since I've owned my second C7 to ask how I got the car to shine like it does, are "nobodies" too. One guy even went so far as to say that I should hand out sunglasses to protect him from the shine.
So, what do you do besides posting snarky, unproductive posts to this forum?
So, what do you do besides posting snarky, unproductive posts to this forum?
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08-29-2019, 06:25 PM
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Same way diamonds explode under the jewelers lights at the store 
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08-29-2019, 11:17 PM
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This... https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/...a-se-50383.pdf Seriously, found NOTHING better for a Black vehicle especially, NOTHING! It will make it shine and hold a shine like nothing else. It removed the holograms that show up after waxing. Us Black vehicle owners can tell you horror stories after spending many $100.00s on "Professional paint detailers". Use this and your detailing goes down to almost nothing. That's why I laugh at the guys who swear by Zaino and other systems. I tried them all. This is it. It is BEYOND a swirl remover, it removes the holograms that show up in Black paint. If you don't have a Black car, you cannot comprehend the heartburn we go through.
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08-30-2019, 08:54 AM
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Actually it is your post that is unproductive. I have maintained car finishes professionally for longer than you have been alive. Your recommendation would be questionable 20 years ago never mind today. If you had kept up with what professional detailing industry you will not find anyone following your recommendations. The past 20 years or so the detailing has been getting more scientific in their approach to protecting and maintaining car finishes. Research this topic, eventually you will see how antiquated your recommendations are compared with what pros are doing today. If you want to educate yourself you can start by reading through the detailing forum here on the Corvette forum. It will get you started.
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08-30-2019, 09:02 AM
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Actually it is your post that is unproductive. I have maintained car finishes professionally for longer than you have been alive. Your recommendation would be questionable 20 years ago never mind today. If you had kept up with what professional detailing industry you will not find anyone following your recommendations. The past 20 years or so the detailing has been getting more scientific in their approach to protecting and maintaining car finishes. Research this topic, eventually you will see how antiquated your recommendations are compared with what pros are doing today. If you want to educate yourself you can start by reading through the detailing forum here on the Corvette forum. It will get you started.
08-30-2019, 09:09 AM
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Are you joking? Nobody uses dawn, zaino, and terry cloth. Nobody.
Well, I guess I'm a "nobody" then. And, I guess that the dozens(plur) of people who have stopped me at the supermarket, gas station, and restaurants in the 4 months since I've owned my second C7 to ask how I got the car to shine like it does, are "nobodies" too. One guy even went so far as to say that I should hand out sunglasses to protect him from the shine.
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Are you joking? Nobody uses dawn, zaino, and terry cloth. Nobody.
Well, I guess I'm a "nobody" then. And, I guess that the dozens(plur) of people who have stopped me at the supermarket, gas station, and restaurants in the 4 months since I've owned my second C7 to ask how I got the car to shine like it does, are "nobodies" too. One guy even went so far as to say that I should hand out sunglasses to protect him from the shine.
You're 100% right except after all that you've done with Zaino then add a coat of "Bead Maker"! It's very impressive and also when any car is under shop lights it always looks better. I agree and do you know how tough it is to make a white car shine. Well, doing what you do plus a coat of bead maker on top does really nicely. 
and for a change of pace, here's my friend's Torch Red ZO6 : That's how they get the "reveal" cars so shiny!
08-30-2019, 10:07 AM
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The so called "Professional Detailers" will never, ever tell you that a wipe down or two of Adams pink detailer on a clean smooth surface will provide 98% of the shine that they give you for 2 or 3 hundred bucks.
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08-30-2019, 10:11 AM
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I recommend for starters you get yourself a dual action polisher and learn how to use it. Join a detailers forum and learn. Hand application will never be as good as using a orbital polisher. 90% of a car's finish will be dependent on how much effort you put into the paint correction process. If the paint is not perfect then you are just putting a shine over a surface with defects in them. Defects will always show up under good lighting conditions and stand out like a sore thumb.