Pictures don't do it justice (I swear!)

TH0001 · May 18th, 2006, 06:37 PM

I detailed another neighbor of my fathers' this morning. The vehicle was in great shape as the owner uses only Meg's products in mantaining the finish (smart guy). However some red colored overspray landed in the paint, which I offered to clay off.

I had to use the aggresive professional Meg's clay to get at it, which left little scratches, which blossomed into a fult tilt detail. The car was great to begin with, I just made it alittle better.

Washed with NXT
Clayed with aggressive
Then 80 via PC and 8006
1 coat #7
2 coats # 21
1 coat # 26, all by hand
Wheels cleaned with APC then #21
Hyperdressing on the tires and wheelwells
Seats treated with Leather Cleaner and Conditoner, Gold Class
Carpets shampooed using Dirt Devils Carpet Shampoo
Interior cleaned with QuikDetail wipes
Interior dressed with Natural Shine
Top dressed with Hyperdressing, 3:1
Windows cleaned with DetailerLine Window Cleaner

Unfortunatly the pictures do not do this car justice. It is seriously the deepest shine I have achieved on a vehicle, and the metal flake seems to dance under the clearcoat. I couldn't find any swirls at all in the paint under the hot Florida sun.

From the front

Here is a wierd one (perhaps somebody can explain why). This is of the sun reflecting on the hood, but you can't see the sun or anydetails. How do I keep from having the sun saturate the picture like this?

Interior

Murr1525 · May 19th, 2006, 04:32 AM

plainredtruck · May 19th, 2006, 06:56 AM

Looks good. Silver is a tough color to get to look great in real life and even harder in photos.

You asked about why the sun saturated that picture and how to avoid it in the future.

I don't know what type of camera you're using, but if it has any adjustment capabilities to it either choose Landscape mode, or close the aperture (f-stop) down to a smaller opening (larger #, like f-11).

If it is completely manual, you can close the f-stop down and slow down the shutter speed. The smaller the f-stop, the more clarity you will get with the right exposure. If you want starbursts, you can get extreme with the f-stop and close it down to as far as possible while maintaining the ability to expose the photo properly.

Play with it a little bit and post up some more pics.

prt

sneek · May 19th, 2006, 03:46 PM

I know how hard it is to make a silver car shine!!
looks really good!

i like these shots:

foris2 · May 19th, 2006, 04:13 PM

WOW! WHAT AN AWESOME JOB!

mrdj · May 19th, 2006, 06:41 PM

RCBuddha · May 19th, 2006, 07:57 PM

Arne · May 20th, 2006, 02:15 AM

I think i´m in love

May 18th, 2006, 06:37 PM	#1
TH0001 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 991 Rep Power: 116	Pictures don't do it justice (I swear!) I detailed another neighbor of my fathers' this morning. The vehicle was in great shape as the owner uses only Meg's products in mantaining the finish (smart guy). However some red colored overspray landed in the paint, which I offered to clay off. I had to use the aggresive professional Meg's clay to get at it, which left little scratches, which blossomed into a fult tilt detail. The car was great to begin with, I just made it alittle better. Washed with NXT Clayed with aggressive Then 80 via PC and 8006 1 coat #7 2 coats # 21 1 coat # 26, all by hand Wheels cleaned with APC then #21 Hyperdressing on the tires and wheelwells Seats treated with Leather Cleaner and Conditoner, Gold Class Carpets shampooed using Dirt Devils Carpet Shampoo Interior cleaned with QuikDetail wipes Interior dressed with Natural Shine Top dressed with Hyperdressing, 3:1 Windows cleaned with DetailerLine Window Cleaner Unfortunatly the pictures do not do this car justice. It is seriously the deepest shine I have achieved on a vehicle, and the metal flake seems to dance under the clearcoat. I couldn't find any swirls at all in the paint under the hot Florida sun. From the front Here is a wierd one (perhaps somebody can explain why). This is of the sun reflecting on the hood, but you can't see the sun or anydetails. How do I keep from having the sun saturate the picture like this? Interior Last edited by TH0001; May 18th, 2006 at 06:39 PM..

May 19th, 2006, 04:13 PM	#5
foris2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 8	WOW! WHAT AN AWESOME JOB! __________________ "NOW IS THE TIME"

May 20th, 2006, 02:15 AM	#8
Arne Still learning Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 42 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 6	I think i´m in love __________________ Detailing cars is a form of art. Most appreciate it, few possess the required skill and even fewer understand it.

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plainredtruck Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 4	Looks good. Silver is a tough color to get to look great in real life and even harder in photos. You asked about why the sun saturated that picture and how to avoid it in the future. I don't know what type of camera you're using, but if it has any adjustment capabilities to it either choose Landscape mode, or close the aperture (f-stop) down to a smaller opening (larger #, like f-11). If it is completely manual, you can close the f-stop down and slow down the shutter speed. The smaller the f-stop, the more clarity you will get with the right exposure. If you want starbursts, you can get extreme with the f-stop and close it down to as far as possible while maintaining the ability to expose the photo properly. Play with it a little bit and post up some more pics. prt

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sneek Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,803 Rep Power: 33	I know how hard it is to make a silver car shine!! looks really good! i like these shots:

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