350z, Lx470, Mdx, M45 - Page 2

3Dog · 11-14-06, 08:06

Scott, since I have not tried Opti-Seal yet.......are you using it more as a Prime (base) than as Jett (sealant)?
TY in advance

1 Clean WS6 · 11-14-06, 04:03

Just beautiful Scott!! That 350 is simply stunning!!

03TLS · 11-14-06, 04:15

What if any harm do you think running it through a waterless wash has either on the durability or even worse introducing swirls etc??

Scottwax · 11-14-06, 04:51

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Originally Posted by steelwind101

There are lots of tyre marks on the drive way with the Vette on!!

Believe me, that isn't a driveway you want to back out of. At least there is enough room after backing up and manuvering around a bit that you can drive straight out.

3Dog-I am using Poli-Seal mostly as an LSP and as a base for carnaubas on my own car. I used AJ over it on the MDX because the owner is so happy with how well it holds up, figured in the interest of simplicity, I'd do the same with the M45.

03TLS-what waterless wash? I am not sure what you are talking about.

lemans23 · 11-14-06, 06:03

Scott, I've been meaning to ask you this. What kind of camera are you using? Are you shooting film and scanning it in? I only ask because all of your shots seem to be purposely "mis"exposed to show more gloss (I do the same thing, otherwise it's hard to see what it looks like in person), which is what happens when you use a film scanner. I'm just wondering, it's just what I've noticed as I'm a photography lover

There's no need to tell you good job because the results speak for themselves frankly. Flawless as usual.

Scottwax · 11-14-06, 08:42

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Originally Posted by lemans23

Scott, I've been meaning to ask you this. What kind of camera are you using? Are you shooting film and scanning it in? I only ask because all of your shots seem to be purposely "mis"exposed to show more gloss (I do the same thing, otherwise it's hard to see what it looks like in person), which is what happens when you use a film scanner. I'm just wondering, it's just what I've noticed as I'm a photography lover

There's no need to tell you good job because the results speak for themselves frankly. Flawless as usual.

Nikon N60 using Kodak High Definition film. I have it processed at Walgreens and they scan the negatives onto a CD. I use the xat.com image optimizer to resize and compress the pictures.

There is no attempt to alter the exposure. I shoot pics on auto and I guess even with matrix metering, when a black car fills most of the frame, the light meter can't compensate for a much lighter background. Conversely, white cars in the full sun get totally washed out. I have tried everything to try to get the lighting as natural as possible but the camera doesn't seem to cooperate. And, to be quite honest, I find some pictures that are fully digital look a bit flat to me. Print film naturally seems to have more pop. To be honest though, the pictures never seem to live up to what I see with my own eyes anyway.

My old Cannon and Minolta didn't seem to have a problem with exposure but they were also fully manual. I have messed around with the manual settings but it doesn't seem to work well. With my old cameras, I could read the background and subject and average the two if the difference was too much.

I took photography in college so I could fix pictures that didn't turn out right via the enlarger, you know, like burning in underexposed areas, etc. Now that I have my film processed, that is out of my control.

gmblack3a · 11-14-06, 10:27

Nice work Scott!

03TLS · 11-14-06, 10:58

Sorry scott,
I meant the touchless car wash. How big of an effect do you think it has on the durability and also do they seem to introduce swirls or any other defects??

Scottwax · 11-15-06, 04:23

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Originally Posted by 03TLS

Sorry scott,
I meant the touchless car wash. How big of an effect do you think it has on the durability and also do they seem to introduce swirls or any other defects??

Touchless car washes don't seem to cause swirls, probably because no minimum wage kid is rubbing a dirty towel across the paint. However, to get a car clean without friction, you need stronger wash chemicals which can have a detrimental effect on LSP durability.

CBlakeNS · 11-15-06, 10:32

Nice work as usual.

WX51 TXR · 11-16-06, 12:57

I see you are once again making black look really black, and white look amazingly glossy! Gotta love the Werkstatt range, a detailers dream for finishing off details quickly, easily and most importantly, amazingly!

Kenney · 11-16-06, 05:18

Scott,

when you use woolite to clean interiors, do you just spray the solution and wipe with a towel?

Also, what brushes do you use with ONR to clean tires,wheels, and fender walls?

Hamilton