How do you make white or pearl look AMAZING?

[danforz]

What procedures/products have you used that came out AMAZING on white or pearl?

[shadybreal]

Did two white vehicles yesterday, and think they turned out very good. Not sure if I would consider them AMAZING, but the owners were thrilled w/ the look and slickness. I washed w/ CG citrus via foam gun, clayed w/ Meg medium, polished/cleaned paint w/ DG 101 via PC and blue EDGE pad, removed residue w/ DG aquawax. Hope this helps. They were just wash and wax jobs not full details.

[MixSE]

My Maxima is Pearl White and I just use the same procedures/steps that everyone else uses. Like shadybreal, I don`t think mine is amazing, but I can definitely see some wetness. :)



http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j192/mix175/3-30-07%20Maxima/after2.jpg



http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j192/mix175/3-30-07%20Maxima/after1.jpg



http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j192/mix175/3-30-07%20Maxima/after8.jpg



http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j192/mix175/3-30-07%20Maxima/after3.jpg

[Joshua312]

I think the key to white vehicles is making everything else stand out in the car. If you look at the above Maxima, the glass is crystal clean, the exhaust is polished, wheels and tires are perfect, cowl trim is cleaned and dressed.



Making the paint itself look nice requires polishing to reduce swirls, even though they are sometimes hard to notice on white, with a perfectly polished vehicle the paint is a lot more clear. I just purchased my first white car and it is a challenge but rewarding making it stand out from the crowd.

[MixSE]

Thanks Josh!



He`s right btw, I did go over the glass and plastic pieces with a cleaner/protectant. :)

[sftempest66]

Many products work well on white, but mainly its about contrast and cleanliness!!! I`ve been having good luck with P21s as a LSP, Caranuba Jett, and AJT works well also...here are a few pictures of my Mach...

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6594.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/IMG_5999.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/IMG_6026.jpg

How about this depth for white :spot

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/IMG_6014.jpg



And here is with Caranuba Jett

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/P1010345.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/P1010347.jpg



So like people have said, making white look good can be hard, but make sure you have contrast and make sure you keep up with dressing your trim :)

[Whitethunder46]

Polishing and the correct prep.



This is simply DG105, a sealant, one coat and by itself:



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/carolinaheels42/DG1054.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/carolinaheels42/DG1056.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/carolinaheels42/DG1052.jpg

[imported_themightytimmah]

It`s all in the polishing, use a variety of lighting to ensure that you get *all* the marring:



FPII

Pink Wax

Aquawax



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/themightytimmah/DSC00165.jpg

[danforz]

Do you guys recommend claying for white too?

[tom p.]

This past weekend: Presta polishes incl SMR via rotary. Followed by FK1 Pink Wax buffed out with DG AW.


http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/3088/IMG_00471.JPG



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/3088/medium/IMG_00141.JPG



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/3088/medium/IMG_0019.JPG

[2.5RS]

Do you guys recommend claying for white too?

Yes, absolutely. As the owner of a white vehicle, I can say that claying is vital if you want it to look its best.

[tom p.]

And here is with Caranuba Jett



http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/sftempest66/P1010345.jpg











A W E S O M E finish !! :bigups

[joshtpa]

Check out my thread on the new Opti Seal. I did my white car today and it turned out breathtaking. Pics are in the detailing products forum.

[sftempest66]

A W E S O M E finish !! :bigups

Thankyou! I`ll be trying out Clearkote`s vanilla moose hand glaze followed by Clearkotes Caranuba Moose so we`ll see how that looks :D

[tom p.]

I`ll be trying out Clearkote`s vanilla moose hand glaze followed by Clearkotes Caranuba Moose so we`ll see how that looks



I am prepared to say you`re gonna have a hard time exceeding the look achieved in that foto! :)