idamanjax75
01-31-2002, 09:26 AM
... I have to say that there is a whole "other level" of shine.
Many of the members show off beautiful cars with mirror-like finishes. I`ve followed their advice and have achieved terrific results on my first try. I`m sure to improve with time, especially now that I have the PC in my armory.
However, for those of you who may not be aware, there is another level of shine which I saw once. It was absolutely 3D. Now, I`m not talking about being able to see the reflections of a house 300 feet away ... what I mean is "3D" ... three dimensional shine ... an actual optical illusion created by a detailing process.
I saw it ONCE. At the time, I was not into car care and still was impressed as heck. We had a black `98 Mustang which had gotten a new hood as a result of a 5MPH crash (the ex-wife -- `nuff said). After picking up the car, I noticed that some of the hood had white overspray speckles on it. I b*tched a blue streak in a letter to the president of the dealership. That attracted the attention of the general manager, who "made it right". In the process, someone buffed the hood with a rotary buffer (as was clear from the *minor* residual marks) with some product -- I`m assuming it was a carnauba wax-type shine -- making the surface 3D. YOU COULD NOT SEE WHERE THE SURFACE OF THE CAR WAS. When you reached out to touch it, you could feel that it was where you expected it to be, but it looked like it was "further in". This effect was only present for a couple of days, and only when the surface was clean. I`ll never forget it, and will work toward achieving it, although I doubt that I`ll get there without the rotary.
Just a heads-up ... FYI ...
E
Many of the members show off beautiful cars with mirror-like finishes. I`ve followed their advice and have achieved terrific results on my first try. I`m sure to improve with time, especially now that I have the PC in my armory.
However, for those of you who may not be aware, there is another level of shine which I saw once. It was absolutely 3D. Now, I`m not talking about being able to see the reflections of a house 300 feet away ... what I mean is "3D" ... three dimensional shine ... an actual optical illusion created by a detailing process.
I saw it ONCE. At the time, I was not into car care and still was impressed as heck. We had a black `98 Mustang which had gotten a new hood as a result of a 5MPH crash (the ex-wife -- `nuff said). After picking up the car, I noticed that some of the hood had white overspray speckles on it. I b*tched a blue streak in a letter to the president of the dealership. That attracted the attention of the general manager, who "made it right". In the process, someone buffed the hood with a rotary buffer (as was clear from the *minor* residual marks) with some product -- I`m assuming it was a carnauba wax-type shine -- making the surface 3D. YOU COULD NOT SEE WHERE THE SURFACE OF THE CAR WAS. When you reached out to touch it, you could feel that it was where you expected it to be, but it looked like it was "further in". This effect was only present for a couple of days, and only when the surface was clean. I`ll never forget it, and will work toward achieving it, although I doubt that I`ll get there without the rotary.
Just a heads-up ... FYI ...
E