Can White Cars Look WET??

[phil7533]

I have a brand new accord v6MT, 1 week old... White.



If I was to use zaino? or another high quality wax... I know black looks great when zainoed/waxed... but can a white car have that deep wet look??



Thanks.

[Jngrbrdman]

Sure they can. I`ve got a white car and I`ve tried a zillion products to get it to have that wet look. It is definitely possible. I`ve got a good one with Blackfire on it that makes it look wet. I`ll have to find it and post it. Check the link in my signature for some ok pictures. This is a good one with several coats of Klasse on it.



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/532klasse_nose.jpg



Its harder to get a white car to look good, but its possible. It takes the right combination of products. The best way I`ve found to do it is to get a good 4 or 5 layers of Klasse on the bottom and then top it with a few coats of a good carnauba wax. The Klasse gives it that glossy polished rock look and the carnauba softens it to a wet shine. It works great for me.

[chris0626]

I just ran this search (http://www.autopia.org/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=30218&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending) and found some good threads and lots of gorgeous pix. Of course, I`m particularly fond of the one in my Autopia gallery.

[milani]

Yes, you can achieve the WET look with white. This QX4 has 2 coats of Klasse SG and 1 coat of S100 wax on it. Also the paint was well-prepped with a dawn wash, clay magic, another dawn wash, then the Klasse. :bounce



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/7574qx4afterautopiareflection.jpg

http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/7574qx4afterautopiacloseup.jpg

[phil7533]

Jngrbrdman:



Your GSR looks clean! is that the original paint?

[Jngrbrdman]

Yup. :) It`s a daily driver so it has some issues like door dings and stuff like that, but that doesn`t mean that it isn`t going to blind you if you look at it in the direct sunlight. :D

[kbshadow]

Yes, I use Mothers Reflections, after using Mothers claybar. will try to attach a picture

[chris0626]

Here`s my baby after Mother`s clay and a few layers of Z2.



Edit: This pic hasn`t had enough air time.



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/3936side_lowres-med.jpg

[milani]

There she goes again, showing off those championship awards!!!!!:bow

[chris0626]

Hey, I tried giving him this advice:


Originally posted by Lynn

I just ran this search (http://www.autopia.org/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=30218&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending) and found some good threads and lots of gorgeous pix. Of course, I`m particularly fond of the one in my Autopia gallery.

But if all these other proud-white-car-owners are gonna show off, you know I have to show off my baby too. :cool: If you can photoshop-out the trophies for me, I`ll use the trophyless version in the future. :dance This just happens to be the nicest photo I`ve taken of her. Honest!

[milani]

Just kidding! They add a nice touch to a classic!

[socaltiger]

I`ve used AOI and S100 and it looks great eventhough it is a daily driven and not garaged.I think you will be happy with that combination.I`m going to also try topping AOI with Platinum UPP.

[imported_BretFraz]

I don`t think you can get white to look "wet" as there is no depth to the color. But with polishing and the right products you can get it to look "reflective" as you can see in the pics above. The problem with white is that there is no added dimension that offers that 3D look people associate with darker colors. That doesn`t make white a bad color, just different. And your expectations of white might need recalibrating for you to be happy with the results.



Just some thoughts.

[F150BOB]

I don`t know if this is wet or reflective, but it is the best I`ve been able to do with my Prius.



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/189701_0171-med.jpg

[phil7533]

Originally posted by bretfraz

I don`t think you can get white to look "wet" as there is no depth to the color. But with polishing and the right products you can get it to look "reflective" as you can see in the pics above. The problem with white is that there is no added dimension that offers that 3D look people associate with darker colors. That doesn`t make white a bad color, just different. And your expectations of white might need recalibrating for you to be happy with the results.



Just some thoughts.



Nicely put. Thanks.