View Full Version : How to acheive such shine?
imported_brerpie
10-25-2003, 09:38 PM
Hey all,
How was something to this magnitude attained?
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1075
Today I polished with s100 cleanser and waxed with s100 and my paint is no where near what is shown in that picuture.
Can that only be acheived with black paint? I have carbon gray which is also pretty dark.
Is there something i`m missing?
Scottwax
10-25-2003, 09:45 PM
You need black paint and it also needs to be as orange peel free as possible. The refections off a Rolls or Bentley is simply stunning, as you can see in this picture:
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/1099no_orange_peel.jpg
The Suburban in that picture you are referring to was about 1 year old when I took that pic (it belongs to a customer) and it was polished and waxed every 2 months since it was new.
imported_brerpie
10-25-2003, 09:48 PM
Wow. It`s amazing! My car is only 3 months old. It`s a carbon gray Acura TSX.
So there is no way to acheive that with any other color but black?
I thought I did something wrong while going through the s100 process today. :nixweiss
Scottwax
10-25-2003, 09:57 PM
You can get great reflections on other colors, but not like you can on black. Dark blue is pretty good though and so is dark green, like on this Millenia:
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992002_Millenia.jpg
imported_NHBFAN
10-25-2003, 10:25 PM
Originally posted by brerpie
Today I polished with s100 cleanser and waxed with s100 and my paint is no where near what is shown in that picuture.
brerpie,
This may not be based on science, but it seems to me it takes a while to condition your paint. I probably applied a few top products over months before my truck looked it`s best.
I remember the first time I used Klasse and S100 I was a little dissapointed. I believe my results are much better nowadays.
Like Scott said, the colour of the paint plays a big role in how "photogenic" a car`s finish is. Very dark, non-metallic paints turn out the best, especially if you get the angles and lighting conditions right. You`ll NEVER get the kind of reflectivity out of a white or silver car that you can from a black/dark blue car.
Also, keep in mind that Scott is an excellent photographer, so don`t be discouraged if your photos don`t turn out like his. :D
The only other thing it could be is that if your paint is in need of some polishing, but since your car is only 3 months old....