Originally Posted by joyriiide1113
The "vivid"ness of the camera could be because the softer color of the paint doesn`t through off the white balance as much (closer on the gray scale?).
That or I need to buy a cheaper camera....
Originally Posted by joyriiide1113
The "vivid"ness of the camera could be because the softer color of the paint doesn`t through off the white balance as much (closer on the gray scale?).
That or I need to buy a cheaper camera....
Originally Posted by joyriiide1113
When did making cars look vivid become a bad thing, I have seen a lot of cars at shows that look better in person than I saw on the internet.
Originally Posted by MakitaNinja
I don`t know, I take "vivid" photos, but as every client who has seen my pictures on here and seen their cars have commented (on my threads even) the pictures never do the cars justice.
I personally would love to see this Porsche in person as I am sure it looks much better in person.
I wasn`t talking about you Todd, don`t know why you assume I was.
What I meant though was nto that vivid is bad, but that its a lot nicer to see a picture look natural (but still showing tons of effort and gloss).
Edit: I`m not talking about every detail thread either.
Edit: I`m talking about pictures like this
Sorry for the hijack David on your thread.... Great work and like I said it I`m sure it looks millions of times better in person. I recently saw the orange Porsche you did and it looked amazing (much better than the photo`s you took IMO).
Great work David. Excellent attention to detail.
If I may offer some advice on using Ultrafina. As a way to avoid some of the oil "splatter" issues, you may want to try using less UF.
I am not sure if in the following pic that was the amount of UF you used for each section, but I would use the amount that I have circled for a 2`x2` area:
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I had to take a second look at that gorgous car.
Gmblack I guess you said it the way I wanted to, but lack politeness at times.
You pointed that out very well, and helped him learn so kudo`s to you professor.
David, If you can please give us more info on the pressure washer, that would be great!
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incredible write-up, superb process pictures and results!!!!
bookmarked as one of my favorite click&brags!!
David,
can I ask why do you use the contoured LC CCS pads instead of the flat ones?
Lovely GT and write up, but I think black suits the car better .
Crazy alfisti! :spot
Amazing thorough work David.
Where do you get those Dupont Sontara wipes?
Lee
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Originally Posted by rydawg
Thanks Ryan. I appreciate it!
Thanks. Another example of how NO car is ever perfect.Originally Posted by Kyny
Originally Posted by MakitaNinjaOriginally Posted by MakitaNinja
You must not be too familiar with Ultrafina then? If you`re using that amount on a "full car", I`d be willing to bet you`re creating swirls and not removing them. You also made a similar comment about my usage of Zaino too? Interesting? If you look back at the picture you`re commenting on, it`s unavoidable not to see a clean (not yet used) pad that wasn`t even mounted on a buffer. Therefore, that would mean I was priming my pad. (I also let a little more out so it would show up better for the picture):think2
Originally Posted by gmblack3a
Thanks for the info Bryan. I usually use about 1/2 that much in each section I work. On a door for example, I`ll lay down about 4 lines and break that panel into 1/4`s. A hood will make for about 6-8 sections. If you watch the 3M video, their tech guy puts down a little more than I did. They also mention: "You may notice an oily splatter on the surrounding areas of the car as you polish. This tells you that you are using the right amount of product to get the job done right".
Aren`t you getting ANY oilly splatter when you use UF?
Thanks for the link. I`ll forward it to the owner. I still think the Gulf Blue is the most exotic looking color for this car. Orange and Yellow are nice too.Originally Posted by landcruiser
Thanks again man!Originally Posted by zoomzoom mazda5
Originally Posted by karburn
Thank you. I would have loved to eat some Hooter`s chicken wings while working on it. (as long as I wasn`t doing the windows )
Luis - You`re too much man. :spit: Thanks. I can`t wait for you to show me a thing or two on the black Vette coming up.Originally Posted by joyriiide1113
Originally Posted by TH0001
Originally Posted by TH0001
Todd - You`re absolutely right about pictures not showing the whole story. The camera I use (the only one I have) is actually my crappy work one that gets dropped every day. I don`t even know how to use it. I just leave it on auto. I`m actually in the process of hooking up with a person that is a professional car photographer that needs us to detail a bunch of exotics before he films them. I`d love for him to take some pictures of my work.
It`s an electric 2.0 gallon per minute, 1500 psi (can be cranked to 2000) with a CAT pump. I`ve prepped well over 50,000 vehicles with it and it`s never failed me one time.Originally Posted by gmblack3a
Thank you very, very much. I prefer the contoured pads over the flat ones because they have a recessed backing on them. It makes for a much safer buff compared to the flat style ones. I think the flat 6.5 inch ones are made to be used with a PC? The edge/lip of the pads are pretty sharpe and a little stiff and could create some damage.Originally Posted by fishbonezken
Thank you.Originally Posted by Boyd
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Originally Posted by SilverLexus
Thank you very much. The owner had the wipes & uses them on his planes. They`re very soft & work great in mechanical areas.
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Champion car, excellent and meaningful color combo. Good work.
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Amazing depth and wetness for such a light color. Outstanding write-up and pictures too.
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