Do I want a silver/gold car?

1 Clean WS6 said:
I am a silver kinda guy. Will they ever show the depth of a dark color...no way...but with the right product combo's they can have a very unique look. As others have also said...it is a very forgiving color. :D



My silver ladies...



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I didn't know you had a Z06.



When do I get to visit? :o
 
After owning a Silver SVT Contour and now moving to a Darker Grey Passat. I believe I made a good choice. Silver is way too forgiving and that can give a detailer a false sense of skill. IMHO, silver is very hard at detecting any swirls.



Hell, I am having problems with my "Stonehedge Grey." :o
 
(2) 500 watt halogen lights will reveal every flaw on light colored paints. It only gives a false sense of skill if you do not look for the problems.
 
White95Max said:
I have to know... How do you pronounce "Renault"?
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I've always pronounced it "Wren-o". And they are crap cars in my experience. My car is now in the garage again this weekend trying to fix an immobiliser problem. the damn thing just won't start.



My wife is due to give birth any time in the next couple of weeks or so and I need a car that will start. Without question.



I WILL NEVER EVER EVER own a french car again. Although I love the 2.0 clio for sheer performance and handling. it's a tiny car, gets gets to 60 in about 6.8 seconds and handles like a dream. but its good points are far far far outwieghed by it bad points.
 
TW85 HHI said:
(2) 500 watt halogen lights will reveal every flaw on light colored paints. It only gives a false sense of skill if you do not look for the problems.
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I find that hard to believe. Infact I had to use 2 sets of (2) 500 watt halogen lights to reveal flaws on my paint. Mind you, my car color is darker then yours. ::rolleyes:
 
Since you have trouble, buy a handheld halogen and play with the angles. I frequently have to move the lights around and adjust the angles but the flaws ARE shown. :rolleyes: :nono
 
TW85 HHI said:
Since you have trouble, buy a handheld halogen and play with the angles. I frequently have to move the lights around and adjust the angles but the flaws ARE shown. :rolleyes: :nono
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Oh really, You think? :rolleyes: Trust, I used every angle possible. Under the conditions in MY garage it was just not possible. I needed the extra wattage to reveal the defects.
 
I had a chance last year to get a great deal on a perfect 1999 Porsche 911 C2. This was my dream car, and everything was right with it...except it was silver. The color wasn't a problem for me while I was at the dealer, I really wasn't thinking about it.



After a restless night, I called the dealer back and told him the deal was off. I was making a big purchase decision and I wasn't happy. The car just didn't get me excited like I was supposed to be. Something about silver is just so bland and energy-sucking that it ruined that 911. I feel like the car is unfinished or something, like I'm just looking at a primer coat. I suppose it would be fine for a beater or Mercedes sedan, but not for a dream car.



White and Silver are the easiest, but most unrewarding colors for detailers.



My 2 cents...
 
Antonio Wright said:
Oh really, You think? :rolleyes: Trust, I used every angle possible. Under the conditions in MY garage it was just not possible. I needed the extra wattage to reveal the defects.
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Well I can roll my eyes at the two of you as well!
 
Antonio Wright said:
After owning a Silver SVT Contour and now moving to a Darker Grey Passat. I believe I made a good choice. Silver is way too forgiving and that can give a detailer a false sense of skill. IMHO, silver is very hard at detecting any swirls.



Hell, I am having problems with my "Stonehedge Grey." :o
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Another approach is to examine the car in an otherwise dark garage using a high wattage ( I use 300W ) incandescent light. I spend almost as much time/effort *looking* for the flaws as I do removing them! Flashlights work well too and magnification can help. For some reason the halogens don't always work for me for this task with silver, but the incadescents always do (had my detailing garage built with them in between the fluorescents just for marring-spotting).



But yeah, anybody who says you *can't* see flaws in silver just hasn't looked under the right conditions. With b/c paint you're always just looking at flaws in the clear; if they're there you can see them.



Boxster Charlie- Heh heh, different strokes and all! I just love the look of Porsches in silver, IIRC, all but one of mine were that color. But then I *am* sorta nutty about silver cars :o
 
Accumulator said:
Another approach is to examine the car in an otherwise dark garage using a high wattage ( I use 300W ) incandescent light. I spend almost as much time/effort *looking* for the flaws as I do removing them! Flashlights work well too and magnification can help. For some reason the halogens don't always work for me for this task with silver, but the incadescents always do (had my detailing garage built with them in between the fluorescents just for marring-spotting).



But yeah, anybody who says you *can't* see flaws in silver just hasn't looked under the right conditions. With b/c paint you're always just looking at flaws in the clear; if they're there you can see them.



Boxster Charlie- Heh heh, different strokes and all! I just love the look of Porsches in silver, IIRC, all but one of mine were that color. But then I *am* sorta nutty about silver cars :o
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What a excellent post. :xyxthumbs I never thought about a incandescent light.
 
Heh heh, every now and then we get into the "which light is best" thing. I feel I can speak with some degree of authority on this as I have a lot of fluorescents, halogens, and incandescents and a window that catches sunlight at a harsh angle. It seems to take all kinds of lighting to do the whole detailing thing correctly and I find that stuff that is invisible in one light is glaringly obvious in another.



I was gonna get metal halides until Mike Phillips tested some out and decided there was no real advantage over the halogen/incandescent types for this application. Not saying they wouldn't be just perfect for somebody, but since I can spot every flaw on silver I don't see that *I* need them.



Moving around (both you and the light source) so you hit every angle of both illumination and viewing will make a world of difference too.
 
Accumulator said:
Another approach is to examine the car in an otherwise dark garage using a high wattage ( I use 300W ) incandescent light. I spend almost as much time/effort *looking* for the flaws as I do removing them! Flashlights work well too and magnification can help. For some reason the halogens don't always work for me for this task with silver, but the incadescents always do (had my detailing garage built with them in between the fluorescents just for marring-spotting).



But yeah, anybody who says you *can't* see flaws in silver just hasn't looked under the right conditions. With b/c paint you're always just looking at flaws in the clear; if they're there you can see them.



Boxster Charlie- Heh heh, different strokes and all! I just love the look of Porsches in silver, IIRC, all but one of mine were that color. But then I *am* sorta nutty about silver cars :o
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:xyxthumbs I use one of those "utility lights" like mechanics hang under the hood to work on the engine, but I hold it like a foot from the paint and look for defects with a 150W bulb
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
:xyxthumbs I use one of those "utility lights" like mechanics hang under the hood to work on the engine, but I hold it like a foot from the paint and look for defects with a 150W bulb
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There you go :xyxthumbs
 
Ill choose silver over any other color for a daily driver. Those who have a black car for a daily driver must have some damn good patience.
 
Silver, gold or tan is fine with me after 5 months with a black car. True, my car looks amazing after I clean it up and the next day, dust and other crap start settling on it.



Silver, gold or tan look clean even when they are dirty and you can make each color look great.



My next car will be silver with a black interior. Silver paint stays looking clean a lot longer than black, and black interiors look clean longer than light colored interiors. Go figure.
 
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