Flaslight Use On Black Car!?!

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evor1

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I used a flashlight tonight on my Black Mustang and almost soiled myself.



There a scratches all over the place. I have been using Zaino and can't see them for the most part under normal lighting.



Turn on a flashlight and EEEEEKKKK!!!!



Do you guys get your surfaces marr free to the point of not seeing this? Or is it "normal"??
 
Somebody, please go outside and shine a flashlight onto your black car. Does it look perfect, or scary???
 
I think what you're seeing are either swirls or spiderwebbing. Usually they show up most noticably under harsh lighting conditions like sun reflection, sodium lamps, 500w halogen worklamps (aka Carguy's "obsession lights" ;)), etc.



If your paint is prepped perfectly (or is factory-fresh) you shouldn't see much, if any swirling. For instance, I'm very happy with my hood, and would call it pretty much swirl-free under normal lighting and even sunlight - normally. When I put my sunglasses on though I can see a few very faint swirls/microscratches and swirls elsewhere on the car are more noticable.



I myself am unsure what spiderwebs truly are, but I know they aren't repairable and some may even be considered "unavoidable". Do a search or two and read about it.
 
sveet,



I know exactly what you are saying. I have a 1,000,000 candle heavy-duty flashlight I sometimes use when detailing under lighting conditions that aren't perfect. But if I point the light directly on my wife's black car (which looks almost perfect even in direct sunlight), the paint looks like a COMPLETE MESS. We're not talking about an even pattern of spiderwebbing or anything. The paint is literally covered with swirls and other imperfections.....sort of like someone took a brillo pad and went nuts on the car.
 
It's really scarey looking.



The brillow pad comment is true. When I look at it in the sun, I can see some of the scratches if I look directly at the reflection of the sun in the location, but otherwise, not at all.



But with a flashlight, it looks like the finish has been killed!



I was just wondering if others have noticed this, or if they have the finish so prepped that the imperfections arn't visible, even with a flashlight?
 
Have I ever noticed!

Our power went off and i was cruising around in the garage looking for my cell phone when I saw my black car in the beam!:scared



I've been buying polish, glaze and wax ever since..

and haunting this site..



You can get them out (the swirls etc.)- just do the right stuff and they will go I use a q-beam now to see how I'm doing with my detailing or whatever you want to call paint care/repair..
 
I always use sunlight as my guide. The marring is most likely in the polish layers anyway, or spiderwebbing in the paint. You can only get a daily driver looking so good, and if it looks good in normal sunlight, I think you are ahead of the game!!
 
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