I dislike white

Tex Star Detail

Tex Star Detail

Formerly TexasTB
Sems like all I have been detailing is white vehicles. White Jeep Cherokee, Ford Crew Cab F-250, BMW Z3.......... After looking at the paint for hours, I see spots...LOL
and it's hard to see the swirls. I guess that is good and bad at the same time..... I need other colors!!!

What color do you dislike?
 
Pewter is my boring color. Have it on the Bravada. Even when it is prepared properly it never seemed to pop. have not done white but I can imagine that it is the same way.
 
Joe's Detail said:
dark colors are always hard to work with...but the results are the most impressive
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I think that is it. I am disappointed at the outcome of white. Don't get me wrong, it looks good, but not as good as a red or black when finished. Though, white does mask alot of imperfections. I guess each has it's perks.......Just personal preference I supose.
 
White is just so Bland and has no personality so to speak.

If that makes sense. Must be a car guy thing.

Richard
 
TexasTB said:
I I guess each has it's perks.......Just personal preference I supose.
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White cars seem to take less work, which is good for the business perspective, but i hear what your saying that the outcome is never that satisfying. although Sometimes its what you can't see that counts.
 
Joe's Detail said:
White cars seem to take less work, which is good for the business perspective, but i hear what your saying that the outcome is never that satisfying. although Sometimes its what you can't see that counts.
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HAHAHA...Nice....
 
cwcad said:
Pewter is my boring color. Have it on the Bravada. Even when it is prepared properly it never seemed to pop. have not done white but I can imagine that it is the same way.
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Eh.... I dunno that I can quite agree with that, but I suppose it depends what you're looking for from it.
 
I had a year where probably 80% of the vehicles I did were red. They were all red and oxidized. I ended up using 2 bottles of AIO that year and had to pretty much replace all my towels and pads because they were stained red. I got pretty sick of red after that.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
I had a year where probably 80% of the vehicles I did were red. They were all red and oxidized. I ended up using 2 bottles of AIO that year and had to pretty much replace all my towels and pads because they were stained red. I got pretty sick of red after that.
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but when you done, they prob looked so good!
 
Joe's Detail said:
but when you done, they prob looked so good!
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That's the one good thing about it. There was always instant gratification when I got done. I did get tired of it after awhile though...

One thing I loved about having a white car for so long was that I think it really did make me a better detailer. When you can get a white car looking perfect from any angle and under any lighting, then you know you are good. If you can do that to white then doing it to red or black or any other color is a piece of cake.
 
whites r my personal hate color to work with, maybe i expect too much, but im never completely satisfied no matter how long i work at it. dark colors are my fav colors to work with, dunno why, but i seem to be able to work with and yeild much better results with dark colors, teh blacks, dark matalics, the reds, blues, greens etc...
always possible that i use same products for both light and dark colors also. i havent experimented much with trying particular products with certain colors. plus i use diff stuff at home/privately than i do at work
 
cwcad said:
Ok. YMMV
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:howdy Now that my web server is working again I can demonstrate what I mean. I personally like the look I get from white and from pewter (my Envoy is pewter).

White:

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Pewter:

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are you using a diff product for the lighter colors? i cant for the life of me get my whites to get half of that refection and depth/clearness
 
The big reason I dislike to detail white is due to the amount of bonded contaminants that can be seen. I think with the right prep and sealer, a white detailed well can stand far apart from the same vehicle, in an untouched state.

Detailing white reminds me the most of whitening teeth :D.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
That's the one good thing about it. There was always instant gratification when I got done. I did get tired of it after awhile though...

One thing I loved about having a white car for so long was that I think it really did make me a better detailer. When you can get a white car looking perfect from any angle and under any lighting, then you know you are good. If you can do that to white then doing it to red or black or any other color is a piece of cake.
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I agree. White is a hard color to get where I want it to be paintwise. I am learning to be more and more patient, and using lighting and magnification to review my work - something I would never have done with my previous vehicles. I think it does make you more "critical" of your work, but in a good way with good results.
 
White is a harder one to see the scratches or swirls but if you have good lighting not that hard :D White will not ever "pop" as much as darker cars but it still can pop alot.I like to use a all in one that has glaze wax fine for my fine polish on white and then wax with any of the good waxes and you will see what im talking about.The secret is the glaze and the wax will give depth,the wax will work in to paint when buffed and look good :)
 
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