Making white paint glossy?

[-kish-]

I would like to know 3 top products that could make my white paint stand out. I use normal P21S and it works good but i was wondering if theres anything else that could potentially be better....?

 

[auto_guy1]

as a finish i found 3m ultrafina makes it shine really well.

 

[Legacy]

It's not the LSP, but the prep before, even on white.

 

[Lumadar]

Depending what you're starting with, a very solid regimine for white paint correction and ultimate final gloss for *me* has been Meguiar's M105 on either PFW or MEguiar's Yellow SOLO polishing pad via rotary, followed by Meguiar's M86 Via Yellow SOLO pad via rotary OR flex, and finally Meguiar's M82 via rotary or flex on a Meguiar's BLACK SOLO finishing pad.



I just finished a 2002 white Yukon with this combo and the results are flat incredible.



I also tried the same combo on a single stage white Jeep Wrangler and found even M105 ALONE was giving a finish worthy of praise via rotary and 4 inch light polishing LC Orange CCS. 100% swirl free, and hologram free. Had the Jeep and inspected it over 3.5 days in direct sun, with halogens, and metal hallide lighting. It finished out with M105 flawlessly.



For good measure, I did try my full 3 step combo and it did provide some additional gloss.

 

[Wasatch]

Prep, polish, sealant.

 

[dublifecrisis]

I worked on a 97 malibu yesterday that was white. Customer only wanted a one step so I just went with poli-seal. After that I did one coat of opti-seal and topped it a couple hours later with Duragloss Aqua-wax. For 11 year old neglected paint, it looked awesome. I'll post a thread later with the before and afters.



I would also think that DG105 would do well on most light colors. That stuff is awesome.

 

[zaxjax]

Prep is the key to white. It has to be clean and free of any contaminants.

 

[Accumulator]

It's not the LSP, but the prep before, even on white.

Yeah :xyxthumbs



It's hard to see very faint marring on white, but any flaws will still make light refract instead of reflect. All the multi-step/burnishing stuff might seem like a wase of time, but it *does* pay off, even on "forgiving" colors like white and silver.



For the LSP, white is one case where I like synthetics. FK1000P or even Zaino (and how often do *I* recommend Zaino!) would be on my short list.



I just bought a white vehicle recently, and I'm probably gonna use FK1000P on it.

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

As has been stated the finsih is in the prep BUT I will add that my go to combo for white is as follows and I have yet to find anything that makes it shine quite like it.



1) *level the clear coat*

2) Duragloss 501 (I am assuming you are using a PC) speed 3-4 i USE BLUE lc PAD

3) Duragloss 105

4) Let 105 cure 12-24 hours

5) Spray with Duragloss Aqua Wax



6) Sit back and ask yourself why you didn't try this combo sooner

 

[Junebug]

Like others have said, prep is the key. Now, as far as LSP's go, DodoWax's White Diamond is the mack-daddy for white. I did a coat on my wife's Highlander (Blizzard White Pearl) and the results were outstanding!



Thanks to "Weekend Warrior" for the sample.

 

[Wasatch]

I'm going to get some Dodo Diamond White as well. Will check it out next year though.

 

[YoMike]

1. Rinse vehicle with 30C purified water

2. Spray citrus degreaser on entire car

3. Repeat rinse

4. Wash top half of vehicle with pure warm water and shampoo

5. Repeat rinse

6. Wash top half of vehicle with pure warm water and shampoo

7. Repeat rinse

8. Spray citrus cleaner inside arches

9. Repeat rinse

10. Decontaminate paint and windows with clay mixed with secret solution

11. Repeat rinse

12. Wash entire car with pure warm water and shampoo mix

13. Repeat rinse

14. Dry vehicle with microfibre towels

15. Apply wheel cleaner and brush

16. Repeat rinse

17. Turn wheels 180 degrees

18. Reapply wheel cleaner and brush

19. Repeat rinse

20. Dry wheels

21. Dry door, engine and boot edges

22. Blow compressed air in cracks and towel dry

23. Measure all paintwork in microns (1/1,000mm)

24. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

25. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

26. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

27. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

28. Re-measure paintwork

29. Pre-wax cleaner to paintwork

30. Remove pre-wax cleaner with towel

31. ***** ****** wax applied to paintwork

32. Remove wax

33. Buff windows

34. Windows cleaned inside and out

35. Interior vacuumed thoroughly

36. Clean interior trim

37. Clean and shampoo carpets and mats

38. Clean leather

39. Dry leather with cotton towels

40. Condition leather and buff

41. Clean interior with compressed air brush

42. Pre-wax cleaner to door edges

43. Condition and preserve door rubbers

44. ***** ****** wax applied to door edges

45. Tyres dried to a satin finish

46. Exterior trim cleaned and conditioned

47. Clean wheels using clay mixed with secret solution

48. Clean and polish wheels

49. Pre-wax cleaner to wheels

50. ***** ****** wax applied to wheels

51. Final buff with small cloth

52. Windows cleaned inside and out again

53-55. Additional ***** ****** wax layer application, buffed twice

56-58. Repeat above wax application

59-61. Repeat final wax application

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

1. Rinse vehicle with 30C purified water

2. Spray citrus degreaser on entire car

3. Repeat rinse

4. Wash top half of vehicle with pure warm water and shampoo

5. Repeat rinse

6. Wash top half of vehicle with pure warm water and shampoo

7. Repeat rinse

8. Spray citrus cleaner inside arches

9. Repeat rinse

10. Decontaminate paint and windows with clay mixed with secret solution

11. Repeat rinse

12. Wash entire car with pure warm water and shampoo mix

13. Repeat rinse

14. Dry vehicle with microfibre towels

15. Apply wheel cleaner and brush

16. Repeat rinse

17. Turn wheels 180 degrees

18. Reapply wheel cleaner and brush

19. Repeat rinse

20. Dry wheels

21. Dry door, engine and boot edges

22. Blow compressed air in cracks and towel dry

23. Measure all paintwork in microns (1/1,000mm)

24. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

25. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

26. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

27. Sand paint to remove orange peel, scratches and swirls

28. Re-measure paintwork

29. Pre-wax cleaner to paintwork

30. Remove pre-wax cleaner with towel

31. ***** ****** wax applied to paintwork

32. Remove wax

33. Buff windows

34. Windows cleaned inside and out

35. Interior vacuumed thoroughly

36. Clean interior trim

37. Clean and shampoo carpets and mats

38. Clean leather

39. Dry leather with cotton towels

40. Condition leather and buff

41. Clean interior with compressed air brush

42. Pre-wax cleaner to door edges

43. Condition and preserve door rubbers

44. ***** ****** wax applied to door edges

45. Tyres dried to a satin finish

46. Exterior trim cleaned and conditioned

47. Clean wheels using clay mixed with secret solution

48. Clean and polish wheels

49. Pre-wax cleaner to wheels

50. ***** ****** wax applied to wheels

51. Final buff with small cloth

52. Windows cleaned inside and out again

53-55. Additional ***** ****** wax layer application, buffed twice

56-58. Repeat above wax application

59-61. Repeat final wax application

Jokester:funnypost

 

[Blade9]

Opti-Seal looks the best on my white Audi.

 

[STSInNYC]

Got a very nice result with my mother-in-law's white 93 Honda, cleaning/polishing with Meguair's Paint Cleaner, then several coats of 1000P. Looks very glossy.