White cars are boring ... do they have to be?

I would have to say white is not a color that can be detailed out so well that someone would say Wow how did you do that. With that said I do own a white SUV and detail it well because I like it clean. As far as using a LSP to make it really pop out, I find that most nice waxes look more or less the same. It is worth polishing out the car well and remove the swrils. You can get a nice glow to it, but IMO putting Souvern would not get a better look than something sterile like SG or Ziano. I usually put on a longer lasting LSP because I don't find too much added depth using a carnuba.
 
I would have to say white is not a color that can be detailed out so well that someone would say Wow how did you do that. With that said I do own a white SUV and detail it well because I like it clean. As far as using a LSP to make it really pop out, I find that most nice waxes look more or less the same. It is worth polishing out the car well and remove the swrils. You can get a nice glow to it, but IMO putting Souvern would not get a better look than something sterile like SG or Ziano. I usually put on a longer lasting LSP because I don't find too much added depth using a carnuba.
 
I'm really fond of my white stang (not to many v8 white ones in my area) and have found VM topped with megs #16 to be quit pleasing

http://www.detailcity.com/showthread.php?t=12586

Also the average white vehicle that are not well prepped I can see a differece comparing them to mine. You can get a nice glow out of white and it shows, just look at the Navi 94BlkStang posted that looks awesome well done.
 
I'm really fond of my white stang (not to many v8 white ones in my area) and have found VM topped with megs #16 to be quit pleasing

http://www.detailcity.com/showthread.php?t=12586

Also the average white vehicle that are not well prepped I can see a differece comparing them to mine. You can get a nice glow out of white and it shows, just look at the Navi 94BlkStang posted that looks awesome well done.
 
Both my cars are white, and i love them but the only time you can notice its brillince over just a normal wax is @ night for in a parking garage.



here ya go...wet:



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Both my cars are white, and i love them but the only time you can notice its brillince over just a normal wax is @ night for in a parking garage.



here ya go...wet:



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i like white on some vehicles....like cadillacs and lincolns etc....i guess white goes with more of a luxury type vehicle and luxury SUV's. White Denali's look nice,,,and I once saw a nice white Vette Z06 which you dont see everyday!!
 
i like white on some vehicles....like cadillacs and lincolns etc....i guess white goes with more of a luxury type vehicle and luxury SUV's. White Denali's look nice,,,and I once saw a nice white Vette Z06 which you dont see everyday!!
 
I personally think a well detailed white vehicle looks very classy. My wife has a white Camry and I drive a black Dakota. It's SOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier to keep the Camry clean than my Dakota. I use Zaino on the Camry and the Klasse twins on my Dakota. The next vehicle I'm buying will be white. Chrome and the wheels on a white vehicle really stand out as does clean windows.
 
I personally think a well detailed white vehicle looks very classy. My wife has a white Camry and I drive a black Dakota. It's SOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier to keep the Camry clean than my Dakota. I use Zaino on the Camry and the Klasse twins on my Dakota. The next vehicle I'm buying will be white. Chrome and the wheels on a white vehicle really stand out as does clean windows.
 
Bringing this back...Do you guys find that most plain white paint is single stage? How about white on a Ford Expedition? Im going to be detailing one in a few weeks...
 
joerockt said:
Bringing this back...Do you guys find that most plain white paint is single stage? How about white on a Ford Expedition? Im going to be detailing one in a few weeks...



Well, my white Navigator is bc/cc so I would imagine the Expedition would be the same. My son's pearl white Cadillac is also bc/cc.



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White cars look AWESOME at dusk if done right.



Make sure you get all the little "details" taken care of as well. They are very important in making a white car look its best. The tires and trim should be as dark as possible, to heavily contrast with the white paint. The more contrast there is, the whiter the car will look.



And you can get depth from white paint. Make sure to polish the marring out. Those scratches hide the true reflectivity of the paint.



94BlkStang - that Navigator looks great! :xyxthumbs
 
I normally dislike white cars, but there are some that can really pull it off. A good example is White95Max's Protege - tasteful mods, good design, and it looks great in white. Generally I like cars with clean lines in white; if they have too much going on or too much trim the white kind of gets overwhelmed. I'll tell you the first car I ever saw in white that I said "wow" about was a G35 coupe. Ivory Pearl is actually one of the more common color choices for those cars, and it's easy to see why.



I mean, c'mon. :)



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I agree with Picus. White generally leaves me cold as does most silver. I do think pearl white is a warmer look and looks sharp on something like the G35. Picus, I do think you mean Maxy's Maxima that he has sold. His Mazda Protege is silver.
 
Since I started this thread I have decided that I really like black or white cars. I like black because of the reflectivity but i've also noticed that my car looks SOOO good after a nice detail. It's just hard for me to polish out the marring without worrying about overpolishing.



Question --- how do you test for single-stage paint?



Here is a recent picture of my M3.

I've used FI2, Sonus clay, AIO, Klasse.



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I did my 91 acura legend coupe as follows a few weeks ago:



clay

pc fusion by hand

3 coats of z2pro w/ ZFX



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I now have a PC and menzerna IP and FPII, will I get a big difference if I redo the car with both menzerna products and the PC, then 2 coats of Z2pro?
 
donoman said:
Question --- how do you test for single-stage paint?





Take any abrasive polish with a clean towel (not white in your case) and rub the polish into the paint. If the color of the paint shows up on the towel, it's single stage paint.





Yeah Picus, my Protege is silver. The Maxima was pearl white.



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Ben Kenobi said:
I agree with Picus. White generally leaves me cold as does most silver. I do think pearl white is a warmer look and looks sharp on something like the G35. Picus, I do think you mean Maxy's Maxima that he has sold. His Mazda Protege is silver.



Er yep - I meant the Maxima. Sorry!



(The protege is still awsome, of course, I am just partial to Maximas :) )
 
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