Poiuyt
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Sun Jan-14-07 08:56 PM
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How do you get a REALLY nice polish on your car? |
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I'm talking about how the cars in the TV commercials all look like they were made of glass. There has to be more to it than just Turtle Wax. Are there special products and techniques, or is it from a custom paint job?
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:00 PM
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1. Usually Matcom's special ranch dressing does the trick. |
Nicole
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Sun Jan-14-07 10:44 PM
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The guys who detail my car use one for waxing.
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Sun Jan-14-07 11:36 PM
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3. Go to Poland & hang out in a bar until you find somebody willing to climb on. |
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Sun Jan-14-07 11:54 PM
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4. Drive at high speed straight through a hot-dog cart... |
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:01 AM
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:28 AM
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:27 AM
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6. Mother's of California |
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3 step process. Just do it. Oooh. Shiny.
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:58 AM
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8. Mothers Gold does the job well |
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I use old school, hard assed Simoniz when I can get it. After that, Mothers Gold is my shine of choice.
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Mon Jan-15-07 11:42 PM
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but not unwise in matters automotive, I see. Another gearhead, perhaps?
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:44 PM
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9. Start out with a new paint job |
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Paint your car with Sikkens Autobase II. Polish the basecoat to a very smooth finish, then shoot four coats of Sikkens Autoclear II.
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:48 PM
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11. Then photograph car under intense spotlights and punch up the shine with computers |
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Mon Jan-15-07 04:20 PM
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There's a video floating around the Internets that the Dove Soap people made for their "real beauty" campaign. It's been discussed on DU a couple of times. At the start of the spot there's a pretty girl with no makeup and no hairstyling. They do her hair, do her face, photograph her, then pull the image into Photoshop where they change everything around and finally put the finished piece on a billboard. (My opinion of this: if you get the right model, the right photographer and the right stylists and give them time to work instead of trying to do this shit on the quick and cheap like people try nowadays, all you need to do in Photoshop is remove dust spots and color balance the scan.)
Well...it ain't just people who get worked on in advertising. Food photography is the worst--any food stylist can turn chicken shit into chicken salad with her eyes closed. But cars are about as bad.
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:53 PM
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Take a read on this thread. Great information for the OCD car nut. http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37303
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:58 PM
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13. Maybe liquid glass products? |
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DH used them for years on our red car..it was always beautiful. Even as old as it is(14 yrs old), and being exposed to the elements 24/7, it still hasn't faded. http://www.liquidglass.com/product.htm
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Mon Jan-15-07 04:28 PM
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15. 3M Imperial Hand Glaze |
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I know a couple folks with pristine show cars that swear by it. When used, the car has that "wet look" to it.
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Mon Jan-15-07 11:47 PM
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all the REALLY nice polish live in the smaller towns
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