This is a really nice car that just got a brand new paint job. I did not paint this one. But when a friend of mine saw a paint correction detail I did, he wanted me to finish this car. Please give your honest feedback on the work I did and photo techniques. This camaro was polished last summer, I have learned a lot since, but feel free to critique. This is how the car looked when I arrived. It was clean and buffed, but not detailed. I only did paint correction on this one. As you can see, the finish is hazy and was full of buffer trails from front to back. This is the best 50/50 I could manage. My camera does not have a macro setting. Or at least I don't know how to set it. This stage was polished with SIP and a green LC CCS pad. And the next three are the finished product. The next stage of polishing was with Micro Polish and a white LC CCS pad. No LSP was applied, the owner wanted to do that. I finished with Top Inspection to look for defects. Thanks for taking the time to look, and I welcome any comments.:mounty:
You guys are great!! But no constructive criticism. I did this car shortly after joining here and learning the difference between buffing and polishing. No the car is not mine. I wish. A friend of mine who taught me how to paint years ago, painted this car and had me polish it for his customer. If I could do it again, I would jewel it with a black pad and 85RD.
Very nice work and an awesome car! Congrats! I would definitely recommend jeweling it though; it's the stage that a lot of people leave out, but very important for perfecting a finish. Jeweling is not as difficult as removing imperfections, but doing it correctly takes patience... but WELL worth it!
When you get into subtleties like jeweling, it does not usually show up well or at all in pictures. But, as you know, standing there and comparing a 50/50, it definitely makes a difference. The first (before) shot actually looked pretty good..but as you moved in you could see it was a 10 footer! You are usually your best critic as only you know what level you took it to and what, if any steps could have been taken in addition. Sometimes it makes a difference, sometimes not. That's what makes detailing an engaging exercise because you have to play with products/pads to see what will maximize the shine. The only other thing I could suggest would be to try DG 501 prior to LSP. It really adds to solid colours as well as metallics. Any detail I skip it on, I usually resent it. Bla, bla, bla...sorry to babble on; the car looks great!
