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Old 02-04-16, 05:45 PM
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White cars need love, too
Fantastic job on white! So hard to see the imperfections.
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Thanks... I used this car to write an article about how to view defects on light colored paint.....


How to Inspect Light Colored Paint by Zach McGovern
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Old 02-04-16, 09:14 PM
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Thanks... I used this car to write an article about how to view defects on light colored paint.....


How to Inspect Light Colored Paint by Zach McGovern
Fantastic! You are obsessively "detailed" in your approach. Too bad I live on an island!
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Old 02-17-16, 06:58 AM
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1937 Ford Light Painting by Zach McGovern, on Flickr
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Old 02-18-16, 06:00 AM
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my 2015 Ram Laramie was swirled something awful from one trip through a car wash while I was on a road trip.




What I was dealing with, it was all over my truck





after





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Old 02-18-16, 07:34 AM
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Nice! What are your "go to" products?


This also reminds me of my old article...
The Real Cost of a “Cheap” Car Wash by Zach McGovern
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that Ford is sic... i like the car but i love the wheels more. did you detail this one?
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Old 02-21-16, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by sydtoosic
that Ford is sic... i like the car but i love the wheels more. did you detail this one?
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Yep... was in very poor shape, but we did what we could with it. 2 step correction and CQuartz Classic.
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Yep... was in very poor shape, but we did what we could with it. 2 step correction and CQuartz Classic.
guess that answer my question, nice work Z. are the wheels Foose?
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Originally Posted by sydtoosic
guess that answer my question, nice work Z. are the wheels Foose?
Honestly don't remember.

I'm pretty sure the center caps did not say Foose on them, but I didn't look too closely.
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Time to bump this thread.

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CQuartz Finest applied to these wheels via airbrush
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Here's another shot in the sunlight. A good test to check for swirls and haze. I think this came out pretty clean.

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CQuartz Finest applied to these wheels via airbrush


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Here's another shot in the sunlight. A good test to check for swirls and haze. I think this came out pretty clean.

I think I see one or 2...
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22ple Mistico Elemento beading like crazy
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