HELP: Need Detailer input!
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HELP: Need Detailer input!
Anyone know why my paint looks dull when car headlights shine on it. During the day and in direct sunlight it looks great but for some reason when a car shines it lights on it, it looks like there is a layer of glaze on it. The car looks look great in the sun and horrible at night.
Detailed a month ago with:
H.F. DA
ultimate compound (orange)
ultimate polish (white)
NXT 2.0 (black)
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
The glaze/dull look.
During the day:
Detailed a month ago with:
H.F. DA
ultimate compound (orange)
ultimate polish (white)
NXT 2.0 (black)
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
The glaze/dull look.
During the day:
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Seems to me it could be either a illusion due to the halogen style light or the paint could still be a little cloudy from compounding and not polishing enough. Halogen style lights will bring out all defects in black paint. I use one when doing paint corrections in my garage. Makes a huge difference in the outcome.
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I used foam pads. (Adam's)
It only looks milky/chalky under a halogen light. I just picked up a halogen 500watt work light. Should I wash it with dawn soap and starting over or use polish it again?
Seems to me it could be either a illusion due to the halogen style light or the paint could still be a little cloudy from compounding and not polishing enough. Halogen style lights will bring out all defects in black paint. I use one when doing paint corrections in my garage. Makes a huge difference in the outcome.
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It looks great in direct sun light and especially at dusk (like all black cars do ) it's just at night when the lights shine on it it looks milky/chalky. Hmmmm you guys are probably right about it just being the type of light. Just sucks, especially with everyone running these bright *** stark white headlights haha
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hard to tell from the pics as the car is obviously dirty. I would give it a wash using a car based soap. Dry it really good and use a detail spray and see where your at. I know my black ss after sitting in my garage for a few days or a week will have a little film on it due to the humidity here in Florida. Even if its freshly waxed and I drive it that night and look at it the next morning it has a haze to it. Once I wipe it down its good to go. Just remember black cars show everything and get dirty real quick.
I will say the paint doesnt look bad. Need to have a nice clean surface to look at.
I will say the paint doesnt look bad. Need to have a nice clean surface to look at.
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Anyone know why my paint looks dull when car headlights shine on it. During the day and in direct sunlight it looks great but for some reason when a car shines it lights on it, it looks like there is a layer of glaze on it. The car looks look great in the sun and horrible at night.
Detailed a month ago with:
H.F. DA
ultimate compound (orange)
ultimate polish (white)
NXT 2.0 (black)
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
The glaze/dull look.
During the day:
Detailed a month ago with:
H.F. DA
ultimate compound (orange)
ultimate polish (white)
NXT 2.0 (black)
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
The glaze/dull look.
During the day:
Last edited by ws6man29; 08-23-2013 at 10:46 AM.
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The haziness you are seeing is actually the base coat. I've corrected several black vehicles that have been repainted and have seen this before. Whoever painted it didn't use the correct colored primer, not enough coats of base or a cheap basecoat for the repair. Basically the base coat is thin or isn't the same shade of black as the rest of the car. That's my best guess from looking at the pictures.