Making Pewter Shine?
05-25-2011, 09:44 AM
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The right product might add some depth on this pewter but to get that super wet deep look on this GM paint (like in your picture) I find it challenging. I might take a rotary to my car at some point for a final jeweling process and then try a few spots testing different product to see if I can notice anything tangible, but from what I have seen even after a full correction and product A, B, C, D, etc its still tough to make it look like as rich and deep as most other colors.
05-25-2011, 10:02 AM
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I was given a bottle of Farecla wax polish and its amazing how it makes my pewter car look. I dont have any idea where you can buy it though. But after washing the car you wipe this stuff on and wipe it off and it made the paint shiny and all the metal flake popped out big time. Honestly I think the stuff made the care look nicer than a detail job did.
05-25-2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by TempleU_WS6
Nice you're in Exton? I live in Glenmoore. Have you been going to any shows or plan on going to any?
Had to miss OC and TriState Tuners.Saying white is hard to keep clean is a joke. Black is the hardest by far. The darker the color the more it shows so why would white be hard to keep clean? If you think white is hard to keep clean you have never owned a black and a white car... Night and day difference.
White is up on the list for one of the easiest. Red is also somewhat easy.
I usually clay bar/wax mine ab once every two months. Mine never looks dirty...??? If the paint is nice enough it should have a nice deep wet look to it, not dirty.
White is up on the list for one of the easiest. Red is also somewhat easy.
I usually clay bar/wax mine ab once every two months. Mine never looks dirty...??? If the paint is nice enough it should have a nice deep wet look to it, not dirty.
Up here (back home in Jersey for me), I live in the Pine Barrens.... A **** ton of pollen this time of year. Regardless of White/Black/Red/Blue/Green... They ALL will show pollen. A white car will become a near grass green. But I also have a lot of sand/dirt in my area, so it would appear more prevalent on a white car than a black.
By the way, that made me just realize when I went home a few weeks back my Black T/A was covered in pollen and my Pewter Camaro only showed it on the windshield.
I have owned a black car before and it actually wasn't too bad to keep clean. I took it through sand/dirt and it only got a mere bit dusty and barely noticable.
05-25-2011, 03:54 PM
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I agree with the amount of flake that's in pewter it's very difficult to create depth. I'm with Danno best to go for the wet look. As with any paint removing minor scratches and swirls first. Then find a good sealer/wax. Then find a polish/glaze that you can layer/add multiple coats. It's a lot of work but the pay off is worth it.
Look at the Blackfire Line. They have a system called Blackfire Wet-Ice Over Fire Reference Shine. It's purpose is to create the wet look, it aint cheap but anything worth having isn't when it comes to cars.lol. The final stage is a multi-day layering process to create the wet-look.
Look at the Blackfire Line. They have a system called Blackfire Wet-Ice Over Fire Reference Shine. It's purpose is to create the wet look, it aint cheap but anything worth having isn't when it comes to cars.lol. The final stage is a multi-day layering process to create the wet-look.
05-25-2011, 05:13 PM
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Saying white is hard to keep clean is a joke. Black is the hardest by far. The darker the color the more it shows so why would white be hard to keep clean? If you think white is hard to keep clean you have never owned a black and a white car... Night and day difference.
White is up on the list for one of the easiest. Red is also somewhat easy.
I usually clay bar/wax mine ab once every two months. Mine never looks dirty...??? If the paint is nice enough it should have a nice deep wet look to it, not dirty.
White is up on the list for one of the easiest. Red is also somewhat easy.
I usually clay bar/wax mine ab once every two months. Mine never looks dirty...??? If the paint is nice enough it should have a nice deep wet look to it, not dirty.
Pewter is a very forgiving color, but saying white and black are easy to keep clean is furthest from the possible truth as can be.
05-26-2011, 07:35 AM
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I agree with the amount of flake that's in pewter it's very difficult to create depth. I'm with Danno best to go for the wet look. As with any paint removing minor scratches and swirls first. Then find a good sealer/wax. Then find a polish/glaze that you can layer/add multiple coats. It's a lot of work but the pay off is worth it.
Look at the Blackfire Line. They have a system called Blackfire Wet-Ice Over Fire Reference Shine. It's purpose is to create the wet look, it aint cheap but anything worth having isn't when it comes to cars.lol. The final stage is a multi-day layering process to create the wet-look.
Look at the Blackfire Line. They have a system called Blackfire Wet-Ice Over Fire Reference Shine. It's purpose is to create the wet look, it aint cheap but anything worth having isn't when it comes to cars.lol. The final stage is a multi-day layering process to create the wet-look.
