Making Pewter Shine?
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Making Pewter Shine? Any tips on making pewter shine and not always look so dirty?
It appears as though no matter what I do, it always seems to have a dirty look to it. Maybe it's just the color in general?
Any and all tips are appreciated. I'm not the greatest detailer around
It appears as though no matter what I do, it always seems to have a dirty look to it. Maybe it's just the color in general?
Any and all tips are appreciated. I'm not the greatest detailer around
Harsh, but true! lol Thats the Only Thing I dont like about my pewter car. But on the other hand, it doesnt show dirt as bad. lol
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hahaha yeah i say "my car is dirty as ****" to my friends and they are like...no its not! its an illusion man. haha looks clean when its dirty and dirty when its clean! viva la pewter!
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Let it see some sun! The flake in it is actually amazing in bright sun up close.....I love mine. Before I thought pewter was ugly until I got one and saw it next to a black one and other colors, theres a lot more depth to it than a lot of the other stock colors.. AND it hides dirt probably the best. Mine will look pretty clean, I'll wipe it and my hand will be covered in dirt.
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Completely agree megatron.
Unfortunately I cannot control the weather :p
And judging by Portland.... Don't you get like no sun and all rain? Haha.
But yes, as others have said: Clean>Dirty<Clean. No way around it. It hides small scratches relatively well also.
I just thought perhaps I was doing something wrong when washing ^^
It also seems that fading isn't a problem for us.
White won't fade too much, but WILL look dirty. Black/Red... Can/Will fade but won't show dirt as easily.
So I suppose pewter's a win/win situation?
Unfortunately I cannot control the weather :p
And judging by Portland.... Don't you get like no sun and all rain? Haha.
But yes, as others have said: Clean>Dirty<Clean. No way around it. It hides small scratches relatively well also.
I just thought perhaps I was doing something wrong when washing ^^
It also seems that fading isn't a problem for us.
White won't fade too much, but WILL look dirty. Black/Red... Can/Will fade but won't show dirt as easily.
So I suppose pewter's a win/win situation?
Yeah you can only get so much outta pewter. I still love it though.
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^ Danno has done the best that I have seen for this color. I have a Pewter Buick Century (2000) and its a little lighter then most examples but still Pewter none the less.
If you can get it where the metallic flake looks wet, so much that if you touch it and it looks like it will come off on your hand. Then you have done the best that you can.
If you can get it where the metallic flake looks wet, so much that if you touch it and it looks like it will come off on your hand. Then you have done the best that you can.
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.
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Agree with a few posts here.
- Having a pewter car hides the dirt very well
- Looks the best in direct sun light, It shine/sparkles even.
I've used a complete Zaino kit on mine the spring, there as not much difference from before and after to be honest! In the end, it just needs to be in the sun to get the paint looking great.
- Having a pewter car hides the dirt very well
- Looks the best in direct sun light, It shine/sparkles even.
I've used a complete Zaino kit on mine the spring, there as not much difference from before and after to be honest! In the end, it just needs to be in the sun to get the paint looking great.
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.
The darker the color the more it shows imperfections in the clear coat typically, but those imperfections are there regardless of color. Both white and black can show dirt on the paint equally but white does like to hide imperfections. While colors like pewter, gray, beige, etc do a good job at blending in the dirtyness.
Agree with a few posts here.
- Having a pewter car hides the dirt very well
- Looks the best in direct sun light, It shine/sparkles even.
I've used a complete Zaino kit on mine the spring, there as not much difference from before and after to be honest! In the end, it just needs to be in the sun to get the paint looking great.
- Having a pewter car hides the dirt very well
- Looks the best in direct sun light, It shine/sparkles even.
I've used a complete Zaino kit on mine the spring, there as not much difference from before and after to be honest! In the end, it just needs to be in the sun to get the paint looking great.
The same way pewter hides dirt it also hides depth in the paint, so its tough to make it looked as sleek as say a flat painted car and have the gloss and pop of a nice red or black for example.
Yeah I have to disagree, white is a challenging color to keep clean.
The darker the color the more it shows imperfections in the clear coat typically, but those imperfections are there regardless of color. Both white and black can show dirt on the paint equally but white does like to hide imperfections. While colors like pewter, gray, beige, etc do a good job at blending in the dirtyness.
The darker the color the more it shows imperfections in the clear coat typically, but those imperfections are there regardless of color. Both white and black can show dirt on the paint equally but white does like to hide imperfections. While colors like pewter, gray, beige, etc do a good job at blending in the dirtyness.
I have had 3 black fbodys 1 white 2 red and 1 pewter.
Black was by FAR the hardest to keep clean.. then red.. then white.. then pewter.
I love seeing people say white is hardware to keep clean than black, quite funny. I don't know if they are on crack or just own one color and not the other.. I don't know what It Is.
If you say so. What colors have you owned?
I have had 3 black fbodys 1 white 2 red and 1 pewter.
Black was by FAR the hardest to keep clean.. then red.. then white.. then pewter.
I love seeing people say white is hardware to keep clean than black, quite funny. I don't know if they are on crack or just own one color and not the other.. I don't know what It Is.
I have had 3 black fbodys 1 white 2 red and 1 pewter.
Black was by FAR the hardest to keep clean.. then red.. then white.. then pewter.
I love seeing people say white is hardware to keep clean than black, quite funny. I don't know if they are on crack or just own one color and not the other.. I don't know what It Is.
I've detailed tons of black cars and seen about the worst of the worse, but I've also detailed white cars and maybe its because I look at the paint for hrs at a time but the same dirt and defects are still there, a dirty car is a dirty car, but if i had to say under the same conditions which color will appear more dirty, yeah I'd probably say black.