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    your way to make silver stand out

    What do you guys do to make a silver car pop out? I find this such a difficult color to really show itself.
    I always tend to grab Carpro reload for this. Used wolf's bodywrap too, but never overly impressed by the result.

    So how do you do it guys?

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    Paint it Candy Apple Red. Other than that I got nothing

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    I do like that advice

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    Having two silver cars I've learned a few things:

    1. Even if it doesn't look as good as black, it's still way easier to maintain than black.
    2. I find the glassy look of an acrylic product is most conducive to silver. Reload, 845 and PBL coating booster also provide a similar look.
    3. View at a shallow angle with the sun behind you, this can be tricky if your client is tall or needs to drive in a southerly direction.

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    I polished my hood the other day to remove some marring and just for fun I stuck 2 coats of Dodo Juice Hard Candy on it. I thought that made it pop pretty well.









    Here's these as well:

    http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...uiar-s-dp.html

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    Silver here. Seems to look good with Klasse Twins and 845. Duragloss AW spray waxes and Optimum Gloss enhancer brings out the flakes.

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    collinite 845 with Aquawax as needed is my default answer

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    Anyone ever glazed and waxed a silver car?

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    Use a sealant or coating you like, nuba adds depth and you just don't need that with silver, its all about POP! I'd say that prep work is especially important to bring out the very best before its sealed up.

    My first new car was a Contour SVT, silver frost metallic and I added a pair of metallic dark blue racing stripes to it, that made it stand out for sure!

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    Some say..."He likes Swedish fish because they're made with caranuba wax"

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    Re: your way to make silver stand out

    Quote Originally Posted by 2shiny View Post
    Anyone ever glazed and waxed a silver car?
    Yes, I have.

    -Glaze:
    3M Imperial Hand Glaze

    -Wax(es):
    3M Show Car; Meguiar's M26; Meguiar's Ultimate Wax (paste & liquid); Pinnacle Sig. Series II; OCW; SON1C's CARNAUBAVORE; many, many others.

    Bob
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