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    Re: silver cars :(

    I had a lot of success popping silver with Collinite 915, Dodo Juice or Liquid Souveran. My preferences are in this order.

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    Re: silver cars :(

    Ultimate polish and coat, my last ride was silver and it shined, I used mega trend it was a beauty

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    Re: silver cars :(

    A very overlooked polish that is sold here at AG that works really well at making metallic silver pop is Poorboy's World Polish With Sealant. It really pops and when topped with other optically clear waxes or sealants you get even more pop.

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    Re: silver cars :(

    In my experience, you don't want wax or wax emulating products on silver. I go for all polymer reflection and flake pop.
    Autogeek OG. Attended detail fest I/II. Still detailing!

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    Re: silver cars :(

    Car pro reload topped with collinite 845




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    Re: silver cars :(

    IMO:
    This Mike Phillips article explains what's involved
    in making metallic paint-systems pop quite well:

    http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...us-muting.html

    "Smoothness and Clarity" sets the theme.


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    Re: silver cars :(

    If your clearcoat is clear the flake will pop. After that sliver is silver and you have to wait for the sun to go down to get anymore




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    Re: silver cars :(

    Quote Originally Posted by Sicoupe View Post
    I did a full detail a while back.
    Wash
    Decon
    Polish
    Power lock
    845
    It shined and looked pretty good.
    Notice the overall lack of enthusiasm in the post. This suggests silver is a color that lacks the abilities other colors have in providing excitement and enthusiasm when polished and waxed/sealed. I can say this because my car is silver and it's been my experience so far even though I've gone as far as wet-sanding. I sympathize with the above author.
    "I've seen a good quality car wash look better than some guys complete detail jobs."
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    Re: silver cars :(

    Quote Originally Posted by Eldorado2k View Post
    ...I'll never understand how detailers/Autogeeks willingly set out to buy white or silver vehicles. To me that's like being part of the league, but deciding not to play. Lol��
    ^^I can't help but notice that this is a usual theme of yours^^


    However:
    Here are a couple of what I consider to be
    reasonable-reasons for owning "Silver":


    •My Wife says she has never felt more like
    "popping-in and driving" any vehicle...as she
    has with "The Silver One":
    -Says it reminds her of her favorite Dior lip-gloss:
    Glitter Top Coat---the clear one with the silver sparkles.







    And...How does that saying go?
    {I believe it goes like this}:
    "Sometimes Silver linings have clouds..."






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    Re: silver cars :(

    satin silver metallic on my accord

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