Detailed: 2008 Honda Accord - Alabaster Silver Metallic

[Marc08EX]

Wheels/Tires:
Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels
Meguiar's APC on tires and wheel wells
Meguiar's Cleaner Wax on wheels
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
EZ Detail Brush

Wash:
Gilmour Foam Gun with Meguiar's Gold Class
Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt

Clay:
Meguiar's OTC Clay
Meguiar's Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Meguiar's G100
Menzerna Nano Polish (106FF) / LC White Pad

LSP:
Meguiar's NXT 2.0 / W9006 Finishing Pad

This car is very well maintained. The swirl marks in the paint were very minimal. The silver paint made the swirl marks hard to capture. I really didn't want to do much correction to the paint anyway. Anyway here are the pictures:




Trying to get a reflection shot.



























What do you guys think? It was really hard to capture the reflection given by the silver paint. Any advice as to how to take better pictures with a light colored car?

Thanks for looking!

[Matt]

The car looks very "clean" now.

Gloss on that type of cold silver is very hard to achieve. I believe a wax rather than sealant would provide a better look.

That said, it still looks very glossy from the shots you took on an angle. The only other step you could take would be to jewel the paint.

Also, are you near a Toyota/ Lexus dealer because in almost every picture with other cars nearby, I saw either a Toyota or a Lexus.

[Marc08EX]

The car looks very "clean" now.

Gloss on that type of cold silver is very hard to achieve. I believe a wax rather than sealant would provide a better look.

That said, it still looks very glossy from the shots you took on an angle. The only other step you could take would be to jewel the paint.

Also, are you near a Toyota/ Lexus dealer because in almost every picture with other cars nearby, I saw either a Toyota or a Lexus.

I tried to jewel the paint through the 106FF. I guess I didn't do a good enough job on jeweling it. It was very hard to notice the difference. Any advice you could give me?

The 2 night pictures were taken in a Lexus dealership. All the other pictures were just in parking lots. Maybe it was just coincidence that there were a lot of Toyotas around. Maybe the world is telling me to switch to a Camry LOL!

I like it! Very nice! That silver pops during the daytime and glows at night. Great job!

Does that car have a clear bra?

Thanks. Yes the car has clear bra on it.