Tips for silver?

[astaticwinter]

Well, if all goes well, I will be the proud owner of a beautiful condition '02 Mustang GT Deluxe, in silver. The only silver car I've owned was my first in high school which I washed, but never detailed.

I've been working on my Matrix XRS for the last 8 months, and it's black, so I know how to make it shine like crazy. Any tips for silver though? It's easy to make it look "ok"...clean, boring...no depth...etc. I want that black shine I love so much on silver, haha.

Any good tips and tricks for getting a nice wet shine out of silver?

My arsenal includes a PC, #83, 80, 7, 21, and 26...so I'm well armed, haha...I was thinking my first detail, just throw them on in that order and see how it goes.

Thanks guys!

[Murr1525]

Re: Tips for silver?

Black is the thoughest color to work on, so if you can make that look great, your same process will look great on silver.

[bernard78]

Re: Tips for silver?

Silver is easy to detail. Although its the same process but don't expect it to shine like a black color. I owned a black car in the past. Now I have a silver car too. I spent thousands of dollars on waxes & polishes. My mistake was I wanted it to shine & reflective like a black color. Now I learnt that it will not be. Hehehe.

I should just took the money & respray the car black in the 1st place. What ever waxes look good on a black will look good on other colors too. Its the paint color that is the problem. Here's a link on topic "which LSP is better for light colors?" tht I've learnt to live by.... I think since u can make a black shine, it should be the same skill. Trust urself, U'll do a great job too with the new car. Mustang....great car man. Don't let the mind trick u in believing the illusion.

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4657
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...?t=4657&page=2

Thank you kindly.

[astaticwinter]

Re: Tips for silver?

Yeah, I know I can't get the same shine as a black car, and I've unwillingly accepted that, haha.

Guess I'll do the normal process and see how it turns out. Thinking 83, 80, 7, 21, 2 coats of 26...should be set

Thanks guys

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Tips for silver?

Thinking 83, 80, 7, 21, 2 coats of 26...should be set

Thanks guys

Big picture...

If you push 4-5 products over the surface of just about any paint in good condition, you can't help but end up with a crystal clear, high gloss finish.

Have fun!