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According to PPG, 12% of cars produced today are black. At our shop, more than 40% of the cars we work on are BLACK...
Jim
Jim
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What black?
All I see is the wall in your detail shop?
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omg that is some serious depth and clarity
may i ask how long this took and what steps took place?
well done
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Wow!! Your shop looks clean! Great work on the car too!2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA TeamComment
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Nice reflection shot! Black always gives the best final results when done corretly, at least in my opinion!
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That's a 00 Lexus GS400 with SINGLE stage paint. Surprisingly hard paint.
In the few areas that I used Diamond Cut/rotary/wool pad (to remove severe defects) it was quite difficult to remove the (induced) swirls! After doing about 20% of the surface with the rotary, I swithed to the PC/DACP/yellow pad, then PC/Swirl Remover/polishing pad.
LSP is #26 over NXT. (Waited overnight/14 hours b4 applying #26).
Anybody have a clue as to what mfg supplies Lexus paint? I'm gonna repaint my black Miata in a year or so, and I *want * this finish!
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Looks like we may have a candidate for the next election...
Best Reflection Contest???
re·flec·tion: An image given back from a reflecting surface
LynnLynn MatthewsComment
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jimmy nice work! your pic is sweet. i especialy like the clarity of your products on botton self, professinal hand polish, 3m IHG, pinnacle wax, P21s, meguires #7 #9 looks like a few bottles there , and aio and sg. by the way i like how your stuff is neat. i need to get organized. it hard for me because i work on my car at my moms garage, and at mine, sometimes my brothers. i sometimes leave stuff behind, stinks when you can't find it. 
i going to get a nice plastic tub container at target, and everthing goes inside, this way everthing is in one place.
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Mike thanks for posting the pic IN your post. This ol man is trying to learn...
There, that didn't even hurt.
But, can I add another pic?
Cool! Just proof that Mike's tutorials actually work!
Thanks for the bandwidth.
JimLast edited by Jimmy Buffit; Oct 16, 2004, 05:31 AM.Comment
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Toyota did single stage for the '00 GS?!
My '95 Camry has a clearcoat, why would a GS have a single stage?
Or is it custom?1995 Camry LE- Forest Green Pearl/Ivory Cloth
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Well, it is not custom. Is it because of the the depth? I dunno... I've done (I think) three of them.
Having said that, I just did a 99 GS400 (black) that was bc/cc.
Add this to the growing 'list of things I don't understand'.
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Absolutely top notch work, Jim! Nothing like pure black paint to show off your mAD sKilLz!
BTW, your Miata looks amazing! Hopefully the next time I am up in Kentucky I can make out to your shop and have a look first hand.Owner, Scott's Mobile Auto DetailingComment
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