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It's a real shame but many cars had this type holograms it the one thing that makes SEMA a bummer to see beautiful cars destroyed
here's another picture
Jim Goguen
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woooowww that paint is awwwwsoommee!! (LOL)Nelson Zapata - Advance Detail - Detailing and Auto Reconditioning in Santiago Chile.Comment
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Did the detailer leave his business card?
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This is called the SEMA detail job.
The detailers had to rush the cars for SEMA, so they could not take their sweet time to let the diminishing abrasives to slowly burnish the paint.
They should have used SMAT...Comment
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Being as I just spent all week detailing the SEMA cars, and then walking around to see the rest... this doesn't surprise me. I talked to a lot of the owners who said they just had the body shop buff it out, or they did it themselves with no professional experience.
It was more common for a vehicle to HAVE holograms than not to. Shame, but true!
That said, there were also some cars here and there with fantastic finishes that were a real treat to work on and check out!Comment
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That car looks terrible. What a shame.quality creates its own demandComment
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3D paint? LOLLearning new things everydayComment
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You see this on almost every auto show. These pictures are from the Dutch auto show the RAI. It is a yearly event in Holland. Some cars just looked terrible.
Tesla Roadster:
Nissan GTR:
Spyker:
Aston Martin:
And some of the "detailers" cleaning the cars:
If you think it it's expensive to hire a professional,
hire an amateur first.
King of the Mustang louvers
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My take...
I don't know how many pictures I took in total but quite a few, in most cases I would take a moment to inspect for swirls while near each car.
I also purposefully didn't take pictures of cars with swirls as the focus of the photos was to showcase the great cars at SEMA not any of their downfalls.
Overall I was impressed with the quality of finishes at SEMA this year in that while not all cars were perfect, to my eyes a greater majority of cars were in very good condition versus horribly swirled-out condition.
I'd like to think that detailing discussion forums have an ever increasing effect as they serve to educate the serious online enthusiasts in this industry and then online enthusiasts share what they learn with their non-online friends.
Just my take after photographing and inspecting hundreds and hundreds of cars...
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