The Most Reflective Car Ever?!

[Simon777]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&catid=6001&item=230581649902&viewitem=#v4-37

Look at the last photo that shows the rear of the car. Do you think this is photoshopped or is this a legit shine?

If so that's the shiniest paint I've ever seen and want that for my next car!

[therdrman]

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looks like its chrome silver. yeah it may be photoshopped

[mswerb]

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Compared to the other picture of the rear of the car, that one is twice as reflective, looks doctored to me.

[Selectchoice]

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Easiest way to tell is to look at the surroundings. The paving stones and plants are different in the last pic too, not just the paint's shine.

Maybe the last pic is the true image and the first pics were editted to make it look less shiny?

[therdrman]

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its actually extremely photoshopped if you look at the sides. yeah its photoshopped

[roushstage2]

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It looks way overexposed...I think that's what it's called.

[cjcruz]

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It looks way overexposed...I think that's what it's called.

yep...

[Hemin8r]

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Photos like these are called HDR (High dynamic range). They mainly intensify shadows, darks and lights so it makes it seem a bit more extreme than it really is.

[juliom2]

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thats something I like from Black cars......makes you wonder....

[aerogt01]

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I bet it's HDR as well. Seems like a lot of trouble for an e-bay posting. . .

[Hemin8r]

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I added some HDR on this photo. I liked how the car almost looks chrome.
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[THE BIG BUFFER]

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I say it's untouched. Here is a pic of a truck I did. Just the intence sun reflecting.

[Kyle R]

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I smell photoshop a brewin......

[Markus Kleis]

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It's not photoshop. It's either an over exposure or HDR.

I have made oodles of pictures look like that.

[gmck]

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Simon777 and the other like responders to this thread,

I find this the strangest question especially coming from this forum.

Why shouldn't a 1993 vehicle with only 12k miles (or any vehicle of any age) look just as good? The extremely low mileage of this particular vehicle would suggest a vehicle that has been very well cared for.

I couldn't care less if the photos are "photoshopped" or not because that sort of finish is attainable on any vehicle, assuming the paint is in reasonable condition. Isn't this just the sort of result that most of us here wish to attain when we do paint correction?

I can understand you being sceptical about any photo on the Internet because probably many are "photoshopped" on this site and other detailing sites. However I'm more intrigued why a member of this forum would suggest that he can't attain the same sort of finish on his own vehicle. That would suggest there is something wrong or missing in your process.

Probably a better question would have been - how do I attain a finish like that vehicle? Maybe you should be asking questions about your process and why you are failing to attain such a finish.