More Wolfgang Goodness

I'm breaking some of my own rules on photography for these pictures, but what can you do when there is no sun?I will hand it to Subaru designers... They know how to build the curves just right so that you really get some great looks when it is polished up right. Next to Porsche, I don't know another car that bends the light and looks as good as Subaru. Everything else is either too rounded or too square to bend like this. Subaru adds bends in the middle of curves and it really throws light well. The hood scoops don't hurt either. I prefer the ones on the Legacy, but they definitely add a l...

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Headlight Polishing

Here are some examples of my headlight polishing wo...

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Poorboy's Black Hole

Here are some shots in the sun (albeit the shady side sometimes). check out the depth and clarity of the reflections. Not bad for charcoal. This isn't a color known for reflections.You'll see it get deeper on a black car, but this is as good as it gets on Charcoal. This is the after effects of the Part 2 of my detailing project. It was fully polished prior to the application. If that isn't deep enough for you, then maybe Saturday's project will satisfy you. That is straight up Black Hole. I polished and everything first, of course, but I didn't put anything on top of the Black Hole. I just wanted to see how it would look on a real black car. Porsche black is awesome. They don't put any metal flake in it or anything. It is...

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1994 Toyota Supra

I love this car... Say what you will about his choice of wheels and body kit (he actually didn't get much choice in the kit. The guy he sold it to and then bought it back from put that monstrosity on there) but this is still the baddest car I've ever detailed. I'd take this over anything else I've touched any day of the week. It is a gorgeous car that performs like nothing else. This motor produces just over 850 HP and puts over 600 of that to the wheels. The owner has been modifying Supras for a very long time and he knows how to build them right. This is an awesome car to behold and even more awesome to ride in. _______________...

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Wolfgang Sealant Money Shots

Mmmmmm.... I gotta say, if there is anything better than Wolfgang Paint Sealant on black, then I haven't found it yet.Before:After:Of course the final result is only as good as the prep. That story is in another thread that I have to still write though. I just wanted to show off the Wolfgang sealant a little first. Man I love that stuf...

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XMT 360 vs Swirls

(this is a product review from 2007, but I felt the pictures were worth putting on the site)I tried out a new product this month that I've been doing some testing on. I'm getting really really good results with it and I thought it was time to put the stamp of approval on it. I'm sure that Pinnacle could care less what I think about their products, but I really do like to think that I put a product through the rounds before I'll ever recommend it to anybody. My criteria for approval (again, as if Pinnacle cares) is that it must be easy to use. It can't be some 12 step system that costs $20 bucks a bottle before I can get results. Secondly it has to work. I don't like hit and miss results. I want it to perform consistently. The last...

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How To Photograph Your Work

I'm not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not going to tell you what F stops to use or what appartures to set your camera for (if cameras these days do any of that). I pretty much just point and shoot. What I'd like to tell you about is how to show off your work properly.I see pictures all the time of black cars in the shade reflecting brightly lit backgrounds. Yeah, that doesn't work for me. Any dark color will reflect brightly lit objects, so it isn't a fair view of what you have accomplished. Likewise, just a brightly lit paint job doesn't always do much for showing off the work you accomplished.For example, this car I did using XMT 360 to test the swirl removing and shine capabilities on a light...

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