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Good to know, thanks! I'm still trying to decide if I want to opti-coat or not. I'm leaning more towards doing it on my daily driver just due to the fact that I don't care about that car's luster as much.

Yeah I think in terms of cameras you kind of get what you pay for. I'm sure most DSLR's will get you some nice pictures though. Thanks!

He is correct. It's a Rebel SL1. It's fairly tiny in comparison to other dslr's but the girlfriend likes it and will do some of the photoshooting of the cars as I get them all cleaned up

Much appreciated guys!

Very nice job! I love seeing the horrid marks like that on the fender virtually disappear. Do you ever bother topping Opti-coat with any wax or is it not really necessary?

Yeah I really love the blue too. I guess I never noticed how to color lacked the depth until I actually finished this detail. I'm assuming that was due to the clearcoat hazing slightly. For cutting I used Meguiar's SoftBuff foam cutting pad. It came in a kit I bought with a porter cable...

Thanks everyone! Ah I forgot to note that. I used Adam's APC + brush on the tires (mixed at 2:1 or 3:1, fairly strong anyway...) and to dress them I used armor all tire shine spray. The wheels just got a stronger solution of the car shampoo. I guess if I could choose a part of the detail...

Thank you! That just made my day! I love my sti, even more so now :)

And the after shots... Being my first detail, please feel free to critique my work. I guess the only way you learn is from experience and learning. I feel like I did fairly well to start anyway...

Clean Exhaust tip. Night and Day difference. It's the little things like this that seem to set the good details apart Post polish, out in the sun for inspection Got the headlights all sorted out, and the opaque haze is gone, as are the swirls. Sealed them (and taillights) with Black Fire...

Side of car, post polish Paint wasn't the only one that had the swirls. Taillights and headlights were also victims Taillights after the polish Swirls are now gone! And the reflections are noticeably improved Dirty Exhaust tip

More swirls! Different angle on the hood Doors. As you can see not a spot on the car wasn't swirled up Car Taped Off Initial 50/50 on hood 50/50 on door. It seems that I've gotten the car about 90% corrected, but it's made the biggest difference ever (to me anyways) top of the...

Hey Guys, So I finally decided my car needed some lovin' in terms of the paint. I've never done anything like this before but I did some research about which products I'd like to try and proceeded from there. I went online and ordered a setup to begin my paint correction/detail and ended up...

ooh I've got plenty of pictures! I went out and bought a DSLR camera halfway through my first detail because my digital one just wasn't catching all the dramatic changes I was seeing :-)

Hello Everyone, I have been creeping around on this forum for a while now and been reading about my new found hobby. I've learned a great deal so far and look forward to continuing the trend! I've done two exterior details so far (on my sti and on my girlfriends is300) and I will be looking...