Detailing with SunGlasses

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Who here details with Sunglasses as a tool used during detailing....

I leather conditioned our 3 daily drivers....leather dashboards, I tend to go a bit -more-.
When applying or final wipe down,, it looked fine.

However....I just so happened to have sunglasses on the following day....and noticed small residue in the stitching seam where 2 pieces meet...so it's not just a flat stick but there is a slight material conturing the seam stitch.......I did a A/B test. Lifted sunglasses up , cannot spot any residue in the seam. Shades back on, can see a small amount of byproduct in there. 1s time I've ever noticed it due to having shades on
 
I dunno, sounds like you got some cheap sunglasses....


Seriously, might be the polarization, if you have polarized lenses.
 
Isn't this why we look under 50 different lighting types across 50 different parking lots?! (Maybe that's just me)

I can't do it with sunglasses or regular glasses. I hadn't thought of your reasoning but makes sense. I'm just tired of them falling off or getting too much blowback from chemicals.

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It could be down to the sunglasses having polarized lenses and something in the residue from the chemical only being visible with polarized light.
 
Yes, as a data point. Front Windshield does have 70% ceramic tint. I was wearing polarized glasses.....It didn't dawn on me about the polarized glasses....

FWIW, under the right lighting conditions.....with polarized glasses, one can see the textured ceramic or whatever structure in the tint from inside the car.

Added more more for the wiki....for those that may come across this
With a tinted windshield, even at 70%.....(not dark), under certain lighting conditions (overhead morning sunrise)..........(no glasses needed), the glass can also appear very hazy. It's called Low Angle Haze.....glass is not dirty, but it's something to the effect of the angle of the morning sun relative to to ceramic particles in the tint. I love the heat mitigation it provide on this high performance tint...but there are some things visually that does have its downsides.....under certain lighting conditions.
 
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I typically don't wear sunglasses when I'm trying to do any detail task outdoors where I need to try and see fine detail. Polarized sunglasses I use tend to hide things when they filter out the reflections. I want to see the glare and reflections as that will highlight any flaws.

Uncbrs said:
Isn't this why we look under 50 different lighting types across 50 different parking lots?! (Maybe that's just me)
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Yep. I use the direct lighting, bright sunlight, overcast daylight, diffused light bounced off the ceiling in my garage, bright overhead garage lights, parking lots.... All of them give you a different view of the conditions.
 
Polarized sunglasses will make you see swirls you didn't know you had. So not surprised you noticed something else.
 
Isn't this thread kind of becoming a promotion for polarized glasses?

I'm tired of hanging upside down from my garage rafters after dawn to catch the sunlight at the right angle.
 
Safety Glasses for wheel cleaner etc, interior no glasses.

But whatever floats your boat i say!
 
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