Gold Cars

FUNX725 said:
Hi VT...


Great Find, to: "shed some more light" on the subject of reflectivity! :props:

:)

Bob
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No pun intended, wordsmith? J/K
I've been deciphering your light charts and trying to assimilate the info for customer FAQ's.

Please, keep up the good work, FUN! Your seemingly endless references are much appreciated and respected.:xyxthumbs:
 
cleanfreek said:
Thanks for the responses, as for my processes
Wash Pinnicle shampoo
Clay Bar
PC7424xp
Pinnicle Advanced swirl remover Orange smart pad 3 passes speed 5.5
Pinnicle Advanced Finishing polish White smart pad 2 passes speed 4.5
Pinnecle soveran liquid wax Blue smart pad speen 3

My thought was also that it was the color in my garage i could see the light and my own reflection, But as soon as i took it outside that is when I noticed the lack of reflection but increased depth...
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Why not try a sealant prior to the wax next time. I think you will see a difference. How much.... that's hard to say but you should see some improvement.

As for lack of reflection and increased depth outside I would think this is normal since gold is not a dark color. Personally, I would think you would have to have reflectivity prior to seeing depth but that is just how my brain is wired. I am not sure if this is scientifically accurate but I do know the color white is seen and interpreted by the human brain as "white" due to the fact that all colors of the visible spectrum are being reflected back to your retina. This has a tendency to overwhelm your sense of sight sometimes and for me I have a hard time seeing depth with bright colors. On the other side, the color "black" is such because all colors of the visible spectrum are being absorbed, leading to a mirror-effect for automobile paint due to other contributing factors. The only way I can see you getting more "pop" out of the gold would be a layer that helps absorb some visible light.
 
mwoolfso said:
Why not try a sealant prior to the wax next time. I think you will see a difference. How much.... that's hard to say but you should see some improvement.

As for lack of reflection and increased depth outside I would think this is normal since gold is not a dark color. Personally, I would think you would have to have reflectivity prior to seeing depth but that is just how my brain is wired. I am not sure if this is scientifically accurate but I do know the color white is seen and interpreted by the human brain as "white" due to the fact that all colors of the visible spectrum are being reflected back to your retina. This has a tendency to overwhelm your sense of sight sometimes and for me I have a hard time seeing depth with bright colors. On the other side, the color "black" is such because all colors of the visible spectrum are being absorbed, leading to a mirror-effect for automobile paint due to other contributing factors.
The only way I can see you getting more "pop" out of the gold would be a layer that helps absorb some visible light.
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In your opinion, mwoolfso, would a 'layer', that helps absorb some visible light, not also have a graying/muting effect on the originally-intended: "Gold-color"?

Thanks for any input you may have on this inquiry.

:)

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
In your opinion, mwoolfso, would a 'layer', that helps absorb some visible light, not also have a graying/muting effect on the originally-intended: "Gold-color"?

Thanks for any input you may have on this inquiry.

:)

Bob
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I don't believe you would get close to graying/muting the paint unless you used an ungodly amount of layers and the product had a tint to it.
 
This thread has enough information, discussion and pictures to make it worthy in my opinion of a subject title that is also a blue clickable link so it can be easily shared into the future every time the topic of light colored cars and reflectivity comes up.

I'll also move it to the Frequently Asked Questions forum group.

Here's the new title for the thread, you'll see it at the top of the first post. I added the subtitle for cross-posting purposes.

Gold Cars
All about colors, light and reflectivity




:)
 
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