My buddy just picked up a used mustang. At 23, it's pretty much the first non-beater he has owned (prior to this he had an 87 toyota camry with 260,000 miles that wasn't even worth the $3 to take through the carwash).
Anyway, this being the first car he actually wants to take care of i'm showing him the ropes. The problem i'm having however, is that i'm having a hard time with this color. The car is just red. No subtlety whatsoever. No metallic flake, no nothing, just red. I on the other hand have a metallic silver car, (as does most of my family) and my products are kind of geared towards those lighter metallic colors. Generally, post polishing, i've been using duragloss 105 and aquawax, and that really makes my silver pop, but it's just not doing much for this particular red. Sure it looks glossy, but there's little character and that's really just a property of this color.
If i could have my way, i'd darken the color a bit and just make it look like a reflecting pool. I'm hoping that's possible with the right product. I'd still like to maintain durability since he doesn't have a garage, so maybe some kind of glaze topped with collinite 845?
Suggestions?
Anyway, this being the first car he actually wants to take care of i'm showing him the ropes. The problem i'm having however, is that i'm having a hard time with this color. The car is just red. No subtlety whatsoever. No metallic flake, no nothing, just red. I on the other hand have a metallic silver car, (as does most of my family) and my products are kind of geared towards those lighter metallic colors. Generally, post polishing, i've been using duragloss 105 and aquawax, and that really makes my silver pop, but it's just not doing much for this particular red. Sure it looks glossy, but there's little character and that's really just a property of this color.
If i could have my way, i'd darken the color a bit and just make it look like a reflecting pool. I'm hoping that's possible with the right product. I'd still like to maintain durability since he doesn't have a garage, so maybe some kind of glaze topped with collinite 845?
Suggestions?
