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AutoFreak615

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i can't see most of the products i use on my white car. i just finished putting on and taking off my first coat of SG and it was such a pain. the sg was a lil difficult to take off but what made it that way was the fact that i can't see it unless i look at it from hundred's of different angles. does anyone have tips to make it easier to see the products on a white car? thanks
 
florecent lights work also.

other then that, I just make sure I do sections so I can keep track of where I've already been. plus I try to go zig zag over the area so I get total coverage



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Heh heh, I can't see anything under fluorescents. To spot those nice, thin applications of SG, I fog the surface with my breath. The moisture makes it come off easier too.
 
My Taurus is white, and I usually just take my time when applying by hand to make sure that I am covering everything adequately. When using the PC, you can usually see the little waves/patterns that the PC makes with the product. You could also try looking from different angles. This is what I do after I've finished my final buff of a product. Get your face right down near the paint and look down the sides/over the hood from the side - everything that's left will be clearly visible. This works for other colors/products that are hard to differentiate between in the shade.



-FordTaurus
 
FordTaurus said:
My Taurus is white, and I usually just take my time when applying by hand to make sure that I am covering everything adequately.

-FordTaurus
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Ditto. Except change "Taurus" in the above quote to "Maxima".
 
Accumulator said:
Heh heh, I can't see anything under fluorescents. To spot those nice, thin applications of SG, I fog the surface with my breath. The moisture makes it come off easier too.
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Ditto. :xyxthumbs Unbuffed residues show up as streaks. Thoroughly bufffed paint fogs evenly and you don't see lines or streaking.





Good luck AutoFreak615!
 
I have a white F-250 Crew Cab and what i do to make sure i don't miss anything on the wipe off is keep a nice soft terry towel in one hand and buff with a MF. then after i finish an area i lighty wipe the terry across it and feel for it to catch at least for me the Terry slides a lot easier therfore i can feel where i have missed.
 
You could try a colored product (a pink or blue wax, for instance) that would show up on white.

Otherwise, if you've got a garage (or work in the dark outside) you could use black flourescent lights. They show different whites fairly well. (these are the ones that make your shirts "glow"). You'd only need to use them when checking, not applying.
 
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