Petrucci Detailed: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

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Petrucci Detailed: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX



Wash:

Chemical Guy's Citrus Wash & Gloss



Clayed:

Pinnacle’s Ultra Poly Clay

CG Synthetic Quick Detailer



Paint Correction:

Flex 3401

Menzerna Super Intensive Polish

Menzerna Nano Polish



Protection:

Jetseal109



LSP:

XXX Hard Ccore Pure White Carnauba paste wax



Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Aerospace 303



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that car came out so great! a pleasure to look at. It looks like the SIP got everything out! Great save on a great car. (my favorite generation of the Eclipses)
 
03k20a2 said:
that paint was horrible, nice correction
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tdekany said:
That is fantastic!!!!!!:bow:bow
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michakaveli said:
Amazing resto.... Is the GSX the all-wheel drive turbo version of the Eclipse?
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Jason M said:
Yes it is the AWD turbo version. Great job saving that one!
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superior_detail said:
MAN, that red really pops out now, nice work!!!
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jesselyons2002 said:
Finally a Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. You see no one detail DSM on DSM tuners.com
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-kish- said:
FINALLY! Someone posts an eclipse gsx. Beautful car and beautiful job man
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artikxscout said:
Great job man, those rids needed to come out sooner or later :).
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chapman89 said:
That paint was pretty rough there, nice outcome for sure!
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99blackSE said:
Nice turnaround on that red 2G!
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Denzil said:
Great work on that GSX. It looks like new again.
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snowskate said:
that car came out so great! a pleasure to look at. It looks like the SIP got everything out! Great save on a great car. (my favorite generation of the Eclipses)
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Thanks guys! Where would I be without Menzerna :)



Lots of patience on this one but it was all worth it.
 
Petrucci, you are the man for sure. I LOVE reading your details so please take this as constructive criticism…



You HAVE to get better at your photography because I really want to see your work displayed to the potential it deserves so here are some tips (what camera are you using?)…



1) Never shoot into the sunlight. As you can see in all the pictures you took from the back of the garage facing out, the pictures are terribly exposed (it looks like a UFO is shooting its high beams in your garage). The reason is because the color part you are shooting is in the “shadow� of the light you are shooting. Since it is a shadow the lens has to open to let in more light. This means too much light comes in from the light source, and poof, over exposure.



The only remedy to this (other then using a filter that would kill the reflection in the car) is to always avoid shooting into the light source. If you wanted pictures of the front of the car it probably would have been better to turn the car around in the garage and shoot with the sun to your back. I can tell that you spent all day on this car, so what is another 2 minutes to flip the car around. Trust me dude, your work deserves it. Cliff note: Shoot with the light source to your back and move the car to fit if you can.



2) Use a trip pod and manual settings in low light conditions if you already aren’t. Shoot with a delay on a tri-pod to crisper pictures in before/afters. When you shoot in auto mode in low light, the camera uses a higher ISO “film� or sensor sighting. This gives “noise� to the picture. Also the longer “click� of the shutter means the camera is more prone to blurred edges.





Seriously great work dude! When are you coming down to do my cars :D
 
Jek Hawkins said:
4WD eclipse! great paintwork!
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OrangeStang said:
Great turnabourd! Car looks 10x better.



Those Kumho MXs look so narrow on that car though. :o
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Thanks guys!



TH0001 said:
Petrucci, you are the man for sure. I LOVE reading your details so please take this as constructive criticism…



You HAVE to get better at your photography because I really want to see your work displayed to the potential it deserves so here are some tips (what camera are you using?)…



1) Never shoot into the sunlight. As you can see in all the pictures you took from the back of the garage facing out, the pictures are terribly exposed (it looks like a UFO is shooting its high beams in your garage). The reason is because the color part you are shooting is in the “shadow� of the light you are shooting. Since it is a shadow the lens has to open to let in more light. This means too much light comes in from the light source, and poof, over exposure.



The only remedy to this (other then using a filter that would kill the reflection in the car) is to always avoid shooting into the light source. If you wanted pictures of the front of the car it probably would have been better to turn the car around in the garage and shoot with the sun to your back. I can tell that you spent all day on this car, so what is another 2 minutes to flip the car around. Trust me dude, your work deserves it. Cliff note: Shoot with the light source to your back and move the car to fit if you can.



2) Use a trip pod and manual settings in low light conditions if you already aren’t. Shoot with a delay on a tri-pod to crisper pictures in before/afters. When you shoot in auto mode in low light, the camera uses a higher ISO “film� or sensor sighting. This gives “noise� to the picture. Also the longer “click� of the shutter means the camera is more prone to blurred edges.





Seriously great work dude! When are you coming down to do my cars :D
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Hey thanks for the tips. I'm using a Sony A-100 DSLR with a decent tripod. Most of the pictures were taken with manual options. I believe I set the ISO to 200 or 100. But yeah like you said the pictures turned out the way I didn't want them too. Thanks again for the comments, you've inspired a lot of here to only get better. :bigups
 
Nice turnaround...that paint was hammered. In case I missed it, how much time did you spend on this job?
 
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