What do you suggest for a silver color?
- Thread starter Hovy
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Hovy said:
Sealant all the way. Synthetics give a really wet, glossy look which is exactly what you want for a silver finish.
A winning combo for me lately on silver has been Gloss It gloss finish sealant topped with Gloss It concourso gloss, IMO that will get silver as wet looking as can be!
TS_Detailing
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I have found in my years that the best over-the-counter product for silver is Mother's FX SynWax, and as for a more professional product I like Optimum's Car Wax and Opti-Seal on silver. All 3 really do an outstanding job making the silver paint pop.
imported_rydawg1
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The only true and real way to make silver pop like crazy is some hardcore polishing.
I love Audi silver!
p.s. If you need some help let me know. I am in Wakefield.
I love Audi silver!
p.s. If you need some help let me know. I am in Wakefield.
steelwind101
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Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant 3.0 over RMG!
Deep Gloss Auto Salon
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Zaino (with full polishing)...NUff said
Accumulator
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Different silvers are *different* and what looks good on my Mazda looks terrible on my Audis (and my other silver vehicles often looked best in something else altogether).
Hovy- Cool car!
I've had maybe a dozen silver Audis (and countless other silver vehicles), and I'm kinda opinionated about what looks right/wrong on that paint. It's subtly different from other silvers and can really be impressive with the right prep (same ol' same ol' it really *is* in the prep even with silver).
IMO the best look for Audi silver is UPP; with proper prep it makes the metallic just pop and sparkle in a way I can't get with other LSPs I've tried. I wish it lasted longer, but it's all I use on my S8 because it's simply the *perfect* look IMO.
At the other end of the spectrum (*IMO*), KSG looks terrible on Audis, it's about the only LSP I've stripped right off (even though I like it on other silvers). And BF sealant darkens the paint enough that it looks like another color code when parked beside an identical Audi.
476S was not a good choice...my wife spotted it right away on her car and I redid it soon thereafter
The #16 I now always use on my wife's silver Audi looks good, so don't discount waxes...it's all eye-of-the-beholder stuff, and FWIW *she* prefers the look of Souveran on that particular paint.
Hovy- Cool car!
I've had maybe a dozen silver Audis (and countless other silver vehicles), and I'm kinda opinionated about what looks right/wrong on that paint. It's subtly different from other silvers and can really be impressive with the right prep (same ol' same ol' it really *is* in the prep even with silver).
IMO the best look for Audi silver is UPP; with proper prep it makes the metallic just pop and sparkle in a way I can't get with other LSPs I've tried. I wish it lasted longer, but it's all I use on my S8 because it's simply the *perfect* look IMO.
At the other end of the spectrum (*IMO*), KSG looks terrible on Audis, it's about the only LSP I've stripped right off (even though I like it on other silvers). And BF sealant darkens the paint enough that it looks like another color code when parked beside an identical Audi.
476S was not a good choice...my wife spotted it right away on her car and I redid it soon thereafter
The #16 I now always use on my wife's silver Audi looks good, so don't discount waxes...it's all eye-of-the-beholder stuff, and FWIW *she* prefers the look of Souveran on that particular paint.
Eisen Hulk
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I'm late to the party, but I love Opti-Seal on silver.
Z2 would also look great....I used Fuzion on a silver Series One Shelby, and the flake pop was incredible!
Z2 would also look great....I used Fuzion on a silver Series One Shelby, and the flake pop was incredible!
thesacrifice
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Jeff Werkstatt AJT over Optimum Poliseal
On my metallic silver I've tried out many sealants and many waxes and various combinations of either. AJT, UPGP, UPP, Souveran, Fuzion, Nattys Red, and some other various ones. My father sees my car every weekend. No matter what was on it I usually only got a "looks clean". Just this weekend though I tried out maxwax.
This was the only time he was actually really impressed. He never noticed how much flake was in the paint.
I was actually pretty impressed with it also. In the full sun, I don't think I've seen as much flake either.
What looks best is up to you though. I do like how much my flake popped but at the same time I liked the depth and glow of souveran. But for $30 maxwax is a damn good deal.
This was the only time he was actually really impressed. He never noticed how much flake was in the paint.
I was actually pretty impressed with it also. In the full sun, I don't think I've seen as much flake either.
What looks best is up to you though. I do like how much my flake popped but at the same time I liked the depth and glow of souveran. But for $30 maxwax is a damn good deal.
Accumulator
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Dsoto87- That's pretty cool the way your dad noticed the diff. It *does* make you thinkk you're really onto something there, huh? What vehicle is this on?
ricka
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dsms said:
have used it all on my audi metallic silver. once its polished correctly, sealants tend to make the silver metallic pop more than wax. crisper, clearer shine. wax tended to mute the flakes imho.
the best combo for me has been danase wet glaze, danase sealant and or UPGP.
Accumulator said:
Yea. It was kind of wierd to hear that. He caught me off guard. The only comment I've gotten besides the "looks clean" one is when I had UPP. He said somethin like "shiny", but he wasn't too enthusiastic. This time though he said it surprised. "Wow, your paint looks great!"
The vehicle is an 04 G35. The color is diamond graphite which is basically a slightly darker silver. If you want to try the maxwax let me know