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    Cool Metallic paint close ups

    Hello awesome Mirage members... My hobby is to keep cars clean all the time, waxing every single day. A wax a day keeps the painter away . If anybody as me has the same hobby or just care about the Mirage please post your metallic paint close ups. I am interested in knowing how other colors look like . Here is the black one...

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    Makes that paint really pop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Makes that paint really pop.
    Yeah I know... it keeps me motivated to keep it clean haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Makes that paint really pop.
    But the weird thing is that my car is black but when exposed to sun it becomes green. I like green

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    Another reason why we should meet
    You have to show me how to make it shine like yours.. I know Im ages behind, as I wash mine in a drive in wash. But it would be nice to know how it's done, so I can do it sometimes (I'm not allowed to wash the car in front of my house where I live..)

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    Quote Originally Posted by uheym View Post
    Another reason why we should meet
    You have to show me how to make it shine like yours.. I know Im ages behind, as I wash mine in a drive in wash. But it would be nice to know how it's done, so I can do it sometimes (I'm not allowed to wash the car in front of my house where I live..)
    haha uheym I would like to show you how its done. You don't wash sounds crazy right . Of course I washed the winter away but that's it. I used destilled water, makes no calcium stripes . I wipe my car down with a microfiber, and I use a special wax every single day. In that way I have a clean car shining all the time without even washing it . this wax also hides scratches so you dont see them... Why are you not allowed to hand wash?

    I will link 3 videos, they must be seen in order to gain waxing experience, watch them it is a must to watch them in order, get inspired by them :

    I have learned my way of waxing by this dude on youtube, it is easy, fast and effective. I do the whole car(plastic, rims, glass, rubber seals, wiendshields go down the list), literally this wax can be used all over the car. It takes me about 1 hour(worth it)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcdyPqRlsS4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxgsjvJFmVI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9L3SQtrNTE
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    Know I understand why my paint look like it does even though it is a black color The car is painted with ceramic pearls(mica) which gives this rich deepness compared to other black metallic paints. The ceramic pearls have the capacity to slow down light which thereby gives different colors depending on where you are standing. I like my car's color even more now

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    I am very obsessed with car cleaning, man i love that paint shine on me

    Do you think that a new car needs paint treatment right away? (polish, wax, sealant, etc)
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    Your paint looks great, but an hour a day, every day? No thanks, I don't have that much spare time.

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    You can see this car has been improperly washed. There are swirl marks showing as halos around the reflecting light. Most likely due to the fact that you are "touching" this car too much with your daily waxing.



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