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Old 11-27-2013, 09:33 PM
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Question From Brilliant Silver to Gloss White...

So I wrapped my whole car in 3M Gloss white, but I'm kinda thinking it looked better Silver? What do you guys think? I kinda want to take off the white? I didnt do the front and rear moldings yet... Here are some before & after pics...
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I love the white, but I am a bit biased
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With white and black colored cars I find it harder to see the cars curves and angles.
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Looks good. Keep the chrome on all the moldings
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I love the white, but I am a bit biased
Yea, I always liked your car FASN8N. I looked for a wagon like crazy when I bought my car, but they were nowhere to be found
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Looks good. Keep the chrome on all the moldings
Do you know if those back moldings pop off no problem, or are they easy to break?
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I like the white. How hard is the upkeep of it? Just water to wash? Does it scratch easy?
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White? Pshhh....who likes white?
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I like the white. How hard is the upkeep of it? Just water to wash? Does it scratch easy?
Yea its pretty easy to take care of, Microfiber + Water is pretty much all you need. You could also put some spray wax on too. I actually haven't touched it since the first week of October when I finsined it. It collected dust alot, but that was about it. I guess if you have one of those detail dusters, that would help.
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I guess if you have one of those detail dusters, that would help.
Those things will trap more dirt and scratch your car than they will help.
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White. C'mon mang.
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
Those things will trap more dirt and scratch your car than they will help.
Yea I guess that would be the case for a non-vinyl finish, but this stuff attracts dust more than anything. I haven't really seen how it responds to dirt/grime long term, but the best way to care for it is a Microfiber & Water. I'm just starting with the vinyl, but I know there are a million people on here that have been doing it for a long time that knows better than I do!

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White. C'mon mang.
LOL! I'm bugging about having it white, your whole care is matte red! Well, the awesome part is that if you want if off, it comes off.
Is there a thread with more pics of your car?
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looks nice, go for white
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if it aint white it ain't rite, lol happy thanks giving and happy independent day to Albania.. cheers
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The white conceals the curves of the car, but overall it looks much better.
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Originally Posted by wheelz
I like the white. How hard is the upkeep of it? Just water to wash? Does it scratch easy?
Its about as hard to upkeep as every other color.

To the OP, spray wax on a just "washed" surface isnt doing much in the way of paint protection. Spray wax is used inbetween waxes not as a substitue. Hope you are using more then just water and a microfiber towel.

+ 1 Heissrod, might as well take your car through an automatic car wash lol
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Originally Posted by Ike Luv
LOL! I'm bugging about having it white, your whole care is matte red! Well, the awesome part is that if you want if off, it comes off.
Is there a thread with more pics of your car?
You're gonna love it, just do something about those wheels!
I do have more pics on a thread I made in July. More on Instagram, same name.
I'm just not a silver car guy, never will be. Took me a long time to find my white/pano and look what happened .
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You're gonna love it, just do something about those wheels!
I do have more pics on a thread I made in July. More on Instagram, same name.
I'm just not a silver car guy, never will be. Took me a long time to find my white/pano and look what happened .
What! You got a problem with my curb rashed stock wheels
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Originally Posted by hpV12
Its about as hard to upkeep as every other color.

To the OP, spray wax on a just "washed" surface isnt doing much in the way of paint protection. Spray wax is used inbetween waxes not as a substitue. Hope you are using more then just water and a microfiber towel.

+ 1 Heissrod, might as well take your car through an automatic car wash lol

Yup I agree with you, especially if we are talking about paint. This is vinyl, I think the spray wax is for shine, not protection. I don't even think your supposed to put any other type of wax on this stuff?
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What! You got a problem with my curb rashed stock wheels
Haha I have a problem with mercedes putting them as stock wheels on our beautiful cars! You have a beautiful car now, go for some nice wheels it will set it off.

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