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Old 06-19-2017, 09:11 PM   #15
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Camera/pics could have a lot to do with it. However, I got a good polisher and used it on my GBS BRZ not long after I got it. It looked much better/different than a friend's ultramarine FR-S. Another friend didn't even think they were the same color when looking at them side by side. I also put Optimum Gloss Coat on it.
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Camera/pics could have a lot to do with it. However, I got a good polisher and used it on my GBS BRZ not long after I got it. It looked much better/different than a friend's ultramarine FR-S. Another friend didn't even think they were the same color when looking at them side by side. I also put Optimum Gloss Coat on it.
how much does it all cost if you dont mind me asking? (polisher+optimum gloss coat) and are those last forever? thank you !
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how much does it all cost if you dont mind me asking? (polisher+optimum gloss coat) and are those last forever? thank you !
Like anything, that can vary a lot. I spent more than I should have on a nice dual head polisher. Tried a few different polishes. I think a tube of the Gloss Coat is $50 or so. I watched a few YouTube vids by a guy that posts on here named junkman or something similar I think. I had a good bit of free time and like learning how to do different things.
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:40 PM   #18
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Like anything, that can vary a lot. I spent more than I should have on a nice dual head polisher. Tried a few different polishes. I think a tube of the Gloss Coat is $50 or so. I watched a few YouTube vids by a guy that posts on here named junkman or something similar I think. I had a good bit of free time and like learning how to do different things.
thanks buddy. I hope it last long though haha.
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Old 06-19-2017, 10:45 PM   #19
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thanks buddy. I hope it last long though haha.
I believe Optimum says the Gloss Coat lasts 2-3 years. Probably depends more on being careful how the car is washed/dried and if the car is kept indoors at all or always outside.
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Yep! The pearl coat has a huge effect on how it looks in different light or how it turns out in pictures.
People should never look at a picture and think that is what it looks/should look like. The same car can look 4 or 5 different colours all at the same time depending on angle and light intensity.

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The first photo is the one that I found on Google and rest three are my car's actual photos. They are both GBS but look so different. Is this because of its camera effect or something like that? I desperately want the exterior color of my car to look like the first photo LOL ... I just cannot believe it's actually the same color as mine. Should I wax or opti-coat it in order for my car to look like that? any help would really appreciate it! THANK YOU !!!
I was going to point out the reflection issue until I read @extrashaky above, so all I can offer is: "What he said!" Never trust photos from different cameras for color balance -- only trust your eyes (apologies to Astrud Gilberto).

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Ya'll went full photo! Don't ever go full photo! :p

I was totally looking for physical differences... and the only things that came to mind are, "So you want to swap from amber corners to clear, ok no problem... but you also want to get rid of your running lights above the fogs..? problem, cuz why would you want to do that???"
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