blkGT500nCA Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I did some spring cleaning on the ol' Stang, and wanted to share some pics with everyone. Here are the steps I used to clean the car. I used Car Show Detail products and applied them by hand. Started with a good wash. Then scrubbed the ground effects w/ simple green. Clay barred the car. Then used a scratch and swirl remover. Followed by a polish. Then a glaze. Finally to finish the outside, I used a Carnauba wax. Next I pulled each wheel off and scrubbed it w/ simple green. Used a tire shine on the tire. Chrome polish on the wheels, followed by a coat of wax. On the interior it was just a good vacuum, and Turtle wax "ICE" on the leather and dash. Finally I cleaned all the glass and took some pics. I hope you like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 This is a weird edit, but I liked it. Now some HDR photographs Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT NAJA Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Shelby looks F A N T A S T I C!!! The reflection in picture #7 shows your hard work and artistic photography skills. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Shelby looks F A N T A S T I C!!! The reflection in picture #7 shows your hard work and artistic photography skills. Congratulations. Thank you. I love to play w/ my camera, and the car is a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt50035 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Absolutely Stunning!!! I wish I could say Spring Cleaning timein Columbus Ohio but still "enjoying" record snowfalls. Anyway, really enjoyed your pics. Gave me something to look forward to in 6-8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeinAZ Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprtklr Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 awesome..... nice photoshop work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 You did all that in 1 day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hard to believe you did this in one day ,you must had hardly any breaks. The results are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Absolutely Stunning!!! I wish I could say Spring Cleaning timein Columbus Ohio but still "enjoying" record snowfalls. Anyway, really enjoyed your pics. Gave me something to look forward to in 6-8 weeks. Thanks, and yeah, I wasn't thinking about you snowed in guys when I was writing my title to the tread. Sorry. lol We don't get snow here. Looks great! Thank you sir. awesome..... nice photoshop work! Thanks! You did all that in 1 day ? About 12 hours over 4 days. I even scrubbed the wheel well plastic when I had the tires off. I waxed the underside of the hood and the trunk too. It's absolutely perfect right now. It's going to be a shame to drive it, but someone has to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seawolf Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09 Red GT500 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 The car looks awesome!!! And you did a great job with the pictures as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukenrock Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Awesome job! I love a black car when it's all detailed up! If you like the Ice, try some Wizard. I think you'll be impressed. It works amazing on black paint. I used Ice until another Shelby member told me about Wizard. The Wizard seems to not attract the dust as much as other products, like Ice. You do have a nice eye with the camera. Send some of that sunshine this way! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks everyone. I just looked at Wizards website, that's awesome you can buy quick detailer by the GALLON! I use ton's of that stuff. lol. I just used Turtle waxes ICE on the interior of the car though. I used team shelby member Showcar's products. They are top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD SNAKE Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Neat pictures! That HDR is pretty cool I've never seen that before. Is that done on photo shop? O, your car is awesome, very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Neat pictures! That HDR is pretty cool I've never seen that before. Is that done on photo shop? O, your car is awesome, very well done. Thanks a lot. HDR photos are awesome! Basically you take the same picture at 3 different exposure settings. +2, 0, -2. If your camera has auto bracketing, it makes this a lot easier. The trick is to not move the camera, not even a little. A fast camera, or a tripod helps. Then I use a program called Photomatix PRO to merge and "tone map" the images. There are a bunch of different settings from wild to mild. The idea is that each different exposure better captures different parts of the picture. With a +2 exposure almost everything is washed out, except the shadows. A 0 exposure is what you would normally take a picture at and shows all mid-tones really well. Then the -2 is really dark, except the sky has good color. Mix the three together for each of their best parts and it gets good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCD Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Awesome pics, phenomenal results!! I will be going thru the same ritual and of course I will be using Steve's products too.... He is the Detail King!! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Awesome pics, phenomenal results!! I will be going thru the same ritual and of course I will be using Steve's products too.... He is the Detail King!! :happy feet: Good lord! I didn't use THAT many steps. I look forward to your results. That trim detail is great on the mirrors, rocker panels, black lower portion of the rear bumper, but the car show dressing made cleaning the front grill a breeze. Just spray it on and wipe off the excess. I've got that same invisible glass too, it's great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh8SnakeDriver Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 blkGT500nCA, Absolutely fricken amazing!!!! Want to come to Illinois and do mine when Spring really gets here? Great photo work too! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans07SGT Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 You're car looks amazing Brian and you have real talent with a camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 blkGT500nCA, Absolutely fricken amazing!!!! Want to come to Illinois and do mine when Spring really gets here? Great photo work too! Mike Thanks Mike! I don't know where in IL you are, but that is where CarShowDetail is located. You could have Steve, the man himself come do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks Dan :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch40 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Looks fantastic Brian. I love the camera reflection one and the engine through the hood shot. Your car looks amazing, it's hard to beat a clean black car... Unless your car is red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 LOL, thanks Andy. Are you taking that Griggs beast of yousr to Fabulous Fords Forever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch40 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 LOL, thanks Andy. Are you taking that Griggs beast of yousr to Fabulous Fords Forever? I don't know yet. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I don't know yet. How about you? Yeppers, I had a blast last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasShelby Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Got a link to steve's stuff or a vendor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowCar Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Brian, Im glad you are happy with the products and the finished detail. It looks simply amazing. Enjoy that beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never did mine that detailed this year, I did the end of last last year though. I will again this year. It only got 4k miles on it this year so the 4-5 coats of Zaino is still good to go, the water sheds off it when I wash it. On thing I forgot was to wax my wheels, have to do that this year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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