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10-12-2012 09:14 PM |
Flat is flat because of the texture. The way the light hits it. A smooth surface appears glossy because the light shines evenly over the surface. The smoother the surface the shinier it is. Try looking at some objects around your house with varying textures and notice how they differ in glossiness. The reason a clear coat makes a surface so shiny, is it fills in those microscopic bumps and creates a flat surface. So as long as the paint stays smooth my car will stay shiny. Of course the wax will wear and it wont be as shiny as it is now, but still glossy.
This is also why wax works so well, it not only removes some light scratches via buffing, but it leaves a very thin layer of wax. The last stage of buffing I did removed the final scratches. Thats how the process goes, you create larger scratches to cut through the rough surface, then work your way up to remove the scratches of the previous grit all the way up to 3000. 3000 grit leaves almost invisible individual lines, the buffing removes these final lines creating a perfect (or close to) perfectly flat surface.
Also my surface is smoother than your average gloss paint. The clear coat sprayed over still isnt perfectly flat from the factory. My paint is so smooth you slide off of it if you try to lean on it haha. It literally feels like a pearl when you run your hand over it, you can see yourself in it like a mirror. Its hard to capture just how shiny it really is.
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