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cabin4clw
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Question detail or wash first?

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Quick question-do you put a wash on the vehicle before you detail or after?

Thanks.

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Re: Question detail or wash first?

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Would the detail work become ‘dirty’ as the vehicle does.
If so, then detail first, then wash.
Chris

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Re: Question detail or wash first?

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chrisswim wrote:
Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:18 am
Would the detail work become ‘dirty’ as the vehicle does.
If so, then detail first, then wash.
x2

I like using a black wash to "tone down" colors as well. Play with it, paint the detail, add wash... come over with a drybrush to highlight. See what that leaves you. Re-do if necessary.
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Re: Question detail or wash first?

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Like Chris and Polish GI, I am in the detail first then wash group. If there is a detail that needs to be touched up, I will go back and do it after the wash. This seems to work for me.

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pmskaar wrote:
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:33 pm
Like Chris and Polish GI, I am in the detail first then wash group. If there is a detail that needs to be touched up, I will go back and do it after the wash. This seems to work for me.
Ditto

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I uses to detail 1st then wash but lately I been the other way around so the color would pop.
Now I wash, drybrush and detail.

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I wash, dry brush, detail. Like Nash. For me I want brighter contrast to show off those smaller details.

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Re: Question detail or wash first?

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Thanks for the help!

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