I was finally able to take some pix of the strakes.....
hope you like.....next mod - finishers

 

all I can say is orange peel...shall I link the DIY?

 

Whats orange peel?

 

It's all that pitted look on the paint surface. Looks, well, like an orange peel. If you look at the reflection of the sidewalk or the shadow of the green car, you can see by the jaggedness of the edges just how prevalent the paint defect is on our cars. Even despite that, very very nice detailing job, shinka 213!

I've got your back on the link, truemagellan: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-removing-orange-peel-your-factory-clearcoat-29237/
(although I just went to that thread and all the pictures disappeared. I hope it's just my computer because that's a very informative thread)

 

nice car....Yeah , with all the technology and a man shipped to the moon, Fast car production paint jobs really BLOW.

 

orange peel, smarnge peel.....all I know is that the car wasnt even really clean....and I havent even waxed it yet....
I dont really see it

 

ditto that.....where are the pix

 

I agree-I was thinking the same thing when I saw the reflection in the paint. Cleaning it has nothing to do with the orange peel look. Perhaps it was just the camera's ability to reproduce the image...?

 

I wish I could say it was the camera...but yes no waxing or washing will remove it, only a full body wet sanding will do it...and Shinka213 the strakes look great...

wet sanding is for hardcore detailers :D