time for a wash - and some pics

**m-avant** · 04-21-2008 09:37 PM

Good thing the car is light silver - a layer of pollen started building up on the surface within 5 minutes of drying.

**617 Bones** · 04-21-2008 09:56 PM

Very nice!
My Avant is dying for some TLC(lean)!
Those wheels are sick, what are they?

**m-avant** · 04-21-2008 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by 617 Bones

Very nice!
My Avant is dying for some TLC(lean)!
Those wheels are sick, what are they?

thanks.

my Avant definitely needed the clean/clay/polish.

the wheels are 2-piece Sport Technic by RAY's wheels

**streetsoffire** · 04-25-2008 07:14 PM

Damn! Thats beautiful. I wonder how come I can't get those lights for my Avant........

**michgo** · 04-25-2008 08:46 PM

Haha, the first pic looks like a model car.

Very nice!

**JMVant** · 04-25-2008 09:22 PM

are rears bigger? Love the first pic man car is beautiful. Sportec's look sick are this 19's

**m-avant** · 04-26-2008 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by JMVant

are rears bigger? Love the first pic man car is beautiful. Sportec's look sick are this 19's

thanks.

the rears are a bit wider and different offset, but have the same diameter as the fronts. the wheels are 20x8.5F and 20x9.5R.

cross-post pic from the A6 forum:

**speedydragon** · 04-26-2008 01:32 AM

mann A6's are pure sex! one quick question, how do you white out your license plate so perfectly? thanks!

**m-avant** · 04-26-2008 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by speedydragon

how do you white out your license plate so perfectly? thanks!

Post pic editing was done via CS3.

I used the eyedropper tool to sample the background color of the license plate, and then used that sampled color to paint over the numbers/letters. I select the area, then modify the selection to have the best fit (rotate for perspective, size, etc.). I created a new layer - then brush within the selected area with the sampled color. HTH

here's a better example of the technique - applied to my other car:

**speedydragon** · 04-26-2008 02:55 PM

Ooh sweet thanks! now I'm going to hope that this works on cs2 as well ^.^

**cerfus** · 04-26-2008 03:12 PM

yeah pollen youre lucky youre car is silver..mine is black..and is never clean for more than 5 minutes. I need a bigger garage.

**m-avant** · 04-26-2008 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by cerfus

yeah pollen youre lucky youre car is silver..mine is black..and is never clean for more than 5 minutes. I need a bigger garage.

black cars are gorgeous - but takes a lot more to keep clean. my previous BMW, and A4 were black. awesome when clean, not so when they get dirty.
now my fleet only has light colored cars, cuz I have gotten more lazy...