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JohnNJ-GS300 · 09-15-04, 09:15

This is my first autopia post. I started reading autopia after joining the Lexus Owners Group Forum and reading this post and this post. Here are some pictures from the detail (you may have to be an autopia.org member to see these...if your not, you should join real fast). It took me from 11:30am to 8:30pm on one long cloudy day in NJ (9/14/04). This is a lineup of all of the products I used in order. Crappy Armor All Leather care, Meguiars Natural Shine, Prestone interior cleaner, Black Magic car wash, Mothers Clay bar system, Meguiars Hot Shine tire spray (applied to pad and rubbed on), Mothers Chrome Polish, Mothers pre-wax cleaner, 3M Perfect it II rubbing compound, Meguiars Scratch-X and microfiber, Mothers sealer and glaze, Meguiars NXT Tech wax, Rain-X foaming window cleaner/polish and glass of Arizona Iced Tea.

Photo of trunk lid before with cross-hatch swirl marks like someone sat on it and grinded dirt in

Reflection shot of trunk lid after.

Shot of rear driver's side door scratch before

Shot of rear driver's side door after (i promise no photoshop, in fact you can still see part of the scratch)

Front quarter, wheels hazed with NXT Tech wax

Other side...

Finally, a large shot in front of my friend's house the day after

Obviously it had to rain the next day, but it should still look good for weeks to come

I would appreciate any tips on the order in wich I used the products, products I could substitute, and the best way to keep it looking like glass. Like I said, this is my first real detail...never used two buckets for wash and changed them 4 times during clay bar'n, but it works.

Check out My Gallery for more pictures.

09-15-04, 09:15	#1 (permalink)
JohnNJ-GS300 Registered User JohnNJ-GS300 is offline Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	1999 Black GS300 Detail - First Time This is my first autopia post. I started reading autopia after joining the Lexus Owners Group Forum and reading this post and this post. Here are some pictures from the detail (you may have to be an autopia.org member to see these...if your not, you should join real fast). It took me from 11:30am to 8:30pm on one long cloudy day in NJ (9/14/04). This is a lineup of all of the products I used in order. Crappy Armor All Leather care, Meguiars Natural Shine, Prestone interior cleaner, Black Magic car wash, Mothers Clay bar system, Meguiars Hot Shine tire spray (applied to pad and rubbed on), Mothers Chrome Polish, Mothers pre-wax cleaner, 3M Perfect it II rubbing compound, Meguiars Scratch-X and microfiber, Mothers sealer and glaze, Meguiars NXT Tech wax, Rain-X foaming window cleaner/polish and glass of Arizona Iced Tea. Photo of trunk lid before with cross-hatch swirl marks like someone sat on it and grinded dirt in Reflection shot of trunk lid after. Shot of rear driver's side door scratch before Shot of rear driver's side door after (i promise no photoshop, in fact you can still see part of the scratch) Front quarter, wheels hazed with NXT Tech wax Other side... Finally, a large shot in front of my friend's house the day after Obviously it had to rain the next day, but it should still look good for weeks to come I would appreciate any tips on the order in wich I used the products, products I could substitute, and the best way to keep it looking like glass. Like I said, this is my first real detail...never used two buckets for wash and changed them 4 times during clay bar'n, but it works. Check out My Gallery for more pictures.