Recent details v. 4runner, lex gs300, accord, rx330

[01bluecls]

Well I havent been on the forum much lately the past two weeks. Been very busy with college course, exams, working, details, modding the car, etc.

These details are from last week..

1st up. 2006 Lexus GS300 Mercury Metallic (my fathers car) No Siwrls, no defects, brand new car duh

process:
1. Wash Z7
2. Sonus Clay
3. Zaino Z2 x2 by hand with z6 in between

Wheels: Wash with NXT then Z2 x2
Tires: Zaino Z16 with tire wipe
Leather: Z10
All Vinly dash etc.: 303 Protectant

Pics:










Overall Love the new GS design from top to bottom!!!

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2nd UP:

04 Honda Accord 4dr EX 4cyl (grey) with leather Nice design but the 4cyl lacks the power I crave at times. This car belongs to a fellow co-worker.

Process:
1. Wash with NXT
2. CLay with Mothers clay
3. Applied NXT via PC and white polishing pad.
4. GLass cleaned with Stoners IG
5. Leather Cleaned 10:1 Woolite treated with Z10
6. Carpet Cleaned with 303 Upholstry cleaner diluted 50:50
7. Interior vinyl: 303 Protectant
8. Tires treat with NXT tire shine
9. AA on the wheel wells

Overall almost no swirls since it only sees touchless washes but I swear it had the worst bonded junk all over the car. The surface after wash felt like grit literally!!

Pics:

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3rd up:

04 Toyota 4Runner Limited V6 (Dark Blue) Fellow co-worker of mine. This is the 3rd time I have detailed this car for a year and a half. Some swirls here and there. Def needed a claying...etc.

Process:
Exterior
1. Wash with NXT
2. Wheels cleaned with Eagle A2Z
3. Ext clayed with Sonus Clay as washed
4. Paint received SSR2.5 via PC with Orange Cut Pad
5. Lsp = Collinite IW845 Via PC with Grey Finish pad
6. GLass cleaned with stoners IG
7. Running boards, wheel wells, mudflaps got AA
8. Tires got NXT insane shine

Interior Vaccuum, leather wipe with 10:1 Woolite, carpet cleaned with 303 Upholstry cleaner, cleaner treated with Z10, Vinly treated with 303 protectant.

Pics are alittle dark. I didnt finish till the end of the day.

Pics:


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4th Up:

2004 Lexus RX330

Moderate swirls already and lots of isolated scuffs from the guys wife taking a scotch brite pad to clean some areas off !!

1. Wash with NXT
2. Wheels cleaned with A2Z
3. Clay with Mothers Clay
4. Isolates scuffs and scratches got Menzerna Powergloss via Rotary with Yellow Cut pad
5. Whole car received SSR2.5 via Rotary with white Polish pad
6. LSP= Collinite IW845 applied via PC with grey finish pad
7. Glass CLeaned with Stoners IG
8. Tires dressed with NXT shine
9. Wheel wells got AA

Interior:

Leather cleaned with Woolite 10:1
treated with Z10
Carpet vaccuumed and cleaned with 303 Cleaner
Vinly treated with 303 protectant.

Pics:







5th up:

2003 Nissan Maxima GLE

Exterior:

1. NXT wash
2. Clay with Mother Clay
3. Wheels Cleaned with A2Z
4. Paint polished with SSR2.5 via PC with Orange Cut Pad
5. GLass Cleaned with IG
6. LSP= Collinite IW845 via PC with grey finish pad
7. Tires dressed with NXT shine
8. Wheel wells with AA

Interior got the same as the RX330 and the Honda Accord posted above.

Pics are dark sorry about them.

[01bluecls]

Sorry for the poor photography.

I prolly left out a lot of little steps in my posts. Also before pics on these cars were kinda of useless since most of what I saw doesnt show up in the actual pics that I have.

[Mad iX]

Excellent posts.

Were you using the old Z2? Looks great on silver. How do you like it on wheels?

And the Accord:


NXT is always great the first few weeks.

[01bluecls]

Originally posted by Mad iX
Excellent posts.

Were you using the old Z2? Looks great on silver. How do you like it on wheels?

Yea it has the old Z2 on it. I have to use up the half bottle I have left somehow . I have the Z2 PRO which I just used on my gf's silver TC and it looks GREAT. Def better then that old version. The new Z2 looks wetter and deeper when i was comparing both silver cars next to each other. The shade of silver both cars have (GS300 and TC) are almost Identical as well.

Z2 on the wheels give them a nice shine, but I put Z2 on there to mainly help with the brake dust cleanups. I have used Z2 on my wheels before and it def helps tremendously!

[General Lee]

Very nice work!

On the 4runner, You were able to use 2.5 and a cutting pad and go straight to your LSP without any hazing? The reason I ask is I have a 05 4runner and the paint is extremely soft and I don't think I could go 2.5 w/ a cutting pad and have no hazing/marring but thats me.

[01bluecls]

I used the orange cut pad and worked the polish in for while at setting 6 until there was almost nothing there. I was working under the 500 watt hologens and didnt notice any hazing from it. If I switch over using a Yellow cutting pad I may get a "little" hazing but not much. If you work the polish in for a while there shouldnt be too much or none at all. On black paint I have had hazing with the same combo but very very slight.

[General Lee]

Originally posted by 01bluecls
I used the orange cut pad and worked the polish in for while at setting 6, If I switch over using a Yellow cutting pad I may get a "little" hazing but not much.

Oh, OK I was thinking the orange was more agressive than the yellow. What brand of pads?

[01bluecls]

Lake Country. The Yellow foam pad they have is the most aggressive, then followed by the orange, white, and grey.

[Mad iX]

While SSR2.5 usually doesn't leave any hazing for me (with Meg's polishing pad), I usually follow up with SSR1 anyway. It seems to improve the look, even if there isn't any visible hazing or marring.