02 lexus ls430 98000

[Barry Theal]

ok guys well first off let me say sorry for not posting more i have been so busy detailing im working 12-15 hours a day and business has really been through the roof.
my work load has lead me to hire a parttimer, who is working out well. no more interiors for me !!!! wooooooooohoooo

Process

Decontamination
all wheels- attack acid
door jambs- ardex new wave
motor- ardex new wave
tires and wheel wells- ardex new wave

Dawn was appllied to remove all old wax, dirt, then the car was rinced

Clay bar- Claymore medium grade

Then a rinse with dawn again, then dried

exterior
Tools- dewalt rotary buffer, porter cable orbital polisher, karcher pressure washer

chemicals - 3m rubbing compound white scheigal wool pad 2inch pile
m105 edge blue wool pad
m105 edgel doubled sided yellow foam bad
Ipa wipe down- "rubbing alcohol and water 50/50 mix
at this point the car was rinsed to remove all dusting which incurred from the compound
m205 porter cable blue edge pad
ipa wipe down
now i applied boss gloss body shop safe polmer sealent with porter cable and white edge pad
the next day i applied a coat of colinites 845 insulator wax!

Interior - was scrubbed with ardex new wave diluted 1 to ten air compressor to blow out all cracks along with a mixture of steamer and so on.

ok some before shots!

















as you can see this car had a few random isolated deep scratches and swirls

[Barry Theal]

now some after shots after a complete ipa wipe down of the poshing








The car was now rinsed and theboss gloss body shop safe sealent was aplied, waited about 12 hours and applied collinites 845 by hand

now some final pictures inside under the lights

[Barry Theal]

now some outside shots with the reflections



















my big foot pose " so my wife says!"

[Barry Theal]

all in all i think this car turned out nice. hopefully i have more time to do some posting. I really enjoy sharing my work but i need to find a faster waying of posting lol. thanks for veiwing! it was fun!

[757motoring]

is all I can say great turn around

[backwoods_lex]

Great job on that paint. It looked pretty bad in the before pics. And congrats on getting the steady business!

Where are you located in PA?

[D Tailor]

Great looking BBarry! Bigups for the Lanco Sindicate

Did you give the owner a smack on the wrist for letting it get that bad to begin with? It was horrible. You made it look brand new! They must have been pumped! Super job once again and I know what you mean about posting. It always takes me forever!

[superior_detail]

that thing looks completely different, nice turn around

[Optimum Auto]

Nice turnaround!!!
Chris

[Barry Theal]

thanks everyone! every car i do i try to do as if it was my own! maybe a pride thing? the compliment s are helpfull. they keep me moving into the 12,13,14,15 hours in the day!

[Barry Theal]

lex im located in the lancaster area are you in pa!

[backwoods_lex]

No, I live in Martinsburg WV. PA is not too far from me, but Lancaster is over 100 miles away. There's no local talent in my immediate area (that I know of anyway), but semi-locally there's a ton (especially the NOVA guys ). Great work again and keep pluggin away!