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Old 03-06-09, 12:03   #1 (permalink)
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2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

2002 Black Lexus SC430 w/ 75k miles.

Exterior only detail.

Process:
Wash Zaino Z7 2BM
Clay w/ Zaino clay and Z6 as a lube while wet.
Dry w/ Quality WW MFs
New M105 orange pad PC 6.
QEW wash to remove dust from paint.
M205 Grey LC pad PC 4.5.
Z7 2BM wash again to remove dust from seams and polishing oils from paint.
Wheels cleaned with Blackfire Gel Wheel & Tire Cleaner and various brushes.
Tires cleaned w/ Eimann Fabrik Hi-Intensity Cleaner.
Z6 wipedown.
2x of ZFX'd Z5pro
Z8


Before pics:






You can see some junk on the clay after doing 25% of the trunk



50/50 shots after polishing with orange pad and M105 only.









After polishing wash, no Zaino yet. Got a few sunshots before it disappeared for the evening:























After 2x of Zaino Z5pro and Z8:



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Old 03-06-09, 12:11   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

Nice work Bryan! Gotta love that Lexus paint for correction...
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

Wow - it is glowing in those garage shots.
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Old 03-06-09, 12:44   #4 (permalink)
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

Awesome work bro! You captured some really cool shots too! I dig the tree shots and the ones in the garage alomost look as if the car is floating!


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Old 03-06-09, 02:18   #5 (permalink)
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Nice work Bryan! Gotta love that Lexus paint for correction...
Thanks Todd! It reminds me of the Black LS430 I did a while back. Beat to hell, but came back strong.

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Wow - it is glowing in those garage shots.
Thanks David. I only had to take about 15 shots in the garage to get a few good ones.

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Awesome work bro! You captured some really cool shots too! I dig the tree shots and the ones in the garage alomost look as if the car is floating!


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Rasky, Thanks for your kind words.
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Old 03-06-09, 02:39   #6 (permalink)
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nice work man! car looks awesome! man i miss them georgia tress. i was stationed down there at benning! nice area!!!! looking good!!!!
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Awesome job Bryan. One of my favorite cars
 
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nice work man! car looks awesome! man i miss them georgia tress. i was stationed down there at benning! nice area!!!! looking good!!!!
Thanks Barry! Columbus is just down the road from me.

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Awesome job Bryan. One of my favorite cars
Thanks Pat. Got any booked for spring?
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

I'll repeat as others - simply awesome.

Garage shots were my favorite. Paint just looks like glass.

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very nice...
 
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

Amazing work Bryan!!!!!!

You gotta love Lexus/Toyota paint.

Pics look nice too.... Was that with your Tamron lens?
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Re: 2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

Amazing work as usual Bryan!
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