Full detail: 2006 Lexus IS250 AWD

[RyanDe680]

I created a small web page showing pics and the process.



Here`s a few pics of the final product:



http://www.lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250/finished_front2.jpg



http://www.lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250/finished_front3.jpg



http://www.lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250/finished_rear1.jpg



Here is a link to the site with the process:



2006 Lexus IS250 AWD detail (http://www.lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250_1.htm)



One thing I am a little confused about and if anyone can provide input, great, if not, okay too.



I started with OP, and finished with 106ff. The 106ff didn`t cut in this paint like I wanted it to. The OP seemed to cut more, and I wanted that deep shine that the 106ff provides. Anything that I could have done differently?



I tried a few things with this paint. SSR1 - not enough, SSR2.5 - too much. #80 didn`t do much more than OP either. :nixweiss



Anyway, enjoy!



- Ryan

[Crazy Quattro]

:wow: nice write up!

[gmblack3]

Looks great now!!!!



Do you think most of the swirls where caused by the machine wash? If so I would suggest QEW washing next winter in the garage.



IMO 106ff needs to be used with a rotary to get some real defect removal done.

[RyanDe680]

Looks great now!!!!



Do you think most of the swirls where caused by the machine wash? If so I would suggest QEW washing next winter in the garage.



IMO 106ff needs to be used with a rotary to get some real defect removal done.



I do think most of the swirls were caused by the car wash itself, as well as towels used after the wash.

[Monte78Carlo2k1]

That door reflection is freaking amazing. I love that picture out of all of them!

[RyanDe680]

That door reflection is freaking amazing. I love that picture out of all of them!



Thanks, I agree. The Menzerna has to be responsible for that...



http://www.lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/03_10_07_Lexus_IS250/door_reflection.jpg



That`s just gorgeous...

[imported_Yal]

Wow Nice :cool:



Need to put a 56k warning on that website, even my weak T1 was struggling with some of the pages :)



That reflection shot is like you took a pic of the actual scene with a good camera phone.



Valentine FTW :D

[sftempest66]

Awesome job! How long of a work time are you looking at with the PO106FF and the PC??? And is the green edge pad similar to a White LC pad??? I just purchased some Meg`s APC and it seems to be a very versatile product, I didn`t really know you could use it on wheels (Is it safe when diluted say 10:1??).



The car looks fantastic though, I`ve been debating on whether or not to buy some Sourveran for my car and a "nice" cars that I detail and I think I`m gonna make the leap :chuckle:



I was also wondering, where do you purchase the 106FF and why is it so expensive, I know that its an extremely fine polish and can help soft paints (I wish I would have had it for the Black Acura NSX I did a couple weeks ago!) but other than that I`m not sure why its priced as is?

[Scottwax]

:wow: Your car turned out really nice!



If you want a little more depth, you can mix 30% Clearkote Red Machine Glaze into a smaller bottle of 106FF to use as your final polish.

[RyanDe680]

Awesome job! How long of a work time are you looking at with the PO106FF and the PC??? And is the green edge pad similar to a White LC pad??? I just purchased some Meg`s APC and it seems to be a very versatile product, I didn`t really know you could use it on wheels (Is it safe when diluted say 10:1??).



The car looks fantastic though, I`ve been debating on whether or not to buy some Sourveran for my car and a "nice" cars that I detail and I think I`m gonna make the leap :chuckle:



I was also wondering, where do you purchase the 106FF and why is it so expensive, I know that its an extremely fine polish and can help soft paints (I wish I would have had it for the Black Acura NSX I did a couple weeks ago!) but other than that I`m not sure why its priced as is?



I worked the 106ff probably for about 4 minutes max.



Here, I think the Edge green pad and the LC green pad are pretty even. As per conversations that I have had with Aaron at Edge, the pad order (most cut to least cut) goes: Orange > Yellow > Green > White > Blue



I have my Meguiars APC dilluted at a 1:10 ratio, I also purchased this bottle to do the ratio splitting: http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/classic-motoring_1940_18829220



The 106ff I purchased from Proper Auto Care. The only frustrating thing was that I bought a ton of crap from there and they couldn`t even offer free shipping....:hairpull



Oh well.... :ignore

[RyanDe680]

:wow: Your car turned out really nice!



If you want a little more depth, you can mix 30% Clearkote Red Machine Glaze into a smaller bottle of 106FF to use as your final polish.



Thanks Scott, coming from you that means a bunch.



I will attempt the RMG mix with 106FF. What do you use for your mixing?



What would you suggest in regards to starting with OP and finishing with the 106ff? I was actually surprised at this, perhaps I didn`t use an aggressive enough pad with the 106ff, but the OP had the proper cut that I thought I needed....

[RyanDe680]

Scott,



Thank you for the suggestion to mix the Red Moose Glaze and the Menzerna 106ff together.



Might I ask, what do you mix them in and how do you measure the correct proportions? I`m okay mixing a water based solution together (obviously that`s easy), however I am curious as to how or what you mix your polish/glaze solutions in? I can`t seem to find a viable source to do that in.



Thanks!

[gmblack3]

I usually mix 106ff/RMG in small 2oz plastic bottles like these. (http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=14951&product%5Fid=14884)



Just make sure you leave room at the top of the bottle, it will mix better when you shake it up.

[thesacrifice]

have you tracked down the source of that marring? that was pretty nasty for a relatively new car. And whats with Lexus slapping all that plastic on under the hood? how boring.



Now for the good stuff, you did a kick *** detail, the car looks great!

[imported_GregCavi]

Nice writeup! I had the privilege to work on that car in red (brand new) for a client. It was a treat. Car looks superb.





Greg