kaval
06-25-2007, 04:51 PM
Hello ladies and gentleman! I am here with my 2nd Click and Brag, bringing 3 cars to the showcase!
Up first is a 2003 Lexus IS300 in Silver. The owner purchased it three weeks ago, used with 140K KMs. Very nice car; 5 spd tranny with LSD (yummy!). I was very pressed for time as I had planned with the owner to keep the car overnight to spread out the intensity of the work, but he called me a day before and asked that I have the car ready that night. So being as accommodating as I can, I said sure.
I started at 2:30pm, and finished at 1am. Without the help of Paul (aka. "Ben Kenobi" - username) this would have pushed me further past till perhaps 3am. So with that said, I`d like to make a HUGE shoutout to him for coming out and assisting me in this project!!!
But enough blabbering, on to some pics I say!!!
Process:
- Wash with Meg`s GC
- Clay (including rims)
- Wash again (man this car was FILTHY!)
- Dry with WW MF
- OP/OC and meg`s #2 mix, 40:40:20 respectively, with orange pad, PC @ 6 (no duh! lol)
- I can not remember what Paul used, but he did most of his work with a rotary using orange Edge wave pads
- tail lights got AIO I think too. Not sure on that as Paul did them.
- Sealed with DP spray sealant
- Windows got Klasse AIO
- Tires got Eagle1
This OP/OC/#2 combo deserves mention again. I was stunned at how well this worked, as was Paul.
I didn`t get very good pics of the afters, or even the befores for that matter as time was a big issue. I was able to get some nice ones as I chatted with the owner and his friends who were floored at how nice the car looked.
before rinse
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/01-1.jpg
after rinse
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/02-1.jpg
after drying
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/03-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/04-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/05-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/06-1.jpg
On to some polishing!!!!
hood under the halogens before paint correction
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/07-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/08-1.jpg
defects removed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/09-1.jpg
halogens shining against door before paint correction
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/10-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/11-1.jpg
defects removed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/12-1.jpg
reflection shot
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/13-1.jpg
finished
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/14-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/15-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/16-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/17-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/18-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/19.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/20.jpg
The owner is coming back for wetsanding on his headlights and fogs, as you can tell they are much needed!
Up first is a 2003 Lexus IS300 in Silver. The owner purchased it three weeks ago, used with 140K KMs. Very nice car; 5 spd tranny with LSD (yummy!). I was very pressed for time as I had planned with the owner to keep the car overnight to spread out the intensity of the work, but he called me a day before and asked that I have the car ready that night. So being as accommodating as I can, I said sure.
I started at 2:30pm, and finished at 1am. Without the help of Paul (aka. "Ben Kenobi" - username) this would have pushed me further past till perhaps 3am. So with that said, I`d like to make a HUGE shoutout to him for coming out and assisting me in this project!!!
But enough blabbering, on to some pics I say!!!
Process:
- Wash with Meg`s GC
- Clay (including rims)
- Wash again (man this car was FILTHY!)
- Dry with WW MF
- OP/OC and meg`s #2 mix, 40:40:20 respectively, with orange pad, PC @ 6 (no duh! lol)
- I can not remember what Paul used, but he did most of his work with a rotary using orange Edge wave pads
- tail lights got AIO I think too. Not sure on that as Paul did them.
- Sealed with DP spray sealant
- Windows got Klasse AIO
- Tires got Eagle1
This OP/OC/#2 combo deserves mention again. I was stunned at how well this worked, as was Paul.
I didn`t get very good pics of the afters, or even the befores for that matter as time was a big issue. I was able to get some nice ones as I chatted with the owner and his friends who were floored at how nice the car looked.
before rinse
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/01-1.jpg
after rinse
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/02-1.jpg
after drying
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/03-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/04-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/05-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/06-1.jpg
On to some polishing!!!!
hood under the halogens before paint correction
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/07-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/08-1.jpg
defects removed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/09-1.jpg
halogens shining against door before paint correction
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/10-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/11-1.jpg
defects removed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/12-1.jpg
reflection shot
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/13-1.jpg
finished
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/14-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/15-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/16-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/17-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/18-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/19.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/kvilkhu/Detailing/Exterior/Lexus%20IS300/20.jpg
The owner is coming back for wetsanding on his headlights and fogs, as you can tell they are much needed!