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RaskyR1
03-09-2011, 05:01 PM
Lexus IS250: MF D300 Paint correction, interior, and Opti-Coat protection.





This car belongs to a great client/friend of mine. The vehicle was in for an early spring detail, Opti-Coat protection, and also to see if I could fix a little mishap where the garage door opening ran into the side of the car.



Paint correction Process:

-D300 MF compound via PCXP 5" MF pads

-GTechniq P2 via rotary and LC cyan foam pad

-Wet sanding was done with 6" disks 1500/3000



Paint and exterior Protection:

-Optimum Opti-Coat (Applied to all paint, glass, trim, and wheels)





Interior Process:

-Carpets/mats cleaned with Folex and the LGM. Some areas pre-treated with 303 fabric cleaner

-Vinyl and dash cleaned with OPC and/or Einszitt Cockpit Premium

-Leather cleaned with OCP and Leather Masters



Note: Several of the interior panels had deep scuffs on them. After discussing with the owner we decided against trying diminish their appearance with a dressing, as we both prefer the natural look and feel.







Before pics:





Yea MN winters!!!

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Here is the damage the garage left behind...

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Don`t drive with the windows down right after getting a hair cut...

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After the car was washed, clayed, and paint transfer was removed, this is the damage that remained.

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Good amount of clear to work with....forgot to take after pic reading though. :(

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Taping of clear film edges with 3M Fineline tape

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Swirls and RIDS....these were hard to capture in pics, possibly from the metallic in the paint.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/IS250/20110305-_MG_4316.jpg



50/50 with only the D300, which finished down very nicely!

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Jeweling down the paint with GTechniq P2 really brought out some gloss, though it`s hard to see in pics.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/IS250/20110306-_MG_4330.jpg





Applying the Opti-Coat

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RaskyR1
03-09-2011, 05:02 PM
Finished pics!

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Thanks for looking,

Rasky
tssdetailing
03-09-2011, 05:35 PM
OMG, i love it....That car is so clean, i want to eat off it now. i agree swirls on metallic paint is not easy to capture-or see with the naked eye sometime. I had a hell of a time with a metallic black ford raptor this week.
imported_Detailing Technology
03-09-2011, 07:05 PM
Looks great. Interestin combo for polishing and sealing. D300 seems to be a hit with the mf pads.
Chris@Optimum
03-09-2011, 07:52 PM
Great job showcasing your skills! Thanks for sharing.
Barry Theal
03-09-2011, 08:11 PM
Way to go Rasky! She`s a stunner!
imported_DetailDan
03-09-2011, 08:46 PM
How did you like GTechniq P2? Haven`t gotten a chance to use mine yet.
N8Dogg98
03-09-2011, 09:24 PM
Looks awesome Chad, good to see you posting on here again. How`s married life treating ya!
RaskyR1
03-09-2011, 10:08 PM
OMG, i love it....That car is so clean, i want to eat off it now. i agree swirls on metallic paint is not easy to capture-or see with the naked eye sometime. I had a hell of a time with a metallic black ford raptor this week.



Thank you!




Looks great. Interestin combo for polishing and sealing. D300 seems to be a hit with the mf pads.



Thanks! GTechniq is going to be my final polishing step anytime I use a paint coating. They are said to be water based, have no oils/fillers and IPA is not needed after polishing to apply their C1 coating. I hate using IPA on paint so if I can eliminate needing to do that prior to coating the paint I`m happy. :)




Great job showcasing your skills! Thanks for sharing.



Thanks Chris! I was able to get the OC application down to 5-6cc`s now. :)




Way to go Rasky! She`s a stunner!



Thanks buddy! :)




How did you like GTechniq P2? Haven`t gotten a chance to use mine yet.



Well, it was my first time using it Dan but it did work very well for this application. The D300 finished down great and I figured P1 was over kill. It really brought out a nice wet looking gloss and it was easy to use. Reminded me a little of Menzerna but without the long working time needed. ;)




Looks awesome Chad, good to see you posting on here again. How`s married life treating ya!



Thanks Nate! Married life has been great! Not much different than dating really. :)





How you and the old man doing? I sold my house this week but I`m best friends with the guy who bought it and he`s going to let me use the shop for a while so there should be no problems touching up the V if/when needed. Calender is filling up fast though so tell him not to wait to long...looking at late April early May right now. ;)
N8Dogg98
03-09-2011, 11:04 PM
Thanks Nate! Married life has been great! Not much different than dating really. :)



haha, good to hear




How you and the old man doing? I sold my house this week but I`m best friends with the guy who bought it and he`s going to let me use the shop for a while so there should be no problems touching up the V if/when needed. Calender is filling up fast though so tell him not to wait to long...looking at late April early May right now. ;)



I`ll let him know Chad, but he did such a nice job keeping it clean and only driving it on sunny days last summer it`s actually in pretty nice shape.



In other news, my wife got me some M105, M205, and a jug of ONR for Christmas and holy cow I am hooked! This stuff is awesome, just like you said! Anyways, sorry for the derail great job on that Lexus... that color just looks money all cleaned up



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RaskyR1
03-09-2011, 11:26 PM
haha, good to hear







I`ll let him know Chad, but he did such a nice job keeping it clean and only driving it on sunny days last summer it`s actually in pretty nice shape.



In other news, my wife got me some M105, M205, and a jug of ONR for Christmas and holy cow I am hooked! This stuff is awesome, just like you said! Anyways, sorry for the derail great job on that Lexus... that color just looks money all cleaned up



:bounce



Good to hear! :)





I have some other products you should check out too. ;)
Thomas Dekany
03-10-2011, 01:57 AM
Another stunning detail!!!!!!!!!!
imported_dfazekas
03-10-2011, 06:02 PM
good thing that car wasn`t that dirty before you started on it :P

great job!
tj98cobra
03-17-2011, 09:28 PM
RaskyR1 - can you give any advice on application of Opti-Coat, and how you can get it down to 5-6cc ? Do you use a foam applicator? MF? Paper Towel?



Thanks in advance...
Scottwax
03-17-2011, 10:38 PM
Looks really wet and swirl free in the after shots. Really good interior work too, it was really nasty inside.