bryansbestwax vs Lexus IS 300 (B/S hackjob)

[bryan]

I was contacted by the owner of this Lexus ES 300, to fix up the body shop debacle of a repair they did to his hood and fenders, as well as polish up the rest of the car to make it look better. The pictures you will see at the start will shock you, those are “finished repairs”.

I started with an ONR wash on the outside. I then clayed the car with Werkstat Blue clay, which came out pretty clean as the owner clayed it late last year. I started by tackling the hood with Optimum Hyper Compound and a foam compounding pad. The hood took 3 passes to rid the hood of all the sanding marks, leaving only the DA sanding curlies that were very deep. The hood was then followed up with Optimum Hyper Polish and then Super Finish to get rid of the micro marring that was left after polishing. The rest of the car was finished with Optimum Hyper Polish and a few other polishes. The LSP was a prototype wax and precleaner from Eshine.

The start

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300001.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300002.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300003.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300004.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300006.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300007.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300008.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300009.jpg

Fenders were is rough shape as well.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300011.jpg

I start by spraying the compound on the hood

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300012.jpg

But then figured out it was better to spray on the pad itself

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300020.jpg

The compound spits a bit, but does not dust at all.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300023.jpg

After a few passes of Optimum Hyper compound

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300017.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300015.jpg

I had a hard time focusing on the 50/50 on the trunk, but the right side is polished.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300022.jpg

Used these for LSP process

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300024.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300025.jpg

And the finished pics

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300026.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300028.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300029.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300032.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300033.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300034.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/bryansbestwax/LexusES300/lexusES300035.jpg

All work was done outside in -2 degree weather.

[krott5333]

wow that paint job is horrible.. not only did they leave terrible swirls everywhere, but the color doesn`t even match. :faint2:



Good job cleaning it up though.

[Morgan_W]

-2..that`s it? haha



nice save man. Gotta love those body shops!

[bryan]

thanks for the compliments guys.

[Scottwax]

Nice turnaround. Let us know how the LSP works out long term.

[bryan]

Nice turnaround. Let us know how the LSP works out long term.



sure, he is looking for decent durability, nothing out of this world, but a good bang for the buck type of wax