Lexus ES 300

[Ryan]

This black lexus ES 300 was in need of a serious detail

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I washed and clayed, as always, and pulled it inside to start the polishing process. I found that claying helps removing surface contaminants which can hinder the polishing and waxing process.



My garage remains at 60 degree temperature. This also aids the process and allows me to apply products more freely.



First i compounded the car with a pink color product. I did this twice in order to remove all swirls rather than relying on polishing to remove any swirls. It helps to have a great product to do this. Thanks Eddie!



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Next i polished the car using some grey polish that contains a mild abrasive but strong enough to remove scuffs and light oxidation. Sort of like 3M Swirl remover.



Notice how polishing deepened the finish considerably



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Finally, I glazed with a high speed and a foam polishing pad. The product was brownish color liquid, i think is imperial hand glaze made specifically for this high speed application. And finished the process off with Pinnacle Souveran wax.

I also used Vanilla Moose for the trim



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Overall, I am very pleased with the results. The customer tipped me $40 which brought my total for this one day project (10 hours to be exact) to $240. I only wish I could offer my customers more.



Any comments and citicisms are welcomed. Thanks for taking the time to hear me.



I want to thanks Eddie at Detailing Arts in Long Island for his support and guidance and never turning his back on me. I look forward to the party at the new shop this year. Thanks alot dude!



Ryan

[ernman]

Looks great, does eddie have a web page?

[Ryan]

No, Eddie does not have a web page, yet, as far as I know. If you don`t mind me asking, are you looking to have a vehicle detailed? Or need for advice?



Ryan

[Deanski]

Ryan,



VERY NICE WORK!:up



Just using the right products does help! SInce Lexus does not clearcoat black, you had you hands full with that level of swirls and scratches.



If you get a chance, please list for those looking for same results your steps in both chemicals used, pads etc.



The grey glaze could have been anything from 3M PIII-MG if it was a graphite color to Menzerna-FP if much darker.



Pink stuff could have been Automagic product or other similar product as a cutting polish/compound.



I`ve used DACP/3M PIII-MG or Megs SFP then #7 or similar final glaze prior to waxing.



You can see what Zaino looks like on a new `03 Lexus SC430 in my sig below.



Regards,

Deanski

[Quickstrike]

OMG!! :bow :xyxthumbs :shocked



I just love the look.. PLEASE.. PLEASE tell us exactly how you did that!! AMAZING!!



I was actually starting to consider using Zaino or Klasse (maybe I will again before winter).



AMP and Scottwax have some of the nicest detailing results I have seen and I think you would fit into that category now as well.



Carnuaba :bow

[Scottwax]

I`ll let you know what I think in about a week once my 56k modem finishes downloading the pics.



*cough* *cough* www.xat.com has a free image optimizer *cough* *cough*

[Scottwax]

BTW. from what has downloaded so far, the car turned out fantastic....those non clearcoated black Lexus can be tricky to get perfect.



The paint on the trunk lid looks amazingly wet. Once you know exactly what products you used, let us know!

[ernman]

I not looking to get a car detail, I was just interested in the products that you used, the car came out great.

[Ryan]

Sorry about the size of the pictures. I will give the optimizer a try. Thanks Scott.



Thanks, really, for the comments. I can`t help anyone with the brand names because i dont know it for sure. The compound, i believe is my ticket. I can tell you that this particular product is a leveler, not an abrasive!



The rest of my work after the compund is done in order to deepen the finish and removes any swirls left by the machines. For the wax, it is probably a better bet to use a pure caranuba and to apply it by hand. Sealers will only cause uneveness on dark color cars. My choice, Souveran, really does the trick on black. Especially on tricky, sometimes messy, one stage paints.





As far as the pads I used, they are the standard yellow high speed, grey high speed finishing, and Cyclo green and white polishing and finishing pads.







Ryan

[imported_Aurora40]

What`d you use on the tires? They look nice. Reminds me of Poorboy`s Natural Look. Great job. :bigups

[Ryan]

Scottwax... Ive tried XATIO 4.0 and did what I thought would resize the images to 800X 600 but, they didn`t look any smaller after I uploaded them. Is 800 x 600 a good size or should they be smaller? Quick instructions please

Rayn



* Oh! Theres an icon for each function that allows me to turn it off or on.

[Ryan]

The tires are dressed with a silicone based product called Ultimate manufactured by Sowco.



Ryan

[Scottwax]

Originally posted by Ryan

Scottwax... Ive tried XATIO 4.0 and did what I thought would resize the images to 800X 600 but, they didn`t look any smaller after I uploaded them. Is 800 x 600 a good size or should they be smaller? Quick instructions please

Rayn



* Oh! Theres an icon for each function that allows me to turn it off or on.



Actually it isn`t the physical size of the pics, but the file size that kills me on 56k.



I normally post 600 x 400 pics using the XAT image optimizer and they end up at around 55-75 K in size. 800 x 600 can get down to around 80-100 K with excellent image quality.



Nice program, eh?

[Ryan]

XAT will do. Although I do like Paint Shop Pro. I notice a huge difference in image quality between the two programs. I believe it has something to do with the compression used in the individual program.



Ryan