Matt M, PA
06-06-2005, 06:27 AM
With Father’s Day around the corner, I did my Dad’s LS400..as I do each year.
This is a 1990 LS400, with 250,000 miles. My Dad bought it new and loves this car. He won’t even hear about replacing it. It’s also very rare that it has cloth seats. You know it`s an early Lex as it does not even have the LS400 logo on the trunk. (Darn thing doesn`t use oil, rattle or act up..even with these miles.)
Anyhow, I washed the car with blue Dawn, buffed out some scratched areas, then PC applied AIO at about 5 with a Meg’s polishing pad. I then applied ZFX`d Z-5 with the PC at around 4. (I am a bit concerned as to the effect the AIO will have under the Z for durability, but had nothing else in house to use as a cleaner.)
I think the old girl came out pretty well. It’s certainly not perfect as 250,000 miles take their toll…and the fact that my Dad thinks exterior car care means a tunnel wash every month or so. To it’s credit, it has always been garaged, and for the past few years he uses another car for snow.
This is a 1990 LS400, with 250,000 miles. My Dad bought it new and loves this car. He won’t even hear about replacing it. It’s also very rare that it has cloth seats. You know it`s an early Lex as it does not even have the LS400 logo on the trunk. (Darn thing doesn`t use oil, rattle or act up..even with these miles.)
Anyhow, I washed the car with blue Dawn, buffed out some scratched areas, then PC applied AIO at about 5 with a Meg’s polishing pad. I then applied ZFX`d Z-5 with the PC at around 4. (I am a bit concerned as to the effect the AIO will have under the Z for durability, but had nothing else in house to use as a cleaner.)
I think the old girl came out pretty well. It’s certainly not perfect as 250,000 miles take their toll…and the fact that my Dad thinks exterior car care means a tunnel wash every month or so. To it’s credit, it has always been garaged, and for the past few years he uses another car for snow.