Today`s black SS Lexus took 8 hours

[Thomas Dekany]

This car is 10 years old.



This detail actually took almost a full year. First the weather was way too cold and I gave up on the exterior last winter. This summer on a very hot day the paint ended up being too hot and even pwc messed up the paint.



So finally today I was able work on the paint in our garage with a 1000w light :grinno:



Here is a before picture that doesn`t look half bad]/B]



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3687.jpg



[B]Now if one really looks at the paint one sees this all over the car plus tons of scretches that didn`t want to come out, no matter what I did.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3688.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3689.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3690.jpg

[imported_tpdetail]

so where are the afters?



what was your process? was this paint in particular harder? I dont see why a rotary and some wool or foam cutting couldnt get the job dne.

[Thomas Dekany]

Process:



nxt wash

DP clay

ssr2.5/rotary/1500rpm/ended up using LC white pads (both 6" & 7.5")

ssr2/pc white pad

ssr1/pc black pad

pwc/pc black pad

DP Max Wax/pc white pad

FK1 tire shine



As far as I could see, 99% of the swirls are gone, but most deep scretches didn`t come out.



Tried green, orange pads, FK1`s medium compound but besides the white pad everything else created too many new swirls and didn`t get rid of scretches. O well.



Few after pictures.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3694.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3695.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3698.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/tdekany/Client%20photo/tn_IMG_3697.jpg

[Thomas Dekany]

PS: ssr2.5 2 to 3 passes - took over 4 hours - I am ashamed. :down

[imported_tpdetail]

wowsers...i usually do just 1 pass of 2.5 on a foam cutting pad. edge2k yellow. then i follow up with someting equivalent tossr 2 on a green polishing pad via rotary, and after that a mild polishs makes everyhing 99 percent good.

[Thomas Dekany]

wowsers...i usually do just 1 pass of 2.5 on a foam cutting pad. edge2k yellow. then i follow up with someting equivalent tossr 2 on a green polishing pad via rotary, and after that a mild polishs makes everyhing 99 percent good.



This particular paint may not be part of "everything".



I read about someone on DC who had the same issues with the same type/color car. :confused:

[DSVWGLI]

Thats a 100% improvement :xyxthumbs . Nice gloss and reflections too.

[ScubaStevo]

This particular paint may not be part of "everything".



I read about someone on DC who had the same issues with the same type/color car. :confused:

`Yup. :grrr

[imported_themightytimmah]

Looks great, maybe Powergloss would have saved some time? I would suggest trying PG/yellow followed by OCP/green next time you see a car that bad.

[JJ_]

Does scottwax not do a lexus SS often?



It looks excellent, lexus black is one of my fav`s!!

[GoodnClean]

Looks great! Lexus SS may be a PITA but it sure does clean up good.



I`ve done a few of them and I`ve always found that they polish out pretty easily, odd it was so difficult...

[hirosh]

wow, awesome improvement! nice job. :xyxthumbs

[Tasty]

Love the way those tires look with that dressing.