Detailed: 1998 Lexus ES300

**justin30513** · 03-21-2007, 09:10 PM

I picked this customer up while detailing a few vehicles at our local day spa. Her son is getting married tomorrow, so she wanted her car as nice as possible. When I arrived, I knew that this was the perfect candidate for........XMT#4!

Here`s the process........

Wheels, Tires, and Wells....

(Purple Power Degreaser and Meguiar`s Wheel Brightener)

Pretty much routine here. Purple Power on the tires and wells and Wheel Brightener on the wheels. Scrubbed with my wheel ShMitts and blasted with the pressure washer.

Wash Cycle......

(NXT Tech Wash with black Wheel ShMitt)

The paint was pretty dirty. After washing, I knew clay barring would be in order for this one. So after drying, I broke out a Clay Magic Clay Bar kit that Ed aka "high end detailer" had given to try out. Clay worked well!

This is after just a quarter of the hood!

Paint Polishing....

Pinnacle`s XMT#4

(Used EDGE2K`s Green & Yellow pads at various speeds.....4.5-6)

Ok. This was the situation that XMT#4 claims to be born for. Lot`s of swirls and scratches. There was waterspots and blemishes. I started out with the green pad. I put a few pea sized amounts onto the pad.

I then taped up an area for a good half and half shot.

Very deep scratch here.

After one pass with the green pad I felt I could step up to the yellow. #4 is tough but it can be tamed!

After tape removal. 90% of the scratch is gone. This was a deep boys and girls.

(Notice the depth that was created with the lack of any marring.)

Overall Rating:

It does what it claims to and does it well. There was no dusting. Very easy to remove and lots of work time.By changing pressure and speeds, XMT#4 will come out LSP ready.

Paint Protection.....

XMT Glaze and Pinnacle Souveran Spray Wax

(Used EDGE2K White Finishing Pad at #5 PC setting)

I should be using this glaze all the time now. Simply wets the paint like none other. Super soft to the touch. Goes on and off so smooth with very little product usage. Souveran Spray wax was then applied over the removed Glaze.

Interior....

Pinnacle`s Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner, Vinyl and Rubber Protectant, and Leather Conditioner wash used on the interior`s surfaces. Diamondite`s Glass Cleaner went to the window`s attention. The floor`s carpets were spot treated with DP`s Interior Cleaner.

**justin30513** · 03-21-2007, 09:11 PM

Befores.......

**justin30513** · 03-21-2007, 09:12 PM

Afters.......

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**dmxsoulja3** · 03-21-2007, 09:20 PM

WOW you said that XMT 4 would be like rocks in a bottle and you are cutting like crazy with a great finish just like all of your XMT details in the past, I have the whole XMT line and haven`t tried it out yet but this definitely tells me it does what it needs to.

How is the Glaze over something like AIO or UPP...is it real particular on what it wants to stick to/on?

**justin30513** · 03-21-2007, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by dmxsoulja3

WOW you said that XMT 4 would be like rocks in a bottle and you are cutting like crazy with a great finish just like all of your XMT details in the past, I have the whole XMT line and haven`t tried it out yet but this definitely tells me it does what it needs to.

How is the Glaze over something like AIO or UPP...is it real particular on what it wants to stick to/on?

Thanks bro. The glaze has carnauba in it so a sealant is not a good choice to top it with. You can put it over anything though. I actually got 5 weeks durability with it alone.

**dmxsoulja3** · 03-21-2007, 09:29 PM

I just put some UPP on the car this past weekend, I might try some of the glaze after my next wash and post my results..I like the smell of all of their products

Do you apply it by hand or by pc? a little go a long way?

**klnyc** · 03-21-2007, 09:32 PM

Justin,

I was wondering how`s the XMT 4 comparing with Menzerna Powergloss?:nixweiss

Nice job on the scratch :up

**ed2065** · 03-21-2007, 10:28 PM

Nice job Justin, super wet look.

That clay looks like it got a little dirty

**mr.ikon** · 03-21-2007, 10:44 PM

Very nice work Justin. At first i thought your befores were your afters. I was quite disappointed until i realized those were your before shots. I was thinkin to myself, what kinda **** is this!?!:LOLOL

**Scottwax** · 03-21-2007, 11:37 PM

Very noticable improvement!

Interior looks much better too.

**Mr.Cool** · 03-22-2007, 12:12 AM

Amazing work as usual Justin.

**imported_AZ Ferrari Man** · 03-22-2007, 12:17 AM

Looks great! Do you use the same amount of product of the remaining panels or less becuase the pad is already saturated? Also do you use a pad conditioning brush to periodically clean the pad during a buff, of just change pads?

Andrew