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No enhancement - we weren`t even really going to take pics, just shooting the breeze, standing out there and noticed the reflection in the hood.



No work was done on the car that day, except trying a PC and some 3M PI FCRC on the spoiler to see if it would make a dent in the acid rain etching (it didn`t).



The car was washed Friday, and had a Cal. duster run over it saturday night...that`s it.



Here`s what I did:



- Washed car thoroughly with car shampoo.

- Used 3M SMR twice over all, multiple times over some trouble area. product was applied with a cheap-o buffer, foam pad, and buffed by hand. NO hazing resulted.

- Put on one layer of AIO

(above took place over one weekend)



Over the next 3 weeks, put on another layer of AIO and 2 layers of SG. Never put on a layer sooner than 24 hours after the last one was applied. Also, thoroughly cleaned the wheels ( gave them an AIO/KSG shield. AIO on glass, 303 on interior.



Maintaining the shine with whatever QD is handy and a Cal duster.



Thin layers. AIO applied with a damp foam applicator, KSG applied with a piece of old, soft t-shirt, both buffed with a MT.



That`s it, really.





Blue skies,

Andy

[Don2000g]

Waxman, the suggestion that photoshop was used to enhance pics is not a very tasteful one. Someone has already accused Tim of doing this before and he`s clearly said that nothing was done to enhance the image. I would hope that we`re all above that here. Laters.

If waxman was serious, that is really unfortunate. Tim (Snake) is a great guy and doesn`t need to augment his photos; they speak for themselves about the work that he does.



it`s never crossed my mind that the photos of klassed and zaino`d cars posted here might`ve improved with computer trickery. this forum is getting too big and anonymous.

[Don2000g]

Very well said Beau!

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Here`s one snake sent me he didn`t post.



By the way, he`d have no incentive whatsover to enahnce these, it`s not his handiwork. I stopped by to pick up some stuff and shoot the breeze, the pics were an afterthought.



Next time I drive the Lexus and make sure it`s *really* clean before I go.



blue skies,

Andy



Oh, and that`s not a buffer burn along the C pillar. Took me a minute, but it`s a cloud.

[JasonC8301]

are you sure that is vinylex on the tires???????



Well I guess results differ with user and different types of tires.

[YoSteve]

very nice house, I mean car

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<blockquote class=`ipsBlockquote` >

<em class=`bbc`>Originally posted by JasonC8301 [/i]
<strong class=`bbc`>are you sure that is vinylex on the tires???????

[/b]</blockquote>
That`s the Vinylex you sent me on those tires, indeed!

Note, I haven`t reviewed it yet becase I`m not sure if putting the Vinylex over the TW 2001 gel made a difference - I washed the tires well, but I`ve found the gel to be pretty durable, and I`d just given them a fresh coat before the switch.

Also, to play with the shine I started by applying the Vinylex and not buffing it out. Hard to tell in the pic, but the tires have a highly textured surface - lots of those little grooves that seem to be all the rage. At most angles, they don`t look shiny at all, but when you look from the side you can`t see the grooves as much.

So far, I really like the the Vinylex. I want to give it another week to see the durability then I`m gonna post a review.

heh, either that or you sent me Armorall in a water bottle



blue skies,
Andy

[Koyaanisqatsi]

The picture must have been enhanced to make vinylex look like that!

[JasonC8301]

I think your getting somewhere here hook. "Layering" of different tire dressings on tires. I might try that, I have a bottle of Meguiars, Meguiars Hi-Gloss, EF BO, AA Extreme Tire shine (yuck!), Vinylex, and Valugard rubber protector.



I think I will always finish with Vinylex with its light cleaners in it to help even out the tire and make slinging low.



Very nice cars!!! Wait, did you docture up the wheel wells???



:p :p :p





Jason

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<blockquote class=`ipsBlockquote` >

<em class=`bbc`>Originally posted by JasonC8301 [/i]
<strong class=`bbc`>Very nice cars!!! Wait, did you docture up the wheel wells???

:p :p :p

Jason [/b]</blockquote>
The wheel wells are consuming the remainders of a large bottle of Armorall.

[JasonC8301]

oh, ok, Armour All. Gotta use up that stuff for something.

[Don2000g]

Hook, that last shot of your black Maxima is stunning. The black looks absolutely awesome. There is a certain richness to the color that makes it look all too nice. Keep up the great work!

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Thanks Don



if you`re referring to the paint when you say black, it`s actually a very dark green metallic. Looks black almost all the time except in direct sunlight. Pretty cool.



when it stops raining I`ll try and stop by to borrow Tim`s dig camera to take some pics of the Lexus.



blue skies,

Andy