2011 Lexus IS250 F Sport - Paint Correction, CQuartz UK Edition + Opti-Coat 2.0 Application

Been waiting forever to post this up!

This is actually my first paint correction for 2014 and I have been spending a lot of time on it. In between my breaks I have been detailing other cars or waiting on rainy weather to pass. I think the whole process was over 2 months long until I finally completed it. I`m the 2nd owner of this beautiful F Sport Lexus and it`s my daily driver. Unfortunately it was washed by Lexus dealership several times before it came to my hands.. so I just do what I do best.. polished away!

Here`s my process:

Exterior Wash/Decon
Tires/ Wheels - Nothing! I will show everyone in another thread..
Foam Presoak - Dp Xtreme Foam + Griot`s Foam Gun
Wash - CarPro Rest + Shmitts
Iron/Tar Removal - CarPro Trix
Paint Decontamination - ONR + Fine Grade Autoscrub Mitt

Paint Correction
Compound - Rupes Zephir /w Rupes` Blue MF Pads via Rupes LHR15ES and Rupes LHR75e
Polish - Rupes White Diamond /w Rupes` White Foam Pads via Rupes LHR15ES and Rupes LHR75e
Coating Prep - IPA Wipedown x2 + CarPro Eraser
Roof + Rocker Coating - Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0
All other paint panels + headlights/taillights - CarPro CQuartz UK 2014

Foam Wash
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Initial Condition
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Swirls and deep scratches
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During Compound
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50/50 shot after polish
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Rocker
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Pretty much the whole car is in the same condition
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After
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Roof - Before
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Roof - After
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I decided to coat the roof and rocker with Opti-coat instead of Cquartz UK. I had opti-coat on my previous car and I was very happy but I have been reading on Cquartz for many months and it brings an effect to darken the paint. I had to try it.

Roof - After Opti-coat 2.0
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Bumper - Before
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Bumper 50/50
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After
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Getting ready for CQUK 2014!
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Another shot before CQUK 2014 application
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After shots in the sun
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Look at that gloss!
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Last one
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After thoughts
After polishing the whole car it really made me thought twice about maintaining a black soft paint car for a daily driver.. and its parked outside with winter every year.. Sigh lol
I should also mention it was my first time I applied CQUK and I think I applied it a bit thick.. wiping it off was not easy but I learned from trial and error from my experiences :)

Thanks for viewing, I hope everyone liked it!

Very nice work! Great turnaround! That reflection is awesome!

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Originally Posted by Klock

Very nice work! Great turnaround! That reflection is awesome!

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Thanks Klock!

This is an old thread but I`m bumping it back up because I decided to.. start an YouTube channel today!


I took the photos and made a slide show out of this detail. First time editing and it took about 2 hours before I decided to let it out to the public for opinions.


Please feel free to view and provide your feedback:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sptfXGYmpAU

That`s awsome

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Originally Posted by Mbkite

That`s awsome

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Thank you for the feedback. It means a lot to me. I`m learning more about video editing for the upcoming second video. I`m looking forward to improving in many forms :)

Reminds me how much better the old Lexus front end looks compared to the new ones.