Detailed TRASHED Black IS350 - M105 + Menz Power Finish + Fuzion - 41 pics

[Autogeek]

Detailed this for a local racing forum member. It`s a lease, and the owner apparently polished the entire car with metal polish. Basically it looks like someone rubbed sandpaper all over the car....

I had the worst hangover of my life when I started on this thing and felt like I was going to vomit all over the car every time I bent down, but luckily I got it done without my breakfast ending up on the car.

OK so enough of that...this was a single stage paintjob, and luckily the paint was pretty soft. The Flex 3401 was used for everything, but I used the PC 7424 with 3.5" PFW pads on the bumpers.

Process was as follows:

-Wash with DG 901
-Clay with new "sample" clay I`m testing, which worked quite well
-Opti-Seal on wheels, PB BnB on tires
-Meguiar`s #105 on exhaust tips

Paint correction:
-Meguiar`s #105 with yellow LC cutting pad
-Menzerna Power Finish with LC green polishing/finishing pad
-Wolfgang Fuzion Paste Wax

Power Finish works awesome, just what you would expect from Menzerna. Great working time, little to no dusting, and finished down VERY nicely. 105 didn`t leave behind any noticeable hazing, but Power Finish took the finish to the next level. Some of the deeper stuff couldn`t be taken out completely (wetsanding required), but they didn`t want it perfect - just good enough so that the dealership wouldn`t notice all the scratches all over the car.

The pictures can say the rest....












Oh, this is what the previous um, "detailer" left for me:

[Autogeek]

As you can see here, some of the deeper stuff did not come out, but the improvement after 1 pass of M105 was quite dramatic.










This is where those terrible scratches were on the roof...














Final "after" shots:

[CharlesW]

Great transformation!
The damage in the before pictures would have made me doubt that there would be enough paint on the vehicle to correct it.

[Autogeek]

I felt the same way...I really didn`t think I was going to be able to do much with it, but I cleaned the hood with some waterless wash, plugged in my Flex, tested out some 105 and the results were great, so we decided to go with it.

Thanks for the compliments.

[LikeaRock]

Great work I dig working on Lexus` black, it looks awesome all dolled up

[black bart]

DAUUUM that is incredible it looked like it would need a repaint,
That is a real transformation,

[CharlesW]

Just to be sure we all understand correctly.

When you refer to M105, that is a pretty agressive compound from Meguiar`s. It is actually recommended for use with a rotary.

Also, is the black on a Lexus a single stage paint?
I think I remember reading that and the condition of your pad sure looks like it picked up some paint.

[Autogeek]

Yes, as stated in my original post, it is a single stage paint job.

And yes, 105 is intended for rotary and hand use. However, it seems to work just fine (breaks down with no hazing) with the Flex 3401, or 3.5-4" pads on the PC, always on speed 6 of course.

[CharlesW]

Yes, as stated in my original post, it is a single stage paint job.

Missed it entirely in my first reading.
Actually, I was looking at the pictures.

[RyansAutoDetail]

damn i just about shed a tear for the poor paint after whoever did whatever to it to basically screw everything up .. this definately must have taken a long time !

[sal329]

WOW, talk about swirls. What was used to wash the car previously? Brillo? Great job with the car looks amazing

[Honda Man]

Very impressive

How long did this take you? If you feel like telling us, how much did you charge this guy? Looks like you saved him a few thousand in a new paint-job easily

[Autogeek]

5.5 hours, $260

[OCDinPDX]

Nice recovery!!!

That`s interesting that it`s single stage paint. I heard from another detailer that Porsche`s non-metallic paints are still single stage. I`ll have to check on that.

[CBlakeNS]

Was in terrible condition, beautiful turn around.