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    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


    Initial Condition


    Swirls and deep scratches


    During Compound






    50/50 shot after polish


    Rocker


    Pretty much the whole car is in the same condition


    After






    Roof - Before


    Roof - After


    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


    Bumper - Before




    Bumper 50/50


    After


    Getting ready for CQUK 2014!


    Another shot before CQUK 2014 application


    After shots in the sun






    Look at that gloss!




    Last one


    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!

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

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

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

    Quote Originally Posted by Klock View Post
    Very nice work! Great turnaround! That reflection is awesome!
    Thanks Klock!

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

    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:
    Likes mjlinane, Ronkh, Stokdgs liked this post

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

    That`s awsome

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

    Quote Originally Posted by Mbkite View Post
    That`s awsome
    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

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

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

 

 

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