dsms detail - Lexus LX570

dsms

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By far the largest vehicle I have detailed, nonetheless a classy car

The Lexus was moderately dirty with a lot of road grime and tar deposits



-pre-foam using maxi suds+dawn



Wash

CWG 2BM

Road Grime Destroyer

Autosmart Tardis

Poly clay and spot clayed as needed with megs agressive



Wheels

Gloss It wheel gel 3:1

ARO



Paint

Gloss It signature sealant

Gloss It Concourso gloss (3layers)



Trim

Gloss It TRV dressing

CG liquid dressing on tires

Glass treated withwindow polymer



Interior

P&S express interior cleaner

Gloss It satin leather polish

1Z plastik reinger (now called plastic deep cleaner)

Carpets treated with Folex





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Raised the suspension to it max and PW'ed the wheel wells and cleaned them with ARO



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Pulled a lot of grime off the tires



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Wheels cleaned inside and out



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Wheel wells after



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Front end was blasted with a good bit of grime, a mixture of Autosmart Tardis and Surf City grime destroyer was used to loosen up everything



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Tar desposits lifting



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The whole car needed only a mild clay but some areas required a more agressive bar, meguiars red did the trick



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After the wash the car was rinsed with DI water and blow dryed the bulk of the water off with an electric blower, followed by some DD waffle weaves to handle the rest of the water



I began dressing the trim with Gloss It TRV



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Glass was treated with a japanese window polymer, protects better than any other product I have used. I let the single coat cure for 5 hours before buffing off



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Rear trunk area had some black streaks which couldnt be removed during the wash process, no Tardis or clay would remove this... this was a no polishing detail but this area had to be hand compounded using Megs 105 DA version and the followed up with 205



The black streaks were polised out completely



Before, tough to get on camera the arrow points to the faint black streaking



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After



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All metal trimwork polished with Adams 1+2



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All running boards treated with TRV as well



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Paint was given 2 IPA wipedowns before applying LSP

After the final 3 coats og Concourso Gloss...



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Applying LSP to the roof was not a fun task, yet well worth it later



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Interior after



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Some final shots..



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Thanks for looking:2thumbs:
 
nice work dave, thats probaly one of the nicest luxary suv's out there. so I see your liking that japanease glass treatment!
 
bufferbarry said:
nice work dave, thats probaly one of the nicest luxary suv's out there. so I see your liking that japanease glass treatment!



Yea the LX is a beautiful SUV, drove it to and from the owners house and its extremely smooth. Thanks Barry!
 
Amazing detail to be sure, but to me, even more impressive is the garage organization. As a minimalist by nature, the very simple and effective way you have your shelves, bottles, and brushes organized is inspiring. Nicely done on the car and the garage!
 
SCoach said:
Amazing detail to be sure, but to me, even more impressive is the garage organization. As a minimalist by nature, the very simple and effective way you have your shelves, bottles, and brushes organized is inspiring. Nicely done on the car and the garage!



Thank you! I just re-did my garage and needed as much space as possible, my goal was simplicity and efficiency



The end result..



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Saw you used 1Z plastik reinger, a few days ago I received my order of 1Z plastic cleaner. I used it and it worked well however, I must ask do you find it works better than just SG+water? Is there a particular reason I should just use the 1Z instead of the SG?
 
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