i hate black IS300s

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gnahc79

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My Mitsu-SUV-green-kitchen-sponge-scratch detail got delayed until next weekend, so I did a black IS300 this weekend. It just plain sucked. :(



Yes, there is NO clearcoat. My yellow pad turned grey and I freaked out, "crap, I'm rubbing dirt into the paint". Put on a brand new white pad and it turned black.....ahhhhh, it's just the stupid paint. Regardless, the condition of the exterior was total crap. Windshield had something baked onto it. The hood was and still is a mess. I don't think any amount of washing (and definitely not claying) would have done any good.

I took some pics, but they don't show how crappy of a job I did. Only had ~3 hrs to do a wash, interior clean & conditioning, polish and wax. Plus I was moving the car every so often to avoid the sun. My MW was baking onto the paint whenever I accidentally hit a hot spot, doh.



This is my first "arrrrggggh" detail ever out of 13-15 cars. Any advice? I want to clean up this customer's hood pronto. btw, are there supposed to be white flakes in the paint for the black IS300s?
 
I honestly like detailing cars without a clearcoat. You can make a big difference in the paint as opposed to those white cars with clearcoats that don't yield much. You didn't really go into much detail about what went wrong, so therefore its hard to give advice. You didn't mention any products you were using, but I would suggest that you not charge for the detail if you really feel that you did a poor job.
 
Agreed. It's a detailing fundraiser for my church, so asking for the donation back isn't really an option. I did email the customer that I wanted to redo parts of the car (free of charge) though.

What I used:

wash: meg's GC

polish: vanilla moose (I incorrectly wrote MW) w yellow pad

wax: s100

QD: showtime

Interior: woolite/water mix & lexol conditioner



problems:

1) Sun was out, so the VM was baking on occasionally. I had to move the car several times to avoid the sun.

2) Time. Only had 3 hrs, from 9am to noon.

3) The hood. I may clay to see if I can get a smoother surface, but I'm not expecting much. Surface was not super slick after the VM, s100, and showtime.

4) Windshield. There is some glue/gunk that is reaaallllly stuck on there. This 2nd time around I may try my alcohol/water mix. I don't think it's organic.
 
I have some white flakes or specks - whatever you want to call them - in my black paint. I do have a clearcoat however.



I think it is lint from the MF towels, that is all I can think of. Spott claying the spot does get rid of the white specks, but they do seem to come back.
 
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