In January, I had this customer contact me about making sure the new to her Lexus she just purchased was properly taken care of. She wanted to have maintenance service setup and the most important portion of the car to her was the leather seats. We met up a few days later for me to take a look at the vehicle so I could properly quote out time and measure expectations for the upcoming correction work. As I was looking over the vehicle, I noticed she had been hit in her passenger quarter panel and had not even seen it. Fast forward a few months, after the repairs were taken care of by a local Lexus dealer (to remain unnamed for reasons that will be apparent in the pics) for the paint and bodywork, the car was delivered to me to get to work on the details of making this car really shine. We settled on a 2 stage correction, interior, and leather restoral and care by. Leatherique Products used: Body wash and Decon: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash Microfiber wash mitt 2 Bucket method AutoGeek Foam Gun CarPro IronX Speedy Prep Fine prep pad Chemical Guys Luber Wheels: Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner Megs APC+ 4:1 Megs Super Degreaser 4:1 Chemical Guy BareBones Daytona Speed Master brush Soft Wheel Brush Mothers Curved Tire brush Megs Tire Gel Interior: 1Z Premium Cockpit Megs APC+ 10:1 Leahterique Rejuvenation Oil Leatherique Pristine Clean Megs Glass Cleaner 10:1 Correction and LSP: Flex 3401 LC Cyan 5.5" pads LC Tang 6.5" pads LC CCS White pads Menzerna FG400 Megs M205 Blackfire Finishing Polish Chemical Guys BlackLight Chemical Guys Lava Chemical Guys V07 and a ton of MF towels On to the fun stuff. this is the car as it arrived different exposure to show a different view of the dirt! rear decklid Once I got the car washed and decontaminated, I was finally able to get a good look at the paint without any of the dealership glazes or fillers and saw that I had my work cut out for me. I set to taping off the car and chose a spot on the hood for my test spot and got to it. I chose the cyan low profile pads and Menzerna FG400 for the correction and it worked amazingly well. I really was surprised at how well it cut and came down to an almost LSP ready finish. It did require a little longer work time but it was well worth the time it saves on needing an extra polishing step with medium cut. Once i got that dialed in, I set about to do the rest of the car as i went farther along FG400 performed like a champ the whole way through without a single complaint or issue from me! Here is an obligatory reflection "during" shot I saved the recently repaired section for last because it was terribly hologrammed and was not sure how the paint was going to react. Here is the before shot of the quarter panel 50/50 shot of the same section after a couple of passes on the left is paint "FINISHED" by the Lexus Dealer and the right is paint finished by Premier Auto Detailing It came looking a lot better overall and I was happy with the correction. Here is a before and after of the clear bra that I did with a white pad and some M205 with very little pressure to ensure the safety of the material. After Not perfect but great improved the clarity and look of the clear bra. I did a final pass on the vehicle to catch any light marring or hazing that might have been left (very very minimal) with Blackfire Finishing Polish and a Tangerine pad. Afters with CG BlackLight, Lava, and V07 applied body and wheels. Clear bra Unfortunately I was losing sunlight and the customer was on the way so I was unable to take any after shots of the interior but the leather looked and felt great and the customer instantly noticed a difference. Tires were dressed and exhaust tips were polished all after the sun had set so no good pictures of that but I will getting the car back in a couple of weeks for a follow up and will post more then. Thanks for reading and feedback is always welcome! Jonathan Arrecis Spring TX
I didn't compound, I was worried about the heat and aggressiveness damaging the film. I used M205 and a polishing pad with very little pressure to ensure the integrity of the film Sent from my Galaxy S III
Rgr that... I wonder what would happen if someone was to lay a piece on a panel and do a little experimenting with different polishes on said poly-carb...
