This black Lexus IS 250 was recently purchased and the owner had some issues with the swirls the previous owner had put on the car. The dealership attempted to make it look better by waxing, but even with the “Hideawax”, the damage could be easily seen outdoors. The culprit was likely a local wash and swirl. Lexus has Japanese hard paint, which equates to very soft paint. The was also a front end re spray along with the roof, which made things a little more interesting. It had been scheduled for a single step polish to take out some of the swirls and scratches, however I did crack out some compounding in certain area as I knew polishing wasn’t going to do enough. I chose the DA today, to try and remove as many as the defects as possible with one or two passes. The hood and a few other beat up areas saw a round of compounding before polishing. The process: Presoaked with APC 4 to 1 Washed with Werkstat Auto Body Wash using 2BM and Uber Sponge Scrubbed the decals with a RG brush Wheels were cleaned with AM Magnificent and Iron X on some of the tough spots Tires spray with AG CWC and scrubbed Polished with UCCL and DA polisher Compound areas with Malco True Griot (UCC) and a rotary on a wool pad Dressed tires with Solvent Free, Silicone Free Dressing Applied Werstat Prime Strong with a coat of AJT following Prime Before Shots: Brought it inside and the lights show how bad it really was After a little finessing The other side of the car After some more finessing Outside in the sunshine That’s about it, thanks for looking
