Lexus IS-F...anyone?

so i may have a black Lexus IS-F lined up for the near future. the car is one month old. for me this is going to be one of those "interview" type details, as the customers detailer has recently moved to california. i want to make sure i do a bang up job on this one, so i was just wondering if anyone has worked on these before.

hows the clear on the IS-F's? im assuming its going to relatively hard, but i could be wrong...

suggestions on correction processes (if you've worked on one before). keep in mind the car is only a month old, but will no doubt be sporting what i like to call "dealer-direct" imperfections, etc.....you guys know the deal.

any other tips, tricks, suggestions on this vehicle?

this is a big job for me guys, as if it goes well it will get my consistent work with this guy. he has a couple nice cars, and tells me he likes to keep them well maintained, and has them detailed regularly.

for reference, im planning on doing your standard new car delivery style detail.

 

I was going to work on one until the customer's valet ran it into a pole and scraped the drivers side to death

 

Oh bummer. That's never good haha.

 

I don't think it's going to be Corvette hard, but I doubt it's going to be medium or soft. The reason I say this is based on a few assumptions. The first is that Lexus isn't using a different clear on its IS-F's than its regular IS line. My mother has an '07 IS-250 that is only a week younger than my '07 Mazdaspeed3. In the 2 years of ownership, there are significantly less swirls on her car than mine; she's only ever takes the car through a touchless carwash and I think the dealer has touched it 3 times (prep, a service and a recall) to wash it.

When I recently inspected the paint under the flourescents in my parents' garage and my Fenix TK10, I noticed only the faintest of spiderwebbing. I seriously think one pass with 106FA will be all it needs. Of course, if Lexus did decide to use different a clear than on its regular IS line, I hope you'll share with the rest of the forum!

Either way, I hope you get the business. But honestly, I think you should approach the car the same way you would any customer car. Inspect thoroughly, pick out a good test panel that best represents the rest of the car, make note of all the questionable areas (if any, on a month-old car), try the least aggressive polish first, etc.

I'd be surprised if you had to do any real intensive polishing work.

Good Luck!!!

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thanks for your post. im sure your take on the lexus clear will be helpful, although i am going to call my area lexus dealer to find out some more info on the IS-F's paint/clearcoat if i can.

as far as the 106FA...yeah, thats what i was planning for also. 106FA on a blue Uber pad. i was thinking i might jewel with 85RD on a black CCS pad.

youre right though i should just approach this as i would any other job, and i will do just that, but i know it'll still be in the back of my head that this job will make or break a new account. thanks for your post and support.