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02-11-2013, 12:27 PM | #1 |
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Detailer's Domain: 12 Lexus GS350 FSport - New Car Prep with Wolf's Hard Body
Subject: 12 Lexus GS350 F Sport
Requirement: New Car Prep -- > Remove all imperfections caused by dealer prep and ready the car for Wolf's Hard Body Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down - Wheel wells were cleaned up - Washed with 1Z einszett W99 - Auto Finesse Iron Out - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Compound - Menzerna FG400 - Final Polish - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Last step - Wolf's Hard Body - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Exhaust tips cleaned - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed Products used Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Auto Finesse Iron Out Auto Finesse Oblitarate Adam's All Purpose Cleaner Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Menzerna FG400 Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 Wolf's Hard Body Adam's Super VRT Optimum Metal Polish Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber No Name MF Towels Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher Uber Buffing Pads Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 Brinkmann Kranzle Pressure Washer Cam Spray Foam Canon 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Adam's Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Prep: Pre Soak, Decon, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells Wheels were cleaned up After the prep this is what we found on the paint Masking the car prior to correction Various 50/50 shots The rear bumper was in bad shape 50/50 shot of the rear bumper - lots of progress Under a halogen Under an LED Dan buffing off polish to find a mirror shine After Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish we were able to achieve some nice results After Wolf's Hard Body |
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Not the kind of dealer prep one would expect... Especially for a $40K ($50K?) car.
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02-12-2013, 12:14 PM | #6 |
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Those new GS are much closer to $60K+, not a cheap automobile...Amazing how for the most part, dealers "cleaning" your car=scratches and swirls everywhere. Oh well, that paint looks beautiful after you guys worked your magic.
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Awesome Job! Love the 50/50 shots. I notice there were white spots that look like chips in the paint in the 50/50 pics? Whats the time frame doing a job like that with the rotary and how long would it take if opted for a DA buffer?
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General question: When you remove the swirl scratches, you are essentially removing some of the clear coat, right? How many times can you polish off the swirls before you reach the color layer?
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02-14-2013, 09:20 PM | #10 |
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yes you will be leveling off the paint, by doing it with an orbital polisher you should be okay.
we measure paint before and after we do cars I would say it would all depend on the start and finish of each job, I woud not polish a car with less than 75 microns. Most new cars have between 90-150 microns. |
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wow with awd the GS is way too high
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