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Old 06-30-05, 08:30 PM
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Default result of clay bar and meguiar's nxt (56K Warning)

After many hours of clay and nxt and elbow grease, here's the result:


Old 06-30-05, 08:36 PM
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WOW! got any pictures of the whole car?
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Default okay here you go (56 K WARNING!!!)

I'm going to put a clear bra on it tomorrow morning. Hood, fender, mirrors - nasty bugs and rock chips won't stand a chance!



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Man! That's like looking at a chrome mirror. I've never seen any reflection like it. Good job bro.

Any Californian here? Go key that car. (Just kidding)
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Holy........shine
nice work.......
Old 06-30-05, 11:12 PM
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Lookin clean
Old 06-30-05, 11:51 PM
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Wow, that looks great. Did you use anything to remove the unavoidable swirl marks on your black paint?

I've been using Zaino, but you make a strong case for the NXT. Great job
Old 07-01-05, 01:28 AM
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Very nice! Are you planning to put clear bra even with a few chips on the bumper?
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detailedimage.com

for all your detailing needs.


they've got great products at really reasonable prices...

ClearKote, Poorboy's World, Plexus, Klasse, Menzerna, Diamondite...all the good stuff.
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Nice work.
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Very good job with the GS sir Tack on another one from a Black Onyx owner
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Originally Posted by lexusk8
Very good job with the GS sir Tack on another one from a Black Onyx owner
Lookin good. I second that. A lil clay goes a long way.
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Swirl marks...let me see. I wash using Meguiar's soap (2 bucket method). For those of you (like me) who didn't understand what 2 bucket method means, I dip my wash mitt in the soap, spread on in a circular fashion, and then rinse off dirt in a second bucket. Don't wash in direct sunlight and I dry right away using microfiber cloth. Then I use Meguiar's polish (the one you buy at Walmart) and using a real light application, take it off with an orbital polisher. I just polish the areas that seem rough to the touch. Then the fun part is where you spend hours running the clay along the body panels. Wax with NXT then you have a surface as smooth butter.

I just spent the last 7 hours at Aeroshield putting on the Venture film. Really awesome stuff. I put it on both my 98 GS and my 99 GS. Wow! What a difference! There were little chips on the lights and fender that the film make disappear. I cannot stress how important it is to find a good installer (this ain't window tint). I am so convinced that from now on, whenever I buy a new car - I won't take delivery unless it has Aeroshield on it. I'm not even driving it from the dealer to El Monte (I might have it delivered there). It just pained me so much to see rock chips, bugs on my fender, hood and rear view mirrors after I had spent hours detailing it! Highly recommended! And the Aeroshield guys really appreciate ClubLexus.
Old 07-02-05, 07:27 PM
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Excellent job. What a great shine I wish aeroshield was available here in FL
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very nice job, especially with black


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