Well had the pleasure to book Kevin (aka Picus from our detailing forum) who owns and operates GTA In Detail to come out to my home on Sunday to work his magic on my LS430 while we watched the Indy 500 in the garage.

Previous owner really did not take good care of the paint and when you see the before and after pictures you will see how bad it really was.

Kevin spent a good 7-8 hours to get my LS back to better than new condition. If any of my fellow LS owners are in the Greater Toronto Region do yourself the pleasure of booking Kevin to get your ride looking its absolute best.

http://gtaindetail.com/pics/ls430052508/

 

Very nice before and after.

 

very nice!!! I need that done as well...

 

It looks awesome! Didn't realize you could detail a car that well!
I know pricing will vary greatly from car to car, but how much would one expect to pay for services like that?

I'd be curious to see what the car looks like after 2/3 car washes. Do you think you'd be willing to take some after after pictures in a few weeks?

 

I second that.

 

I agree, I would like to see pics after 2 or 3 washes.

Do you know what causes those swirls in the first place?

 

That is a good request I would be more than happy to post up some pictures after 2-3 washes. Kevin at the end uses a paint sealant that costs him $2,000 (Zymol Vintage Glaze). With lifetime refills i'm guessing it is cost effective for him in the end and the results speak for themselves. As for pricing just take a look at his website to get a general idea. What I had done was the Multi-Step compound treatment.

 

I know the last owner of my car and he took this car thru alot of non touchless car washes. Although those were bad the California water blade marks were worse that the dealership was nice enough to put into my cars paint. Never again will I take that free car wash at the dealer.

I think I put a few marks in myself with the California Car Duster of which I won't use anymore or Kevin might kick my A$$..

 

wow....what a difference...need to get my car professionally detailed also!!!

 

Excellent question. I see a lot of cars after 6 months of washing that are back in the same condition they were in when I detailed them the first time. Luckily *most* guys have an active interest in keeping the finish up, so they learn how to wash properly. Over the course of a year I would say Kens car will have very light swirls (it's almost impossible to mitigate them entirely), but it will never, ever look even close to what it did when I started this weekend. Actually, here is a thread I posted on another forum about this topic if anyone is interested.

http://www.detailuniversity.com/foru...-properly.html

Thanks again for having me out, Ken.

 

Wow! Great job!

 

Thanks Kevin for posting that link it was very informative. The bucket that you were using I just picked up this morning at Crappy Tire.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...08474396672472

 

Nice work looks like money well spent

 

Beautiful finish. Was it only exterior or did Kevin do any interior clean ups?

I normally get my car detail at least once a year. Cost $350 for what looks like similar service you have done.

 

wow 350 ? I won't pay no more than 100 buckaroos