kennyD

This car belong to my buddy's wife. She has driven it for the last 3 years with minimal washing. There is A LOT of damage on her paint. We did the best we could, it turned out pretty good. Nothing amazing, but the 90% of the defects are gone. Her car has also been repainted and the hood doesn't look as great as the rest of the vehicle. Here are the photos.

BEFORE PICTURES
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844485844/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844485844/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844485684/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844485684/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844866116/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844866116/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844865876/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844865876/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

First panel done. Tape line shows the contrast between BEFORE and AFTER.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844484714/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844484714/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844059835/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844059835/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

Day after. Hood, Front Bumper, & Driver side done.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844864826/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844864826/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

You can't cheat the direct sunlight test.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844483854/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844483854/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

Passenger side

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844060975/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844060975/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844479664/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844479664/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844859996/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844859996/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr



Quick layer of wax.

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Wax off.

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I know the night time hides a lot of things, but man, that looks pretty good in a brightly lit garage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844059605/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844059605/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844344703/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844344703/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING, Rear end work.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844860086/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844860086/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844859746/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844859746/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

All done with everything, except the roof. Putting the plates back on.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844342963/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844342963/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

Next day.. NOW THAT'S A REFLECTION.

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kennyD

The next day.

His wife drove to work, got a slight layer of dust on the car. Still looks great.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844494134/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844494134/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844874906/http://www.flickr.com/photos/71947913@N07/11844874906/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/71947913@N07/, on Flickr

sydtoosic

nice save... that paint was trashed. seems like it turned out pretty well.

jadu

iTrader: (42)

well done can't really see any imperfections from the pics

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

Much better!

What products were used for correction and protection?

kennyD

CG's Hexlogic Pads, Yellow, Orange, Green
LC Pads, Orange, White

Meg's M105, Ultimate Compound, and M205.
Meg's Gold Class Carnauba.

harleymark

Nice work! That paint was in rough shape.

Did you use a Porter Cable, a Flex, or a Rupes polisher?

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

Great work. Always an eye sore to look at an uncorrected black Lexus.

jbjones85

iTrader: (20)

very nice improvement. Looks like it was washed with brillo pads.

Bryan@Autogeek

It looks great!

kennyD

Thanks Bryan. I got my first batch, which was 80% of my equipment from you guys at AG.

Any sale coming up? I'd like to get another order in soon. Money was tied up during Christmas for family presents and such. Now I'd like to reload on some stuff if you guys are having a kind of promotions coming up.

kennyD

She basically drove the car without ever washing it. The rain was the only water it ever saw. Her husband was not into this until he bought his new car and we got into detailing. The next project is to work on the interior, which is equally trashed. Poor lexus.

kennyD

I just have a PC7424XP and a set of pads from LC & Chem Guys

On another note, I did try a sample bottle of Pinnacle Advanced Polish. Couldn't tell a difference between that and the MEG's 205. Going to stick with 205 based on pricing.

ocean3737

That's crazy... looks like a new car!

lilSCsteve

iTrader: (71)

Great save! Hopefully your buddy's wife will appreciate all the hard work that went into it?

steve