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Old 08-04-06 | 11:11 PM
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Yea i know i need rims badly, but OEM will be fine for awhile. I finally detailed it after neglecting the car for months. I love the lexus non-clear coated paint. swirl marks are so much easier/quicker to get rid of than paint with clear coat (at least in my experience). I know my rear bumper doesn't look good, but it came with the car when I bought it. Nothing I can do now except save up for a paint job later on






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Nothing special..just felt like sharing. lol.

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She looks great! How long did that all take and what did you use?
Old 08-04-06 | 11:22 PM
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Nice!!! The beauty of a black lexus freshly detailed... good job, what did you use to get that shine?
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took me ~5-6 hours because I took my time. No need to rush

I used:

Lake Country pads
Meguiars $83 Dual action cleaner/polisher
Meguiars #7 show car glaze (oil based for that wet look)
DP Carnauba wax (I love this stuff)
FinishKare detail spray (used it for its anti-static property to help with dust problem)

I used a rotary buffer on the hood because it was pretty swirled up. Then I used a porter cable (PC) for the rest of the body. I have a BUNCH of detailing stuff. I have never went through the same combo before. Each time that I detail, I always throw in something different.

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Old 08-04-06 | 11:31 PM
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Looks really good by the way what type of exhaust system you got there
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Yea i know i need rims badly, but OEM will be fine for awhile. I finally detailed it after neglecting the car for months. I love the lexus non-clear coated paint. swirl marks are so much easier/quicker to get rid of than paint with clear coat (at least in my experience). I know my rear bumper doesn't look good, but it came with the car when I bought it. Nothing I can do now except save up for a paint job later on






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Old 08-04-06 | 11:42 PM
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Borla exhaust. I wanted to retain the most stock looking exhaust.
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Old 08-04-06 | 11:43 PM
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looks good man.. very nice...
Old 08-04-06 | 11:49 PM
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Car looks great....nice job on the detail.
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Looks very nice. Great job on the detailing work.

I take its a complete Borla exhaust and not just the tips ?

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Old 08-05-06 | 12:22 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys!

and yes, they're the complete borla.
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verrry nice
Old 08-05-06 | 06:58 AM
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dang, how much do you charge for a detail like that? looking good.
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Shinny !
Old 08-05-06 | 07:56 AM
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Very nice....I wish you can do mine


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