Lexus Obsidian Paint..I give up!
03-08-13, 07:29 PM
#17
definitely looks good when perfect, but even my detailer said he has never seen a paint so soft and prone to scratch. he was able to scratch it with the soft side of his finger just by gently rubbing the paint up and down, also, i think if you stare at it long enough, you can also scratch it.
takes too much time and effort to care for it, and even then, it still gets scratched. car is a lease and will go back in 25 months, i'm done caring for the paint!
03-08-13, 07:38 PM
#18
unfortunately we don't have the self healing clear coat... only the LS has the self healing clear coat. but i've seen a few LS's with hella scratches and swirls, so it makes me wonder how well the self healing clear coat works. the LS has had it since the 07- 08 model, maybe sooner.
03-08-13, 08:03 PM
#19
unfortunately we don't have the self healing clear coat... only the LS has the self healing clear coat. but i've seen a few LS's with hella scratches and swirls, so it makes me wonder how well the self healing clear coat works. the LS has had it since the 07- 08 model, maybe sooner.
03-08-13, 08:09 PM
#20
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unfortunately we don't have the self healing clear coat... only the LS has the self healing clear coat. but i've seen a few LS's with hella scratches and swirls, so it makes me wonder how well the self healing clear coat works. the LS has had it since the 07- 08 model, maybe sooner.
03-08-13, 08:29 PM
#22
lol...
damn shame how they lie to the consumers.
LP or SP is my next color.
damn shame how they lie to the consumers.
LP or SP is my next color.
03-08-13, 10:44 PM
#23
Well, I can tell you for a FACT, the 2013 LS in NG cannot "heal itself" from the carelessness of a tinter wearing a belt buckle under his apron. Clear coat on both rear quarter panels was scratched, smeared, and scraped. I thought my local carwash had done it until the owner explained his equipment CANNOT make vertical scratches. Tinter fessed up and paid for my detailer to buff out the damage. Good as new. I doubt this counts as "self healing" though.
03-09-13, 06:14 AM
#24
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Its one of those gimmick type things, like Mercedes "Ceramiclear" paint that could not scratch..notice you don't hear anything about that any more? It did scratch and swirl, and was impossible to polish afterwards.
03-09-13, 07:40 AM
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I had the obsidian colour in my rx350 and it was tough to maintain. i did get a lot of scratches so for my gs350 i went with the silver colour. youre right though its really easy to scratch the obsidian
03-09-13, 08:19 PM
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i will say this though, it looks GOOD when shiny. got it washed yesterday, rained at night, so cleaned whole car with freedom waterless wash.
and even swirls in this lighting won't really show.
the car has definitely picked up some swirls from the car wash guy, but i'm done caring, swirls are normal part of life.
and even swirls in this lighting won't really show.
the car has definitely picked up some swirls from the car wash guy, but i'm done caring, swirls are normal part of life.
03-09-13, 09:06 PM
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I beg to differ in sunlight I could see all the scratches from the car wash, just black shows it more prominently. This LP does shine a little better in the sun compared to my 3GS, so guess they did work on something, now they need to work on a thicker stronger paint.
03-10-13, 07:58 AM
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i had a black 2001 IS 300 that scratched all of the time and it drove me nuts. after that i had a corvette z06 in lemans blue which also scratched (but not nearly as bad).
i do think darker colors on cars are more complementary in general but i use to have a heart attack every time i saw a knick in the hood...so when i got my gs i got it in siler (liquid platinum - whatever the **** it's called). best color choice i've ever made.
i use to just carry around little applicators of factory matched touch up paint to clean up my car....obviously it was never perfect, but it usually can't be.
i do think darker colors on cars are more complementary in general but i use to have a heart attack every time i saw a knick in the hood...so when i got my gs i got it in siler (liquid platinum - whatever the **** it's called). best color choice i've ever made.
i use to just carry around little applicators of factory matched touch up paint to clean up my car....obviously it was never perfect, but it usually can't be.
03-10-13, 10:08 AM
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