Black IS350 after Meguiar #80 and NXT Tech Wax
07-30-07, 11:18 AM
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong that we should only polish the car once a year, twice at most. Polish will remove a thin layers of paint hence the paint going to get thinner. I think those of us with the single stage paint (onyx black, I can't remember the other color) probably should be careful with polishing. I try to wax my car at least once a month to protect the paint thought.
07-30-07, 12:24 PM
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^The concept is correct, but your black paint job is not a single-stage system. You have to go back to the early 90's to find a Lexus with a single stage paint job. All new Lexus vehicles come with a base-coat+clear-coat paint system, no matter what the color. And yes, polishing should only be done on an as-needed basis (i.e. to remove swirls, scratches, and other surface defects).
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07-30-07, 06:06 PM
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^The concept is correct, but your black paint job is not a single-stage system. You have to go back to the early 90's to find a Lexus with a single stage paint job. All new Lexus vehicles come with a base-coat+clear-coat paint system, no matter what the color. And yes, polishing should only be done on an as-needed basis (i.e. to remove swirls, scratches, and other surface defects).
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I guess that's what happens when we actually drive our cars. 
07-30-07, 08:07 PM
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07-30-07, 08:12 PM
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^The concept is correct, but your black paint job is not a single-stage system. You have to go back to the early 90's to find a Lexus with a single stage paint job. All new Lexus vehicles come with a base-coat+clear-coat paint system, no matter what the color. And yes, polishing should only be done on an as-needed basis (i.e. to remove swirls, scratches, and other surface defects).
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07-30-07, 08:22 PM
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I'm don't know much about paint but I can tell for sure that my Black Onyx has no clear either. I can tell a clear coat when I see one, that much i know.
07-30-07, 08:45 PM
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07-30-07, 09:44 PM
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