taylorjste

Here's a few shots from the detail job this weekend. I can't take credit for this, it was all Jason, a good friend of mine. He did an unbelievable job. Here's the skinny on what we did.

1. Hand Wash with dish detergent to strip paint of old wax
2. Clay bar to remove all surface contaminants
3. Quick Hand Wash again...
4. Menzerna polish to even out clear coat (Hitachi Rotary Buffer)
5. Protective Paint Sealant (applied by hand)
6. Pinnacle Souveran Wax, best wax money can buy IMO (applied by hand)

Also cleaned and conditioned the leather with Lexus leather care products. Yielded impressive results. Some Megiaur's Interior QD, some TLC on the wheels, tire gel, and a thorough cleaning of the engine bay.. and this is what you get... Except these are just exterior pictures

2slow

iTrader: (5)

The picture in the links are really small. Very good job btw. You clay bar before you wash? I actually take off the dirt by washing it first, then clay bar, then wash it again.

kindred6ul

Read the OP he did wash it first. Good job! edit.

15951

Looks great, but a couple of tips for the future:

1. If you're claying, you generally don't need to use dishwashing soap. Clay should strip the car of wax/sealant, and dishwashing soap can be rough on rubber seals, etc.

2. Souveran enhances the look of darker cars (especially red and black). Your car looks great, but you'd probably do as well or better with a number of other OTC and boutique waxes. Again, it looks good, but don't drop the $$ on Souveran for light colored paint if you haven't already.

lexboi250

iTrader: (10)

love those pictures! can you post couple more pictures of your car from the side like the last picture, but on a higher angle (if you have any)? I wanna see how your tint looks. I'm getting mine done tomorrow. Thanks

isduong350

thats a job well done!

revitupwio

Looks good, dude.

What's something like this run if you don't have a friend Jason or a driveway to do this yourself?

MoLexus

Nice job. Where can you get Souveran and what methods do you need to go by to apply it?

Seize

Good job on the detail

hapaboy

question- which menzerna did he use? final or micro?

taylorjste

Here's a link to my gallery.. There should be a few more shots of the window tint..
https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...0&ppuser=50032

Not exactly sure.. I would guess maybe $100-$150?? Just a guess...

Here's some info on Souveran and other excellent detail products...
http://www.autogeek.net/souveran-menzerna-kit.html
As mentioned earlier, Souveran really yields amazing results on darker paint... You can get it in a kit for $99 or $79 for the wax by itself.. Apply by hand with the included applicator pad

I'm pretty sure it was Menzerna Final Polish..

Thanks to everyone for all the comments!!

ben_r_

Awesome job man but wow, Id be too scared to use a rotary on my brand new lexus!

llhelix

clean shiny lexus. sexy

taylorjste

I can relate.. but my friend who did this is a pro.. He's done this countless times on cars a lot more valuable than mine..

P.S. It's not really brand new anymore... she's got a little over 16K miles at 1yr and 3 mos

b737dog

Do not use souveran unless you have a red or black car. Not worth the $. I use pinn. sig. series II on my silver IS. P21S is great on lighter colored cars as well. Also, the souveran will not last more than one month or so. Try liquid souveran spray wax after washes. Great product.