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Goooood lord, THAT SHINE ZACH! She's looking good! I did 20+ hours of just polishing on the IS350 before Wekfest here in Houston a few weekends ago.
I used Menzerna FG400 followed by Menzerna SF4500, which was promptly wiped down with CarPro Eraser. It was then topped with Chemical Guys EZ Creme Acrylic Glaze and BlackFire Wet Diamond. I worked in sections over a series of three days. Turned out to be about a 90% correction, which I am happy with... but it's all about to be undone anyways due to the car gettings body work done this year.
Don't mind the wheels... they were taken off after polishing to be washed inside and out and sealed.
^Car looks amazing! FG400 + SF4500 is always a great choice EZ Creme takes it up a notch too... love using that stuff when I am not applying a coating.
Originally Posted by qtrann
always so damn clean! haha did you ever polish your exhaust tips (Im assuming M2?) or just wash and wipe?
^I polished it a while ago... they were just quickly wiped down with ONR in the last pic I posted... it needs to be polished again, but I get 'lazy' sometimes.
Originally Posted by karasha
Thank you! It really is a process that people underestimate. It's very labor intensive and time consuming, but man it really is worth it. Detailing is a whole 'nother realm outside of modding and it can be just as expensive
^No joke! If I could convince myself to stop spending money on detailing supplies, I could've bought a new set of wheels already ... but most of the detailing stuff doesn't get used on my own car, so I guess it isn't a fair comparison
Hey really love your set up!..Looks really tough with the meaty tires.Just got my is and looking for some ideas..What make are the rims sizes tires?..also how low is the drop..Thanks!.
^Car looks amazing! FG400 + SF4500 is always a great choice EZ Creme takes it up a notch too... love using that stuff when I am not applying a coating.
THANK you. Means a lot coming from a columnist for Detailed Image (Congrats btw!)
Originally Posted by lol89
Hey really love your set up!..Looks really tough with the meaty tires.Just got my is and looking for some ideas..What make are the rims sizes tires?..also how low is the drop..Thanks!.
Why thank you! Glad there are people out there who appreciate the meaty tires. These are HRE 19" 540Rs. They do not make them anymore. As for the drop, I really don't know how much of a drop it is from stock... it's gone up and down so much to dial in the right height. It's on coilovers.
Originally Posted by heyarms
Playing on the streets of Houston
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Oh and a pic or two of when me and karasha went shooting the other night
^I polished it a while ago... they were just quickly wiped down with ONR in the last pic I posted... it needs to be polished again, but I get 'lazy' sometimes.
Ah I see, does your exhaust get "sooty" real quick? My tips start becoming black after a few days depending on driving amount.. unless I never noticed that with the stock exhaust and it's a normal thing with exhausts haha
Originally Posted by xHyphen
HIN & Arts In Motion Hawaii
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sick! there's a guy from PUREVIP with an IS Fsport in the exact same color scheme: white, white face CCWs, bagged (I'm pretty sure..). Nonetheless, great job