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Old 05-02-19, 01:15 PM
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I haven't posted pics of my ride in while so I wanted to post some after I got it washed. I also cleaned my F-Sport exhaust with some Borla chrome cleaner after the winter weather.











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every car wash i give the pipes a wipe. this keeps them shiny and prevents long term build up. they wipe off easy every time. of course the smoother the surface the easier to keep clean. so chromed/polished keeps clean easier than brushed/matte steel.
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nice pipe job but

^your roof looks blurry though. i would try vvivid gloss black. it looks like paint almost. i tried lots of gloss black vinyl... none compare.
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Yes, I do the same exact thing but right after the winter season here in Germany I use the Borla cleaner to get the salt residue off until next winter.
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Nothing like a empty parking garage for a photo shoot.
Pipes look great. Did you use a chemical cleaner?
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I used the Borla exhaust cleaner

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Originally Posted by twixx007
I haven't posted pics of my ride in while so I wanted to post some after I got it washed. I also cleaned my F-Sport exhaust with some Borla chrome cleaner after the winter weather.










Looks really good. I have gold caliper paint sitting ready to be applied, but it's been too cold lately. I also need to polish by exhaust tips they got all dirty with the salt, etc over the winter. ):
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Your car looks great! I just left Wiesbaden in February. I don't remember seeing your car around base. I drove a 2007 silver IS250 that I sold to a coworker before I left and my wife had a 2015 Ultrasonic Blue NX300h.
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Originally Posted by venom848
Your car looks great! I just left Wiesbaden in February. I don't remember seeing your car around base. I drove a 2007 silver IS250 that I sold to a coworker before I left and my wife had a 2015 Ultrasonic Blue NX300h.
Wow, small world. I know who you sold your car too. The guy's wife that drives it now is my wife's friend. She saw your old ride the other day and said she got a great deal that was too good to pass up. I've been here since 2016 and park in the big parking garage on Clay next to the DFAC.
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Yeah they are good people, I had to give it to them for a good price knowing it was going to a good home. I actually do remember seeing your car a few times at the PX, its really clean. The painted calipers with F-Sport Logos look great, was it hard to do?
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Originally Posted by venom848
Yeah they are good people, I had to give it to them for a good price knowing it was going to a good home. I actually do remember seeing your car a few times at the PX, its really clean. The painted calipers with F-Sport Logos look great, was it hard to do?
Thanks man! I didn't do them myself. I had a German company do it for me. The took apart the entire front and rear calipers and then gave them 2 coats of paint inside and out. After they dried, I had them put the F-Sport\Lexus decals on the front calipers. Then they applied 2 coats of clear coat to protect the paint and decals. So far they've withstood road salt from the winters here and the high pressure water from the car wash.
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