I got this Lexus last Saturday and the paint was in poor condition.I touched up all the chips and scratches. Afterwards, I ordered a PC and Menzerna polishes, and used my Clay Magic bar and the remainer of my NXT wax. The results are still shocking to me everytime I look at the car. Enjoy the pictures.

Before:


After:


All before:

 

All after:

 

The paint is so extremely smooth. It took out most of the scratches and made the shine so deep. Thanks for looking.

 

Wow! Who would have known. The right product + some elbow grease = Fanastic results! Good job.

 

How the Heck did you get your Bay so clean?...............
Beautiful job

 

The exhaust tips were rusty, dirty and grimey. This is the result from 2000 grit sanding and Mother's metal polish.

 

Wow bro, definately looking great. You fooled me in your Member's Rides thread, I just thought you bought the car in perfect condition, looks amazing. Here's a little bit of my recent PC work...sorry to hijack, just trying to show we have the same hobby haha.





Under halogen lamps.

 

^^^Wow. Is that a Chevy Corsica?

EDIT: Never mind. It's a 240sx.

 

Nice Job whazzzzuup! How could someone with a Lexus treat it like that? Now you know why so many people wouldn't be without a PC (or rotary).

Nic job on the engine bay, too.

 

I didn't know what I was missing out on until I got the PC.

 

Nice job on the engine bay, that before shot makes me want to sneeze.

 

If the owner couln'nt maintain the outside engine chances are there were no motor oil.

 

impressive work on the engine bay, looks better then factory new.

 

There was a window sticker reminder on the corner of the windshield. The oil was regularly changed.

 

Any idea on how the engine bay got like that?

 

Maybe the guy worked on a consruction site where he was in and out of dust every day.

-matt

 

The previous owner was a real estate lady.

 

There are plenty of people that have never even seen the engine bay in their car but keep up with a regular tune-up schedule.

 

awesome job.. inspires me to go out and detail the max..

 

Fantastic Job!! I'm pondering whether to get a PC or go all out on a rotary. This really proves that you can do amazing things with a PC!

I spent Saturday detailing & getting pinstripes off of my friend's Avalon. That is a pain in the ****!

 

yeah, wow, same here. awesome job! can't wait for warmer weather!

 

wow, excellent job restoring it to like-new condition!!!!!!

 

Thanks for all the comments, guys. Now I don't feel uncomfortable like I did last week when people were checking out my car on the streets.

 

sorry for the newb question but what is PC?? i have a few scratches and stuff on my paint as well, from the looks of your pictures mine could come off too! any advice on what you used, how you did everything?? thanks!

 

Very nice job. I use the Menzerna polishes too and they certainly do rock the house don't they! I also use the power gloss every once in a while for the really bad spots. Good stuff. Anyway.....enjoy your new and spanky clean ride. Too bad it's going to be covered in pollen soon, mine already is....grrrrrrr...

 

PC = Porter Cable random orbit polisher (#7424 or 7336)

 

Get a PC first, then a rotary. I have and use both depending on how bad the paint is on the cars I detail.

 

Yeah those pics give me hope for my Black I30. I have the same white scratches everywhere like you had. PC Here I come!

Wuzzzzzup check your PM.

 

It just rained. It will be raining this entire week. So the cleaniness is out the door.

 

nice detail job, what did you use for your engine bay?

 

Simple Green, water and Armor All.

 

i see... simple green. thanks.

 

Ah nuts. That figures eh. At least a ten ton bird didn't drop turd on it.

 

ARRGGGG! I HATE THAT!!!!

 

Looks 100x better..


BTW, what was the process of repairing the scratches and chips? I got a few on my car I want to take care of.

 

Yeah I would like to know how you got rid of the scratches and chips too. Come on man spread the knowledge. lol.

 

http://paintcare-n-detailing.com/autogeek/intermediate/

Watch this video. I just substituted their products with the products of my choice. Good luck.

 

VERY nice man! A thousand times better!! Love it, black looks soo nice...white is so hard to clean.

Wait, you did that by hand? or by PC? Im confuzzled, Im tired too...I have been trying out some different processes to get the scratching out of my hood and roof, and a few other spots but have had no avail. I have gotten sections out on the hood, but have found that the speed of the movememtn isnt as important as the pressure...as in, if I use some pressure by hand, I get better results than with my buffer...And these arent buffing scratches, theyre from a dirty sponge. Any tips?

 

So is black. My car gets dirty even when you leave it parked in a garage.

 

Isnt it? Heh...Anyway, bump to my Q from above.