Lexus IS250 - Detail Werkz

[BHARE]

This Lexus IS250 came to us with some major paint problems. The car was full of swirls, holograms and deep rids. The owner had taken it to another detail shop in the area and I have to assume they are blind or might work in the dark as I could not believe the swirls and buffer trails in the paint. My 5 year old daughter thought it was a custom low rider paint job due to all the different holograms bouncing off the panels.



Here are some before shots of the damage...

I started tying different products, different pads, and a few different machines. I finally started out with the GI Extreme Cut using my Flex high-speed and the GI grey wool pad. I would come back with the GI yellow foam pad and M105, then finish off with the GI yellow foam pad and M205 on the 7424XP.



Here is my test spot with the above combo...

So I continued around the car with the above process and was very pleased with the results pre LSP.



Before ... Light source is the Fenix TK10

After ... Light source is the Fenix TK10

Here are a few other before and after shots of this correction treatment.

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Here are a few during shots...

And random before and after shots using the Fenix TK10 LED light.

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After ...

 

[BHARE]

Crazy messed up shot...

After .. light is Halogen 500watt

Once I had the paint corrected witch took me just under 12 hours it was time for the detail.



I started out by spraying the wheels with a mixture of GI Tire Gel and APC. Using different brushes I was able to get them clean and look brand new.

I used a microfiber flat wash mitt to clean the wheel wells.

I applied the GI Signature Tire Dressing to the tires, putting on a few coats.

The interior was PH-cleaned using the GI Satin Leather Cleaner and then protected using the GI Satin Leather Polish.

Enjoy the finished shots...

By no means was this booked out as a 100% paint correction, the owner was on a budget and wanted us to get it best as we could in the time agreed on. I feel we got close to 90% to 95% correction with just a few deeper RIDS still visible that would have required some sanding work to remove.



Thanks for your time.

 

[Carticular]

Wow, great work!

 

[imported_Devilsown]

YOU HAVE A LIFT IN YOUR GARAGE! Anyways I dont know I kinda liked the "low rider" paint job! no really good work looks good and give me your lift.

 

[vtec92civic]

damn. i was just about to say the same thing. A lift in your garage? That is excellent. The car turned out very well.



May i ask what you are using to get those nice lines in the carpet and floor matts?



Nice!

 

[Apollo_Auto]

Nice Brian, that thing was fooked! Nice lift, too... not jealous at all .

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Nice work, that is one of my favorite lexus made, almost bought one for my wife, got a house instead.....

 

[kaotikdt]

Good job! Do you use some sort of ruler to make those nice, straight and little lines? lol. Looks really nice!!

 

[ShineTech]

What a difference. Cute that your daughter thought it was a special paint. Hope you didn't dissapoint her by removing them. Great job.

 

[imported_artikxscout]

Mmmhmmm agree, great job on the correction. The garage pictures doesn't do your work justice. You should try to get a tripod for that, but other than that the outside shoes are amazing.

 

[Barry Theal]

thats a very nice correction!

 

[BHARE]

Mmmhmmm agree, great job on the correction. The garage pictures doesn't do your work justice. You should try to get a tripod for that, but other than that the outside shoes are amazing.

Even better than that is that I just tossed a few grand and got a real camera.. D5000. My shots should be so much better once i figure this thing out!

 

[imported_paintxpert]

That Lexus looks great! Over 20 hours? What was the bill? If I spend 20 hours on a car I am certain to lose my shirt. My hourly rate is 65 to 80 an hour. GREAT WORK !!!! My back needs that lift...that is a great idea!

 

[Megalomaniac]

Even better than that is that I just tossed a few grand and got a real camera.. D5000. My shots should be so much better once i figure this thing out!

iirc the D5000 doesnt have any manual ISO control, although it does have aperture control.

 

[BHARE]

That Lexus looks great! Over 20 hours? What was the bill? If I spend 20 hours on a car I am certain to lose my shirt. My hourly rate is 65 to 80 an hour. GREAT WORK !!!! My back needs that lift...that is a great idea!

I had just under 12 hours of correction on this one. I bill out at $75/per hour per man. The lift is great and helps me out esp when trying to correct the lower areas of the car, or if I need to do an undercarriage detail.