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Lexus RX – Paint Correction

Posted by Administrator on 6/16/2011 to Our Details

This RX was clean on the inside, however the paint needed some work. Believe it or not with the switching of the Uber yellow and green pad with Power Finish we got some great results! The customer was very happy with the results.

What was done –
Exterior

– Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
– Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
– Wheel wells were cleaned up
– Pre Washed with W99
– Iron Cut
– Wash down and rinsed
– Door jambs were cleaned up
– Clayed
– Dried
– Tires dressed
– Masking
– Paint Measurement
– 1 Step – Menzerna Power Finish with Uber Green Pad
– Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
– Last Step – Einszett Glanz for that metallic flake POP!
– Rubber and Plastics Treated
– Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
– Exhaust tips cleaned
– Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
– Jambs steam cleaned

Interior
– Vac
– Clean Glass
– Leather Cleaned
– Leather Conditioned

Engine
– Cleaned
– Dressed

Links to products used –

1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Power Finish with Uber Green Pad
Lusso Oro Premium Carnauba Wax
Adam’s Super VRT
Adam’s Glass Cleaner
Black Wow

Engine
Adam’s All Purpose
Adam’s In and Out

Interior
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Vital Conditioner
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle

Interior after


Before







Adam’s All Purpose on the tires

Wash

Rinse



Engine

Before



APC dwelling

After

50/50 of the B Pillars (Power Finish and Uber Green Pad)


Uber Green Pad after a few passes on the b pillars

After

Polishing
50/50 shots

50/50 shots of the headlights



Mirrors brought back to life



Fenix TK35 used for inpsection after polishing

Here a shot of the front fender

50/50 of the rear pass door (Fenix TK35)

Close up 50/50

After shot of the rear pass door

Polish up the windows

Final touches

Steam cleaning the door jambs after polishing




Before

After with Black Wow

Cleaned up the gas cap area
Before

Steam

After

After










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