This was a fun/interesting detail and learning experience. It was my first ever machine polish(Porter Cable) on a car that was given to me by my dad. As expected, he didn't care much about keeping the car 100% and it was never waxed since the day he got it until I took over it about 2 years
ago. The result was a lot of etching, scratches and swirl marks caused by both the Dealer, and my sister when she used a
brillo pad to clean it before
. Clearly I had my work cut out for me when I decided to restore the finish of this 12 year old neglected Lexus. It had a respray but it was slightly off in color so that explains why my driver panels are different from the hood and rest of the car
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Process:
-Wash with 2 bucket method with NXT wash
-Clay with Mother's Clay Bar Kit
-50/50 water and alcohol mix to get rid of whatever was left
-Taped up trim with GREEN tape
-ScratchX on half the trunk with Megs foam applicator pad
-Polish @ Speed 6 with Menzerna IP with combination of Yellow and Orange LC pad with
PC
-Polish @ Speed 5 with Menzerna FP II with White LC pad and
PC
-Meg's Showcar Glaze with blue LC pad @ Speed 4 with
PC
-Mothers Chrome Polish
-Black Magic Matte tire shine
-NXT 2.0 applied with
PC and Black LC pad @ Speed 4
-Zymol Creme applied by hand
Befores(Think of the entire car this bad)
During
After
Full Shots
Took about 12 hours seeing as it was my first time with a Porter Cable. Thanks for looking
