Lexus Detail (Very Pic Heavy)

[Coby.]

PIC HEAVY

Decided as the weather was decent and I had a day off I'd freshen up my Mothers car.

Started off dirty

Lexus Detail 1 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 2 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 3 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 4 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 5 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Wheels were soaked in AF Imperial

Lexus Detail 8 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Pressure washed off and another hit with AF Imperial before using AF Iron Out

Lexus Detail 10 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 11 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Agitated

Lexus Detail 12 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Rinsed, Not perfect but time was going to be against me

Lexus Detail 13 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

I hadn't used my Snowfoam Lance for a while so mixed up some Magifoam

Lexus Detail 15 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Removed some dirt

Lexus Detail 18 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Rinsed off leaving it looking a lot better

Lexus Detail 20 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 22 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Skipped pics for the next bit as we've all seen decontamination pics.

AF Lather, Autosmart Tardis and AF Iron Out.

Another hit of Snowfoam and G£ Farcela Claymitt.

Dried off

Lexus Detail 23 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 25 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Paint needed some attention

Lexus Detail 28 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Time not on my side and I wasn't about to start a full correction so went with Tripple and a Green Hex-Logic Pad, It did as much as I expected

Lexus Detail 31 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 32 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Worked my way around the whole car using this combo.

Sun was going to disappear on my drive soon so quick 1 coat of Dodo Juice Purple Haze.

Tyres done with Megs Endurance, Windows with AF Crystal

Finished Pics

Lexus Detail 34 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 35 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 36 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 37 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 38 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Still a fair few swirls and RDS in the paint but it bought some flake back to it

Lexus Detail 41 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 42 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

Lexus Detail 44 by andrewcoby18, on Flickr

After pics I gave a final wipedown with AF Finale as there was a few smears of wax still on it in the pics

Sorry if its a long boring read but Comments and Criticism welcome.

Andy.

 

[Daniel]

You did a lovely job in the time frame.

But a pet hate of mine, you haven't dressed the wheel arches. 3 quick sprays of dressle or similar and it makes a HUGE difference.

Lovely colour on the lexus though. Really nice in fact!

 

[MrDave]

Looks good. I get absolutely 0 satisfaction from cleaning anybody else's car so fair play.

 

[Jack-C]

Good write up

You can really see the improved gloss and flake in those 50/50s.

Looks great

 

[Coby.]

You did a lovely job in the time frame.

But a pet hate of mine, you haven't dressed the wheel arches. 3 quick sprays of dressle or similar and it makes a HUGE difference.

Lovely colour on the lexus though. Really nice in fact!

Argh I knew I missed something, I've got it in my kit bag and ALWAYS forget to use it

Cheers though

 

[Coby.]

Looks good. I get absolutely 0 satisfaction from cleaning anybody else's car so fair play.

I tend to enjoy doing others more than my own as my paintwork is a mess

Good write up

You can really see the improved gloss and flake in those 50/50s.

Looks great

Cheers, The colour is gorgeous when clean.

 

[Lawro]

Nice work mate, some nice correction just using Tripple! Again, dress the arches, otherwise nice work!

 

[Inequality Street]

Very nice. What's your opinion on AF Crystal on the windows? I'm not mad, has always been very 'grabby'. I diluted it 50/50 with de ironised water and it's much better, but no where near the 3M Foam Glass cleaner!

 

[Knuckles]

Amazing. That looks so rewarding. Brilliant colour too.

 

[Coby.]

Very nice. What's your opinion on AF Crystal on the windows? I'm not mad, has always been very 'grabby'. I diluted it 50/50 with de ironised water and it's much better, but no where near the 3M Foam Glass cleaner!

I like it, I get where you're coming from though but I just use lots and it stops that

The windows were heavily watermarked so although not best practise I used the DA with Tripple to shift them before going over with Crystal.

 

[JD]

What a difference, Andy. Spotted on FB too. Good job buddy.

 

[JON13S]

Great result there. One day I will wash my car. Got to build up to a detail.....

 

[Coby.]

Cheers fellas

 

[Chapppers11]

Good work mate! Great results within the time frame as well.

Lovely colour but I'm not a fan of Lexuses.

 

[BREMBO]

Great job. I also done my parents IS when they had it, really nice car but can have them fairly cheap now. They had a petrol however.

Just don't try cleaning the inside of the wheels!

 

[Coby.]

Got those bloody disk shield things on them, Nearly ruined my a Wheel Woolie trying.

It doesn't look that big until you start cleaning it then it feels massive.

 

[JD]

Good work mate! Great results within the time frame as well.

Lovely colour but I'm not a fan of Lexuses.

Lexi. Get it right, Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllyBr_4Kxk

 

[Addicted]

Fantastic result considering the time!

 

[Coby.]

Lexi.

Cheers fellas, I was happy considering it was only a 7/8 hour driveway job and I kept getting interrupted.

 

[Chapppers11]

Lexi. Get it right, Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllyBr_4Kxk

Haha my bad. Lexi it is.

 

[Alastair.]

You did a lovely job in the time frame.

But a pet hate of mine, you haven't dressed the wheel arches. 3 quick sprays of dressle or similar and it makes a HUGE difference.

Lovely colour on the lexus though. Really nice in fact!

Dressed arches gets my dick hard.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Great job.....
How did you find the clay mitt?

 

[Jonnio]

Great job on the car!

Lexi. Get it right, Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllyBr_4Kxk

Classic!

 

[Coby.]

Great job.....
How did you find the clay mitt?

Thanks.

Used it a few times and love it, So easy to feel when the panel is smooth and about 10x quicker to use than conventional clay.

 

[Typhoon]

Brand new!