Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

[greg0303]

This project was completed within two days:

Day 1 - Interior/ Wheels - 3.5 hours
Day 2 - Exterior - 7 hours

Products used:
1. Wash - DP Rinseless Wash & Gloss, two buckets/ two grid guards, Meguiar's MF wash mitt
2. Clay - Magna High Tech sponge, M34 Final Inspection
3. Cleaning/ Surface Prep - M86 Cut & Polish Cream, Flex PE14-2 rotary buffer 1,500 rpm
4. Polishing - M81 Hand Polish, G110v2 Speed 3
5. Protection - Optimum Opti Coat 2.0

Wheels - Gold Class All Wheel Cleaner
Tires - Endurance Tire Gel
Exterior Trim - Ultimate Protectant (lotion)
Interior - All Purpose Cleaner, Quik Interior Detailer, Ultimate Protectant, Gold Class Leather Cleaner/ Conditioner, ShopVac
Glass - Glass Cleaner Concentrate 10:1
Door jambs - M34 Final Inspection, UQW

Before pics:







Lexus doesn't have as hard paint as BMW so Magna sponge caused some micro-marring:



My first choice was M105 Ultra Cut Compound but the paint was too dry. M86 was called to the rescue
and it didn't disappoint at all.

After pics:

[Marc08EX]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Great job once again Greg! I'm glad to see more threads of your work. They always come out great.

The black paint of the LS460 looks flawless. The first after shot is commercial material. Is it true that the black from Lexus is single stage paint?

[Tuck91]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Looks amazing Greg!

[aris]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Nice work

[Shawn T.]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Looks real good Greg!

[wifpd4]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Greg, nicely done, looks great.

Like Marc, i wonder what year that is and what is the paint code.

[greg0303]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Great job once again Greg! I'm glad to see more threads of your work. They always come out great.
The black paint of the LS460 looks flawless. The first after shot is commercial material. Is it true that the black from Lexus is single stage paint?

Thank you, Marc.

I didn't reach 100% defect removal due to RIDS. That car has BC/CC paint system but you're absolutely right about Lexus still using single stage paint on some of their vehicles.

Looks amazing Greg!

Thank you, Nick.

I still can't make interiors look brand new like in your detailing projects.

Nice work

Thank you.

I enjoyed working on that car.

Looks real good Greg!

Thank you, Shawn.

Can't beat the fresh look of polished black paint for sure.

Greg, nicely done, looks great.
Like Marc, i wonder what year that is and what is the paint code.

Thank you, David.

It's 2010 edition (self parking car). I don't know the paint code but I could dig into it. It's BC/CC.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Beautiful work, Greg. This is becoming a habit with you!

[turbo_911]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Looks very shiny. I love how big the interior is in Lexus and it is only a sedan.

[rapport25]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Great work Greg

[greg0303]

Re: Winter prep - Black Lexus LS 460 L

Beautiful work, Greg. This is becoming a habit with you!

Thank you, Mike.

There's still plenty of room left to improve & learn and MOL is just perfect for that.

Looks very shiny. I love how big the interior is in Lexus and it is only a sedan.

Thank you.

That car is very comfy. It also has all wheel drive system (AWD) which is helpful with New York snowy winters.

Great work Greg

Thank you, Rappy.

Only about 10 hours of work which is not bad for this size of vehicle.

[rapport25]

Thats great Greg, and only 10 hrs.