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    2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

    I know this isnt your typical "high end car" detail but this is my bro-in law car and decided to do his car so he would stop bitc*$ng at me to work on it. Gave me a chance to try out banana armour and Orange Crush from Dodo.
    I also wanted to put menzerna pf2500 to the test as a 1 step lsp ready.


    Machines:
    Rupes 21
    Flex 3401
    Makita 9227


    Products:
    Menzerna PF2500
    M105
    M205
    D300
    Dodo Orange Crush
    Dodo Banana Armour
    Dodo Lime Prime Lite
    Megs 3 inch 3000 grit sandpaper
    CarPro PERL
    CG Eco Smart Rinseles
    Optimum Opti-Lens


    Pads:
    LC Hybrid 4 inch Foam
    Megs 5 MF Cutting Disc
    Megs 5 MF Finishing Disc
    Buff n Shine 5.5 Foam
    Megs 6 MF Cutting Disc
    Megs 6 MF Finishing Disc




    Now for some pix
    Heres what the car looked before any work:











    Initially Ive read people getting success with a MF discs and PF2500. Of course japanese are known to have soft paint and the MF discs removed the swirls (cob webs) but hazed the paint. Heres what it looked like after a couple passes with a cutting disc





    So then i bumped it down to a finishing MF discs hoping to remove the swirls but prevent hazing and here was the result





    Less Hazing but visually still there so now i had to change into a foam polishing pad, my preference B n S White heavy polishing pad on my Rupes 21 with 5 inch BP, and here are the results combined with PF2500...








    Perfect! Except those darn rock chips, its a 2002 and full of dents and rock chips. So now that i figured out the combo for this car i got to work on the rest of the car...


    Pix of water spots and scratches...








    Afters...





    Now i came across these deep scratches and took some measurements, since i had sandpaper for restoring the headlights i figured i might as well bust out my damp sanding skills thanx to Art hernandez re finishing skills and threads lol jk art. The car was surprisingly around low 6's and high 4's mils. My gf prius gives me high 3's and its a 2013 vs 2002!!!!


    Here are the water spots and scratches...





















    After sanding with 3000 Grit only took off .7 mils


    Heres what the fender looked like after sanding...





    I used a Megs MF cutting disc with 2 pea size D300 and 2 pea size M105 on the pad and followed up with some M205 and here are the results...










    All of the scratches was removed except 1 really deep and i didnt wanna keep sanding since hes paying me peanuts and pennies.
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    Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

    After finishing up the car i decided to do the headlights before i applied the glaze.
    Heres what the headlights looked like before











    As you can see oxidized, used megs 3000 grit again and some 105 then 205 with my makita 9227 rotary buffer with megs 4 inch foam pads, Burgundy with 105, yellow with 205 and black with 205.
    Here are the results...








    After polishing the headlights i used IPA ti remove the oils so the Opt Opti-lens would bond better (per instructions)



    apply set for 3to 5 minutes and wipe off high points. In my opinion this was allot esier to work with than OC 2.0


    Grand finale after applying Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite ( i used light since regular Lime prime has mild abrasives would haze my work on soft jap paint) i decided to apply orange crush on the driver side half of the car and banana armour on the passenger side just to see if there was a difference in the look (even though there supposed to be the same just a soft and hard version) and you guys can be the judge here are the results...











    My fav pic









































    ROCK CHIPS RUINED THE PIC





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    • #3
      Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

      That should have gotten the brother-in-law off of your back!
      Nicely done.

      "fishing for swirls in a sea of black"
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      David

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      • #4
        Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

        Awesome job! Looks great, by no means was this a 1 step.........lol

        http://www.meticulous-detail.com/
        "The Prep makes the Pop, not what's on Top"

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        • #5
          Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

          Where did you get the hex grip sanding disc applicator?

          http://www.meticulous-detail.com/
          "The Prep makes the Pop, not what's on Top"

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          • #6
            Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

            What a transformation!

            That is some awesome work on the lenses with just the 3K sand paper. How much sanding was that before the polishing steps?
            Fergy-

            You're only as good as your last detail

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            • #7
              Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

              Nice work and turnaround! Your BIL should be happy. If he just gets some custom rims, the car would REALLY pop!
              Black......the ONLY color!

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              • #8
                Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

                Great turn around dude!!! I can't believe that the mf discs were hazing the paint. But your knowledge and experience showed you how to fix it. I love polished red paints and this is a perfect example of that.

                Baller equipment too bro!

                Keep up the good work man!!!
                2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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                • #9
                  Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

                  Originally posted by SVT Lightning View Post
                  Nice work and turnaround! Your BIL should be happy. If he just gets some custom rims, the car would REALLY pop!
                  +1 some 22's and that thing is an exotic and a coke can muffler too.........lol. Jkin aside wheels would make it look better.

                  Originally posted by Marc08EX View Post
                  Great turn around dude!!! I can't believe that the mf discs were hazing the paint. But your knowledge and experience showed you how to fix it. I love polished red paints and this is a perfect example of that.

                  Baller equipment too bro!

                  Keep up the good work man!!!
                  I had MF discs haze on a black Honda Fit, cleaned up with 205 and light polishing pad.

                  http://www.meticulous-detail.com/
                  "The Prep makes the Pop, not what's on Top"

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                    Re: 2002 Toyota 1 step LSP ready

                    Originally posted by wifpd4 View Post
                    That should have gotten the brother-in-law off of your back!
                    Nicely done.
                    hahaha yea for a couple months maybe thank you

                    Originally posted by Meticulous-Detail View Post
                    Awesome job! Looks great, by no means was this a 1 step.........lol
                    it was supposed to be just a couple of hours ofcourse i invested too much time, me and my stubborness

                    Originally posted by Meticulous-Detail View Post
                    Where did you get the hex grip sanding disc applicator?
                    from my headlight restoration kit, the aggressive kit, i seen stoops use it on TNOG and decided to go by hand that way i didnt take off too much paint, the orange peel was gone though look hella nice where i sanded lol

                    Originally posted by MrCLRider View Post
                    What a transformation!

                    That is some awesome work on the lenses with just the 3K sand paper. How much sanding was that before the polishing steps?
                    not much i did couple passes by hand enough to get some rock chips out and some what level before i started to polish and seal
                    Originally posted by SVT Lightning View Post
                    Nice work and turnaround! Your BIL should be happy. If he just gets some custom rims, the car would REALLY pop!
                    I told him to get spinner hub caps from wal mart should compliment the car nicely hahahaha thank you for the comment
                    Originally posted by Marc08EX View Post
                    Great turn around dude!!! I can't believe that the mf discs were hazing the paint. But your knowledge and experience showed you how to fix it. I love polished red paints and this is a perfect example of that.

                    Baller equipment too bro!

                    Keep up the good work man!!!
                    your the cyber peer pressure that convinces me to get the equipment lol jk marc thanx your rally red FA5 still looks WAAAYYYY better

                    Originally posted by Meticulous-Detail View Post
                    +1 some 22's and that thing is an exotic and a coke can muffler too.........lol. Jkin aside wheels would make it look better.



                    I had MF discs haze on a black Honda Fit, cleaned up with 205 and light polishing pad.
                    yea i had my 2012 Honda fit black haze with MF and d300, yellow pad with UC and UP took care of it nicely
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