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Subject: 12 Lexus GS350 F Sport
Requirement: New Car Prep — > Remove all imperfections caused by dealer prep and ready the car for Wolf’s Hard Body
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
– Washed with 1Z einszett W99
– Auto Finesse Iron Out
– Wash down and rinsed
– Door jambs were cleaned up
– Nano Scrub AutoScrub
– Dried
– Tires dressed
– Masking
– Paint Measurement
– Compound – Menzerna FG400
– Final Polish – Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish
– Last step – Wolf’s Hard Body
– Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
– Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
– Rubber and Plastics Treated
– Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
– Exhaust tips cleaned
– Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
Products used
Links to products used –
1Z einszett W99
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Nano Polish 3/6
Wolf’s Hard Body
Adam’s Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot’s 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Griot’s 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam’s Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster
Prep: Pre Soak, Decon, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells
Wheels were cleaned up
After the prep this is what we found on the paint
Masking the car prior to correction
Various 50/50 shots
The rear bumper was in bad shape
50/50 shot of the rear bumper – lots of progress
Under a halogen
Under an LED
Dan buffing off polish to find a mirror shine
After Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish we were able to achieve some nice results
After Wolf’s Hard Body
