2002 Lexus SC430 for influential customer

[KirkH]

2002 Lexus SC430

Customer brought me this 2002 Lexus SC430. He had taken it to a local detailer who charged him $150 to detail the car. When he picked it up, he didn't feel they had done a good job. SO he brought it to me. This customer is a well known guy in town and he's a friendly, talkative guy. I pulled out all the stops for this car because I feel this customer will give me some good references. I used my AutoSpector app to create an estimate for my Premium Auto Service $350. I emailed the estimate to the customer along with a coupon I created for $50 off.

Extreme swirling

deep scratches, oxidation, water spots,

clear coat failure on roof

clear coat failure on trunk

Hazy headlights

Interior was clean but worn and tired.

Materials:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Orange Degreaser
Chemical Guys RInse Free Wash & Shine
McKee's Xtreme Iron Remover
Stoner Tarminator
Chemical Guys Diablo Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Gyeon WetCoat sealant
Bilt Hamber Auto Clay Medium
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 7 Show Car Glaze
McKee's All in One Leather Lotion
Chemical Guys Bare Bones for tire dressing
Meguiar's Plastic Cleaner
3M sandpaper 1200, 2000 grit
Chemical Guys Sticky sandpaper 3500 grit
Chemical Guys EcoSmart Waterless Wash
Chemical Guys Pad Conditioner
Chemical Guys V32 polish
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 17 Plastic Cleaner
Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 10 Clear Plastic Polish
Chemical Guys M-Seal sealant
Meguiar's D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream
Wolfgang Uber Compound
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Chemical Guys Streak Free Glass Cleaner
Chemical Guys WipeOut Surface Cleaner
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean
Chemical Guys Black Light glaze
Chemical Guys Jet Seal sealant
Blackfire Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax
Sonax Car Breeze
Chemical Guys Stripper Scent
Chemical Guys Hex Logic Pads
Cyclo 4" pads

Tools:
The Belt
Shop Vac
Viking Wheel Stick
3M sanding block
Chemical Guys Sticky sanding block
Flex PE 14-2 rotary buffer
Cyclo Pro 5 dual action orbital polisher
Porter Cable 7424XP dual action polisher
Theragcompany Wizards, Everests, and Edgeless Eagles towels

Not perfect, but better.

Crystal clear headlights.

Sanded headlights with 1200, 2000 and 3000 grit sandpaper. Compounded with the rotary, 3" backing plate, orange pad and Chem Guys V32. Polished with white pad and Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 10 Clear Plastic Polish. Cleaned with Chem Guys WipeOut. Sealed with Chem Guys M-Seal.

Compounded with Uber Compound, orange pad and the rotary. polished with Megs D151, white pad and Cyclo Pro 5. Chemical Guys Black Light glaze, blue pad, PC7424. Chemical Guys Jet Seal, blue pad, PC7424. Hand applied Blackfire Midnight Sun ivory carnauba wax and Chemical Guys red wax applicator.

I soaked the roof and trunk with Meguiar's Mirror Glaze 7 Show Car Glaze to moisturize the clear coat failure before polishing. It came out great! Whitish look of clear cooat failure is gone.

Chem Guys Bare Bone undercarriage spray on the tires. Gyeon WetCoat sealant on wheels.

Cleaned leather

Let me know what you think!

 

[PaulMys]

I think it looks night & day, Kirk. Amazing turn-around on that!!

 

[GSKR]

Very nice.

 

[LEDetailing]

Clear coat failure, surprised a car of that caliber has CC failure. That car must have spent a lot of time outside.

Very nice work on the detail. Most impressed with the #7 on the CC and the improvement.

 

[Cabrio]

Looks great! Nice job!
So...for $150, what exactly did the other detailer do...that paint is hammered.


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[KirkH]

I have no idea. The customer said when he picked it up there were still bugs on the mirror.


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[KirkH]

The #7 is a Mike Phillips trick!


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[Marc08EX]

Wow! Spectacular work man!

What did the customer say after picking up the car?

Can't believe that the vehicle had already been detailing and still had that much swirls.

 

[dcjredline]

Your list of products was almost literally a mile long! Wow nice turn around on that, he was probably floored!

 

[lane5515]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing. The customer should be happy now!

 

[cleanmycorolla]

Clear coat failure, surprised a car of that caliber has CC failure. That car must have spent a lot of time outside.

Very nice work on the detail. Most impressed with the #7 on the CC and the improvement.

I have had Toyotas and Lexus' for years. Crappiest paint systems ever IMO

nice job OP. That car has always been a favorite. Love those rims for some reason.

 

[Celabe]

Kirk H I'm sure you going to get more client coming your way !!!, what a turnaround, that so called other detailer just vacuumed and wash the car and was scared of the paint condition. You did a great job and I'm sure the owner was dumbfounded when he saw his "new Lexus Sc "


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[Paul A.]

Stellar job on what looked like pretty busted paint! I think it's also a great idea to do a job for someone like that in town. No doubt he'll speak highly of you and your services.

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Very nice work! Looks so much better now!