Dedicatedperfection: Ultra Sonic Blue Mica Lexus RC 350 F Sport/Scratch Remaval/Coated

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Dedicatedperfection: Ultra Sonic Blue Mica Lexus RC 350 F sport

This vehicle belongs to a coworker that approached me to ask about a scratch going down the driver door and what could be done about it. A repaint wasn’t exactly an option and after explaining what could be done about it the owner decided to have me repair the scratch and detail the car. A coating was selected to give it lasting protection.



After getting the car prepped for polishing work I began to assess the affected door and determine the best course of action. I took some paint readings of the door and was returned with readings in the 160-175µm range. Instead of pulling out the rotary/wool/heavy compound, I grabbed my GG3 and equipped it with a Meguiar’s 3” plate/interface pad/3” unigrit 3K foam backed finishing disc and began to work the area. I made a section pass and stopped to take measurements and assess the outcome. With decent results I decided to give it a second section pass and then stop the sanding routine as I had removed 15-20µm clear. After wards the door was compounded/polished with McKee’s 37 products.




Wheels and wells:
Wheels cleaned up with McKee’s 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner Gel.
Tires cleaned up with McKee’s 37 Tire & Rubber Rejuvenator
Wells cleaned up with McKee’s 37 Cleanse All Exterior Cleaner

Wash:
Foamed with Foam Cannon & CarPro Snow Soap
2BM with Meguiar’s Hyperwash and Meguiar’s Wash media

Decontamination:
Clayed with Nano skin fine 6” pad on 3401 with D155
Smaller areas hit with Nano skin fine sponge

Correction:
3401/PE14 Hybrids & GG3 Hydrotech pads
Affected door compounded with McKee’s 37 Fast Compound
Entire vehicle polished with McKee’s 37 Fast Polish
Wipe down with Wolfgang Perfekt Finish Paint Prep
Wolfgang Über Ceramic Coating applied

Miscellaneous:
Trim cleaned and protected with BlackFire Trim & Tire AIO
Tires dressed with McKee’s 37 Gloss Tire Gel
Windows Wolfgang Perfekt Vision Glass Cleaner

First Inspection



















What in the world!?












Time to clean up the wheels/tires/wells












Time for wash




 
Nice work and documentation Mike! Great save on that scratch too. Car looks stunning.
 
Wow! I'm not traditionally a fan of blue, but this looks amazing! And how in the world do scratches like that get introduced to a door panel?!
 
Beautiful results! How was the McKee's compound and polish to work with?
 
Looks fantastic!! How did you like the Cleanse all exterior cleaner?
 
Incredible work, Michael, as usual. Unbelievably great scratch repair too! Like it was never there. That's a striking color too.

Beautiful all around my friend. Including the Persian rug in the "shop"!
 
Amazing the abuse people dole out to such stunning cars. Great work!
 
Awesome work. Bet the owner was quite pleased.

I would really like a 4-door version of that car.
 
Thanks Guys!

jamesalanb said:
Wow! I'm not traditionally a fan of blue, but this looks amazing! And how in the world do scratches like that get introduced to a door panel?!
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Really enjoyed working on this blue hue.

The car is kept in the garage and one of the boys was trying to get his bicycle out and the handle bar caught the door as he passed by...

Priyaka said:
Beautiful results! How was the McKee's compound and polish to work with?
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Thank you! Really enjoyed working with them without a doubt. Extremely easy to use and user friendly. So easy to use its laughable about how well they work. Really puts a grin on your face.

I have some nasty paint to test out on and will review them there.

WRAPT C5Z06 said:
Looks fantastic!! How did you like the Cleanse all exterior cleaner?
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Thanks Mark! I quite enjoyed it and will be ordering a gallon to replenish the bottle.

Puckman said:
Incredible work, Michael, as usual. Unbelievably great scratch repair too! Like it was never there. That's a striking color too.

Beautiful all around my friend. Including the Persian rug in the "shop"!
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Thank you good sir! After sanding off a good bit of clear I decided it was best to stop before I compromise to much of it. What I was left with is only what the halogen light pointed out. Without the light you would be hard pressed to find it.

Hahaha. Thanks.

Ebg18t said:
Awesome work. Bet the owner was quite pleased.

I would really like a 4-door version of that car.
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Thank you good sir. He was surely impressed and I can say this was a present for his wife when she comes home from her 6 month trip. I hear she has been after him to get it repaired. They can rest easy now as it has been handled properly.
 
Very nice work especially recovering that deep scratch Mike! Photography is excellent as well.

Keep up the good work!

Car looks sweet btw.
 
So, are you ready to replace your Menzerna with McKee's 37 products?
 
Mike as always, great work! Great write-up and pics!!!! Thanks for posting!
 
Another outstanding job my friend! Thanks for sharing:)
 
Thanks guys!

Marc08EX said:
Very nice work especially recovering that deep scratch Mike! Photography is excellent as well.

Keep up the good work!

Car looks sweet btw.
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Thanks Marc!

I agree.

AZ Mike said:
So, are you ready to replace your Menzerna with McKee's 37 products?
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I wouldn't go so far to say that I will replace my Menzerna with McKee's 37.

I will say that each has their place and I may be using these more in my detail work on an as needed basis. They perform admirably well.

I will still reach for Menzerna in a body shop environment (I am the shop foreman for body shop) when needing to pull out heavy oxidation, sanding marks, scratches, etc.
 
Excellent results! Thanks for sharing this Mike :)

What happen to the door to inflict the damage???
 
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