Detailed: 2010 IS250 - Obsidian Black

[Rsurfer]

Great job and nice photos. My question is that you applied the wax by hand and removed with a foam pad..did you use a mf bonnet over the pad?

 

[george type-s]

How long did it take you?

I stretched it out over the span of 3 days, I didn't keep track of the exact time, but if I were to do it in one day, it's easily 10 hours.

What kind of paint is Lexus Obsidian Black (i.e. clearcoat, metallic, single stage.....)?

Base + Clear (from the info that I've gathered).

Great job , nice pix , are you a pro photographer also !

Live about an hour & a half from you mate .

Thanks! Those pictures are with a point and shoot (Canon A590) so no pro here haha!

Great job and nice photos. My question is that you applied the wax by hand and removed with a foam pad..did you use a mf bonnet over the pad?

Thank you! I applied it by hand and removed it with a Crimson pad. No mf bonnet was used.

 

[allenk4]

:welcome: Bienvenue sur le forum!

I really like the artistic reflection shot. Your 50/50 did leave a couple of question (such as if you hand polished the scratches in the door handle area, and if the ghosting/haze was because the light oversaturated the picture or if it was that your 205 did not finish well (or maybe you did not IPA the oily residue off the paint)

Other than that, it looks great! Thanks for sharing

Why do you suggest an IPA wipe down before Wax?

 

[KoshiL]

I read your compounds and pad choice. And I was already thinking "this is going to look amazing." Big fan of Lexus black paint!

Great work!

 

[Rsurfer]

Thank you! I applied it by hand and removed it with a Crimson pad. No mf bonnet was used.

Never heard of removing wax with a H20 Crimson pad. That doesn't mean it's wrong. Does the pad load up with dried wax quickly and needs to be cleaned or changed frequently?

 

[Rsurfer]

Why do you suggest an IPA wipe down before Wax?

Because you want your wax to be applied to clean paint rather than sitting on an oily surface that will wash away. Doing an IPA wipe down will also remove any oils that might be hiding any swirls. Having clean paint is a must when using a coating as your LSP.

 

[george type-s]

I read your compounds and pad choice. And I was already thinking "this is going to look amazing." Big fan of Lexus black paint!

Great work!

Thank you!

Never heard of removing wax with a H20 Crimson pad. That doesn't mean it's wrong. Does the pad load up with dried wax quickly and needs to be cleaned or changed frequently?

One pad did the entire car. It did get a lot of dried up wax on it at the end, not as much as I thought it would, but I cleaned the pad right after the job.

 

[Rsurfer]

Thank you!



One pad did the entire car. It did get a lot of dried up wax on it at the end, not as much as I thought it would, but I cleaned the pad right after the job.

Wow, a H20 crimson pad to buff off wax on soft Lexus black paint with no cleaning and it left no marring. Learn something new everyday.

 

[george type-s]

Wow, a H20 crimson pad to buff off wax on soft Lexus black paint with no cleaning and it left no marring. Learn something new everyday.

It's the first time I tried that pad to remove wax and it worked well, usually I'd go with a blue or black LC pad.