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2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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2002 Black Lexus SC430 swirl city to Back in Black

2002 Black Lexus SC430 w/ 75k miles.

Exterior only detail.

Process:
Wash Zaino Z7 2BM
Clay w/ Zaino clay and Z6 as a lube while wet.
Dry w/ Quality WW MFs
New M105 orange pad PC 6.
QEW wash to remove dust from paint.
M205 Grey LC pad PC 4.5.
Z7 2BM wash again to remove dust from seams and polishing oils from paint.
Wheels cleaned with Blackfire Gel Wheel & Tire Cleaner and various brushes.
Tires cleaned w/ Eimann Fabrik Hi-Intensity Cleaner.
Z6 wipedown.
2x of ZFX'd Z5pro
Z8

Before pics:






You can see some junk on the clay after doing 25% of the trunk


50/50 shots after polishing with orange pad and M105 only.









After polishing wash, no Zaino yet. Got a few sunshots before it disappeared for the evening:






















After 2x of Zaino Z5pro and Z8:


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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Looks great man. Nice work
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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whoah the finished product is remarkable! good job
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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great job.....went from looking like a old a$$ **** car to looking better than new!
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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i need to learn how do this so i dont have waste 200 dollar everytime i do want do it.DOMO

great job
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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wow! great work! looks heavenly!
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Nice job, and this was done with a PC right?
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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Wow, Great work. The pics that were taken in the garage looks real nice.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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looks like you did a good job mate
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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good work! you brought the paint back to life.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:21 AM
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Thanks everyone for your kind words.
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