christian900se
05-03-2009, 11:31 PM
This is my dad's new car. He decided to get rid of the Pontiac, which he finally admitted to being really just a cheap car.
This car came up by chance, we were casually looking around at dealerships like BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche and VW. What we did was dress in very casual clothes and see if any of the salesmen would actually pay us any attention. Believe it or not, only Lexus did. This car was in the show room, a brand new 2008. They were trying to sell it before the 2010 RXs come in, so we traded in the Pontiac (which lexus took, no questions asked) and paid for the RX.
Anyways, on to the detailing aspect. The car is black (enough said). It had been sitting in the lot for at least a year. This means there were water etchings all over, swirling, random scratches, and little to no paint protection (waxes or sealants).
So I had to fix it ;)
Process:
Poorboys Wheel sealant: 2 layers
Porter Cable 7424
CCS white pad
A blend of Pinnacle XMT #3 and a dot of Menzerna po87mc
303 protectant on plastics
Pinnacle Signature Series 2 wax (my beauty wax of choice, amazing stuff)
Rain-X on the windows.
Here are a whole lotta reflections:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail2.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail9.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail3.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail6.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail14.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail15.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail1.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail11.jpg
Yep, This is the hood:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail10.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail12.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail13.jpg
And my two favorites:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail7.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail8.jpg
Now I have to worry about keeping it this way :rolleyes:
This car came up by chance, we were casually looking around at dealerships like BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche and VW. What we did was dress in very casual clothes and see if any of the salesmen would actually pay us any attention. Believe it or not, only Lexus did. This car was in the show room, a brand new 2008. They were trying to sell it before the 2010 RXs come in, so we traded in the Pontiac (which lexus took, no questions asked) and paid for the RX.
Anyways, on to the detailing aspect. The car is black (enough said). It had been sitting in the lot for at least a year. This means there were water etchings all over, swirling, random scratches, and little to no paint protection (waxes or sealants).
So I had to fix it ;)
Process:
Poorboys Wheel sealant: 2 layers
Porter Cable 7424
CCS white pad
A blend of Pinnacle XMT #3 and a dot of Menzerna po87mc
303 protectant on plastics
Pinnacle Signature Series 2 wax (my beauty wax of choice, amazing stuff)
Rain-X on the windows.
Here are a whole lotta reflections:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail2.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail9.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail3.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail6.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail14.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail15.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail1.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail11.jpg
Yep, This is the hood:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail10.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail12.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail13.jpg
And my two favorites:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail7.jpg
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu202/christian900se/Detail8.jpg
Now I have to worry about keeping it this way :rolleyes: