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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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2005 Black Lexus LS430

Client just bought it less then a month ago when he contacted me.

He wanted full exterior correction, full interior with carpet extraction.



















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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Interior was not too bad to start with.









Leather and all hard surfaces steamed with my VX5000.
Leather treated with Zaino Z-10
All hard surfaces treated with 1Z einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care & Protectant "Tiefenpfleger."

After a thorough vac, I pretreat all carpet and mats with ultra pac. After a light working in of the pretreat chemicals, by light I mean just brush them in lightly to the fibers in two directions. No need to scrubb.

I filled my Mytee HP60 with Dry Slurry and water. Let it heat up for 15-20 mins while the pretreat chemicals where dwelling. I then purge the extracting tool into a bucket waiting for some very hot water to pass thru.



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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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After extracting each section I set up air movers/fans to dry the carpet as quickly as possbile.





I would let the fans run thru the nite to ensure the carpet was dry.

I was fortunate that Bret could come by the next day to help finish up a few loose ends.

Then it was all about polishing the paint after that.

Here is Bret applying Zaino AIO to the wheels.



I started on the trunk by wetsanding with trizact 3000 and my airsander.



Surbuf/M105 Festool speed 5
Orange/M205/Festool Speed 5



Final polishing one handed with the festool/black/M205



Bret trying out the festool while final polishing:



After final polishing:

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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Rt door had some deeper RIDS, so 3k trizact w/ air sander:





Bret using the Meguiars G110v2 with surbuf/M105:



So besides for the panels that where wetsanded, all panels got:

Surbuf/M105
Orange/M205
Black/M205

Re-washed with Zaino Z7 via 2BM/sheepskin mits
Dried with electric leaf blower.
Remaining water removed by spritzing Z6 and drying with big blue WW.
2x of Zaino ZFX'd Z5pro
Z8
Tires got Zaino Z-16






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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Some final pics the next day before I returned the car to the client. It had rained the night before and was still cloudy.











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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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Nice work!!
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Awesome!
VERY professional !

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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:12 AM
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That is truely impressive. I hope the owner is as proud the car as you are in (rightfully so)what you have done for him.
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