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Detailer's Domain: 12 Lexus GS350 FSport - New Car Prep with Wolf's Hard Body

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Detailer's Domain: 12 Lexus GS350 FSport - New Car Prep with Wolf's Hard Body

Subject: 12 Lexus GS350 F Sport
Requirement: New Car Prep -- > Remove all imperfections caused by dealer prep and ready the car for Wolf's Hard Body
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Final Polish - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish
- Last step - Wolf's Hard Body
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Nano Polish 3/6
Wolf's Hard Body
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Prep: Pre Soak, Decon, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells
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Wheels were cleaned up
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After the prep this is what we found on the paint
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Masking the car prior to correction
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Various 50/50 shots
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The rear bumper was in bad shape
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50/50 shot of the rear bumper - lots of progress
Under a halogen
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Under an LED
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Dan buffing off polish to find a mirror shine
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After Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish we were able to achieve some nice results
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After Wolf's Hard Body
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