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Nice 'n' Shiney

Old 02-16-12, 12:54 PM
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So last Friday I finally got the chance to fully detail the exterior of my car which is the first time I detailed it since I bought it in December.

So I got down and dirty and went the whole 9 yards in detailing the exterior. Started with a wash, then claybar, then another wash, dry, prewax cleaner, prewax glaze, wax. Six long hours and it was finally complete!

Hope you guys enjoy!!! Nothing fancy here but just a nice clean LS430.
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Old 02-16-12, 01:14 PM
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Was that first pic taken at the "Shops at Legacy"?
Old 02-16-12, 01:30 PM
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WaiJai, yeah that's at the "Shops at Legacy". Been meaning to take a picture by the fountain but it's always busy after work to park it there.
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I saw the Gordon Biersch sign and thought the area it looked familiar. Yeah that fountain is pretty cool, but traffic can be an issue. I work very close to there, well I work from home but once a week I go into the office at Bank of America at Corporate/Legacy.
Old 02-16-12, 01:46 PM
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anxious to see your ride around here. never see any customized ls430's around here. just one's that are factory.
Old 02-16-12, 03:01 PM
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Beautiful job! - wheels look great - hard to beat a clean LS430.
Old 02-16-12, 03:16 PM
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Thanks Jabberwok.
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Looks great
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Superb job. You have a future as a professional detailer. My car is almost that clean right now, but the downside is that I never want to take it out of the garage when it's that clean.
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Enigma, I feel you on that, it rained 2 days after I did all this work but on the bright side, it has never looked that clean since I bought it.
Old 02-17-12, 10:25 AM
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Looks Showroom New!

Nice job.
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yeee another texan!!! nice shine tho
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Thanks for the compliments guys!! It was alot of hard work but there's nothing better than to baby your own ride rather than trust it in the hands of others which in most cases, don't really care to pick out the details that you, yourself can.
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super nice, wish my 04 ES looked that good.

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It looks great. Makes me wish I held out for white myself. I have a question. What is in the area of the front emblem...looks like a rectangular outline. Is that part of the laser cruise control?

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