LS430FL

car looks great! I always clay my car but bought a new nanoskin clay alternative to try.. Join the forum Autogeekonline.net They are a sponsor on here I believe. You will be amazed at what you learn if you are not familiar with heavy duty detailing.

Jabberwock

Great looking LS. The clear coat on the LS seems to respond really well to yearly clay bar treatment. Car needs to be super clean before you use clay - some folks use dish washing liquid like Dawn as the soap before clay because DW soap strips grease and any wax off the paint. Then clay using a good detailer lubricant and seal/wax.

Agree on the tint suggestion - LS430s need some tint on the windows to look their best...doesn't have to be dark, a light tint really improves the car's general look.

It is not as common in colder areas, but in Texas my guess is that 90% of LS430s have tint applied when they are sold new by dealer - so it is a little weird to see pics of an LS without tint.

NERCCERT

Had a black and silver '91 LS 400, used to clay the car and it did make a big difference. Seemed to remove the diamond scratches and like you say it cleaned the paint very well. What exhaus tips will you use?

DaveGS4

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Saw this new contest for free clay kit and thought of this thread.


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-clay-kit.html

1WILLY1

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yea it works great man, i tried to get some Honda s2000 chrome tips, but i took too long and they were sold, id love to get a set of the celsior tips, they look real nice, but are like $300.

cool dave, im gonna enter , ill be giving my car a very thorough claybar and wax as soon as this horrible weather is over.

01LEXPL

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Agreed. I give my car a quick wash using my regular stuff. Then get a separate bucket with the same car soap and water [higher concentration of soap this time since it glides easier], claybar using that. Then one final wash/dry. Results are phenomenal. And if I'm feeling up to it a quick polish with a decent wax.

I personally think the quick detailer is a waste to use, not to mention time consuming. This way you dip the clay in the bucket and keep at it, or even pour a little soapy water down a panel as needed.

1WILLY1

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yea good idea, this way you can keep cleaning the claybar after each use, making it last much longer.

I went through my first one way too quick using just the detailer.

votru

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Will use soap bucket next time too - previously using spray bottle. Good thread.

01LEXPL

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Even that is more than okay, I got lazy after two clay bar sessions, since squeezing the trigger so much kills the wrist!

Coulter

It's amazing what those clay bars remove, I'd love to have the time to do my vehicles or find someone reasonable I could pay to do it for me.

A friend that worked in the body shop industry did my hood, and made me a believer.

warminwisc

Is one of those porter cable buffers gonna do the same thing? The ones with the soft foam pads which are easy for a novice to useThanks

LS430FL

they sell a "nanoskin" clay alternative that works with the porter cable buffer. site detailing sponsors sell it.

01LEXPL

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No. If you look into the detailing threads in the detailing forum, one of the vendors shows their work.

Their process is always; wash, clay, wash, buff, [wax], apply dressings.