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Old 06-14-10, 07:21 AM
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Default Rebirth of the oxidized 99 SC300
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I have a 99 Lexus SC300 that had some serious oxidization issues. So much so, the car looked pink instead of red.







We started by washing the car and claying. Gave it another wash, then broke out the PC 7424's. Using yellow pads and Mexerna polish and Poorboys SST 2.5 we got to work.

This picture is looking straight down from the back of the car. The bottom part is the spoiler, and the top part is the trunk lid. Quite a difference



After we finished this, washed the car again, and then applied some Mothers Carnuba to finish her off and get the final shine. Here is the finished product:







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Old 06-14-10, 08:27 AM
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looks good!
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beautiful Jonny.
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wow looks crazy nice. how long did it take?
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Nice job. Always fun to see color shifts
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Excellent work That's a fine looking SC
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i had no idea that oxidization could be taken care of with polish and such.. i thought it required a full out paint job
that's pretty awesome, good work
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yeah looks really good.
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Looks way better....good job!!!
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Thank you everyone for your kind words. I appreciate your comments

Originally Posted by slvrboolet
wow looks crazy nice. how long did it take?
2 people x 3.5 hours = 7 hours. And worth every second

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yeah looks really good. Having a hard time finding Mexerna, any links?
Let me ask my friend who helped me as he supplied the Mezerna and I supplied the Poorboys.

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by the looks of the outcome, it was well worth it. it came out good as new
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Wow, the before/after and side/side shots are stunning. Great work!
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that's amazing... my sc same oxidation on the rear spoiler.... will consider doing the same thing.... thanks for the thread...
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the product might actually be called Menzerna....

Originally Posted by Dx3
Thank you everyone for your kind words. I appreciate your comments



2 people x 3.5 hours = 7 hours. And worth every second



Let me ask my friend who helped me as he supplied the Mezerna and I supplied the Poorboys.

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