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Put the summer pie plates back on, put the summer (carpeted) floor mats back in, detailed the interior, and washed the exterior. Needs wax badly after the winter.
Just picked up my midnight pine pearl 2004 sc430 from the detailer. He did a great job with paint correction and my 37K car looks absolutely fantastic. Just got it back will post pictures soon
Great weekend for DYI fun.
New rotors and pads, new brake lines, speed bleeders and painted calipers w/ POR 15, Ebay stickers too.
Dude that’s sick! I like that. I’m trying to do the same. Can you please let me know how much it cost you? I’m only 17 so money is quite on the short end of the stick for me. Trying to find the cheapest way of doing it. I found that they have brake caliper covers in red with the Lexus logo as well on eBay. I don’t know if a cover is a better alternative to painting the calipers though. Thanks btw, I just obtained the 2004 Lexus SC430 in black from my father so I am really excited and I’m planni on doing a lot with it this summer.
I know right! That’s why I’m so excited. Pretty sure I’m not gonna have many peers driving around in this beauty. There’s a lot of cars at my high school like the Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 and the Nissan 350z. But honestly I see those way too often. Would not trade my Lexus for anything in the world. I live in Miami, Florida so the hardtop convertible aspect is insane! I’m really liking the club Lexus community too, you guys are great!
LOL @ BOSS
Congratulations on your new car, we've only had ours for a year.
If this is your daily driver, you might consider the caliper covers since there's considerably more time involved with painting them.
Ours is kinda a weekender so having it on stands for a week wasn't an issue.
Whatever you decide, I shop mostly through RockAuto.com
Stop Tech brake pads, rotors, new hoses, etc about $300
Toss in brake cleaner cans, couple large bottles of Dot 3, POV 15 paint, Ebay decals, $50 more so under $400 total.
I grew up enjoying wrenching around on cars so I didn't have labor expense except my own.
Enjoy the ride
Hey man thanks! Appreciate the help, I will keep all of those things in mind for this summer. Got a lot of things I want to do to it in order to have it looking great for my senior year. Nobody really knows I own the car yet XD. I’ll keep it that way until Ik its ready.
Here is something you can do for little cost and will make the paint look great.
Run the palm of your hand over the paint....did you feel some grit or impurities? If so, time to clay bar the entire car. But don’t good crazy...remember both the hood and roof have aluminum panels. Afterward, the paint should feel as smooth and slippery as a baby’s bottom. Then a solid wax job to protect the paint and the car will look like new.
BTW I have caliper covers on my SC they look great and reduce brake dust on my chrome tourmalines. See my signature photo below.
Here is something you can do for little cost and will make the paint look great.
Run the palm of your hand over the paint....did you feel some grit or impurities? If so, time to clay bar the entire car. But don’t good crazy...remember both the hood and roof have aluminum panels. Afterward, the paint should feel as smooth and slippery as a baby’s bottom. Then a solid wax job to protect the paint and the car will look like new.
BTW I have caliper covers on my SC they look great and reduce brake dust on my chrome tourmalines. See my signature photo below.
I did the clay bar thing last summer. I had never done it before, and turns out it was pretty easy. Take a look at this 16-year old paint:
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