Art350IS

Hi team, I know this has been covered several times, in several places, but I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to let me know what to use for cleaning my black leather seats, I have currently used for over a year this product recommended here. http://store.pakshak.com/1z-leather-care-250ml.html , but I noticed some cracks as well as some white stuff on my seats and was wondering if there was anything better than anyone would recommend, for treating the leather not just cleaning but conditioning as well. thanks in advance, and alos what can I use to shampoo my carpet any product specifically? thanks in advance for your answers and help.

so I got the PC 7424 and I also got the plates recommended, I was putting my backing plate on it, and I was reading the manual states that I am supposed to put the "spacer" for the 7424, is the spacer the small gray round piece of plastic that the pc came with? also is the pc supposed to make that much of a noise? I am sorry for the dumb questions, just thought I asked before I do something stupid to my car, thank you in advance for the replies.

I am looking for something that will allow me to vacuum my carpet as well as to shampoo the carpet, also, I was told that these wet/dry vacuums allow me to hooke something up to them and use them as a blower to get the water off the inside of the mirrors, doors, etc. any help on which model to buy there are a ton of them, I just want something to do the job, nothing too fancy but nothing cheap either, I will like something easy to use for personal use again. thank you.

there is a site I go to for all my MF towels since no one can touch his prices. I will seee if I can find the site. Order 60 MF towels 4 months ago.

What are the quality of the towels though?

Nice. No tags ( THANK GOD) and a good deal. In fact I just got an email this AM saying happy holidays from Rob. The site is www.wcdetail.com

thank you all for your help, I like to know if anyone knows of a good location to get the PC 7424? also if you don't mind sharing with us some of your sites where you can save some money, I am all up to saving money. TIA

thank you for all your feedback. the reason why I asked was because pakshak, where I usually buy my things from has only the 7336 or something like that, and I really wanted to buy it from them, but since it sounds like the 7424 is the choice to make, I will look for a different shop to order the 7424. thank you again.

I am not sure which one to get, they seem to be the same thing, I am not an expert and would like to hear your advice on which one you recomend, I ordered some pads already some that ranney recommend, your advice would help me make my decision, thank you in advance.

I use a rotary but I remember reading, hope I am right, that the only diff is the counter weight and 336 is cheaper.

Just be careful with used ones, they dont last forever, and will require maintenance.

thank you for your advice. I think I will buy the 7424.

I am not sure which one to get, they seem to be the same thing, I am not an expert and would like to hear your advice on which one you recomend, I ordered some pads already some that ranney recommend, your advice would help me make my decision, thank you in advance.

I would just buy the Lake Country Variable Contact Cutting pad.

thank you. will do.

I would buy a cutting pad too, but that looks great.

cutting pad? which kind if you be kind enough to show me from pakshak, so that I don't get the wrong one, one that works with the other things that I am ordering. thank you.

so I am still trying to buy the PC 7424 for waxing and polishing my vehicle (is 350, smokey granite), and this is what I was recommended from ranney from pakshak, he gave me choices and that is what messed me up, I am a noob, and I don't know the differences between the following items, which one you recommend? thank you in advance for your help, if you see something is missing that I will need in order to get the job done let me know, I already have the wax, polish, glaze, MF towels etc. now I just ordered the PC 7424, and I need the pads, backing plates etc. here it is. TIA.

One (1) - 5" hook n loop (generic for "Velcro") backing plate

5" Lake Country Dual Action Molded Urethane Backing Plate (#43-125DA) or

Edge 2000 Quick-Connect DA Adapter

Two (2) - 6" or 6.5" hook n loop polishing pad (for polishing)

6 1/2" Lake Country Variable Contact White Polishing Pad (#46-672VC) or

Edge 2000 6 Inch Blue Polishing Pad - Finish

Two (2) - 6" or 6.5" hook n loop finishing pad (apply wax/sealant)

6 1/2" Lake Country Variable Contact Black Finishing Pad (#46-772VC) or

Edge 2000 6 Inch White Finishing Pad - Ultrafine Finish

Art, my LGCM with the heater is model 1425-R. Definantly get the one with the heater. I'm actually very surprised by how hot the water gets, pretty impressive for a small, low cost machince!

thank you, are you satisfied with the results so far? someone told me not to use a shampoo because it will attract more dust, is this true? TIA

which Bissel Little Green Clean Machine is the one that you recommend? please include the model numbers as I am very new to this, I was told by steve that it needs to have the build in heater, but I don't know which one that is, any help would be welcome. TIA

I am looking for some Ideas of what to use to vacuum the interior of my IS350, anything compact out there that you guys would recommend? thank you.

I sent you this PM also. You'll need a 6" backing plate, and 6" pads, 2 cutting, 2 polishing, and 2 finishing.

thank you steve, I appreciate the help.

I am also interested in buying the Porter Cable 7424, but I am not sure what else I need to make this work, my needs are simple, I want to be able to apply and remove the polish as well as the wax, I am too lazy to do it by hand, I want to make sure I don't scracth the paint so I like to know what size and what kind of pad do I need to apply and remove the polish and paint, thank you in advance for your help.

thank you very much, after 21 views, I was hoping someone was kind enough to answer my noob question, I am not a pro and I just want to find a better and easier way to keep my car clean and shining, is there anything better and safer that anyone would recommend out there? thank you in advance, I will start the counter now and wait until 42 views for an answer.

There's nothing safer that works. A Cyclo is just as safe and MORE effective than a PC, but they're expensive. The PC is exactly what you're looking for.

thank you very much, you are a ton of help. I appreciate the feedback, I will buy this, now to learn about this plates, pads, etc.

Thats an orbital buffer, they are extremely safe for the finish of the car, in fact pretty much the only way to hurt the paint would be to wail on it using the buffer like a baseball bat.

thank you very much, after 21 views, I was hoping someone was kind enough to answer my noob question, I am not a pro and I just want to find a better and easier way to keep my car clean and shining, is there anything better and safer that anyone would recommend out there? thank you in advance, I will start the counter now and wait until 42 views for an answer.

I finally polished and wax my car for the first time today, and it was a b****, I mean I spent like 4 hours washing, claying, drying, polishing, and waxing, all by hand, I was interested in buying this from pakshak

http://store.pakshak.com/porter-cable-7336.html

but I am afraid, I don't want to damage my paint or my car, any recommendations, any advice, It would be appreciate it, thank you in advance, for your input.

Those "No Water Needed" washing products freak me out, and I'll personally never use them.

I'd be afraid to rub, swipe, brush, or caress my car with anything unless it was 100% absolutely clean first, and if that is the case, I'd have no use for these anyway. ;)

Maybe try it on a small panel of the car, you might be surprised here! :D :D :D

Gotta go do mine again tonight...I have some pix from last night. I drove 100 miles today..in the rain.

BEFORE:

After:

Nicely done.

thank you, I was a little confused, I was told that before I wax again, I had to make sure I clayed the car, but I didn't know when to wax again, the car looks like it could use a wax again, do I need to clay the car before waxing? also if I don't need to wax, just wash and keep it up with poor boy's spray and wipe? thank you for all your answers so far.

No, you do not need to clay the car every time you wax. See how bad the surface is.

I do a QD everyother day; on my car using JW AG and my wifes car get CG PD.

thank you, it's poor boy's spray and wipe consider a QD, so that I may use that every other day? thank you in advance.

thank you, I was a little confused, I was told that before I wax again, I had to make sure I clayed the car, but I didn't know when to wax again, the car looks like it could use a wax again, do I need to clay the car before waxing? also if I don't need to wax, just wash and keep it up with poor boy's spray and wipe? thank you for all your answers so far.

I was wondering, if I just recently got my car waxed, how soon should I wax it again, also if I don't need to wax, what is recommended to keep it clean, just a car wash, car wash and claying, polishing,klasse, I am confused, what do you guys recommend, my car collects a lot of california dust. please help. TIA.

do you guys recommend the 1z line of products, I am interested in buying the 1z for cleaning the interior of the IS 350, I was recommended lexol, but pakshak doesn't carry that product anymore, and I really want to buy from them, I like their customer service and quick shipping, ranney recommended the following, I am not sure if I need them all.

1Z Leather Care “Lederpflege

1Z Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant “Tiefenpfleger”

1Z Plastic-Vinyl Cleaner “Plastik-Reiniger”

1Z Cockpit Premium

please help, I haven't been able to fully clean my interior, the biggest thing for me, it's the carpet, the cuffs on the side (when you open the door), and clean and protect the interior as well as the dashboard. thank you in advance.

Where is the mic located?

I love it but when someone calls.. I have to turn off the A/C... I tried just turning off the left vent... still everyone complains about "wind noise"...

Anyone else with issues like this?

the mic is where the inside lights are located, I really don't have to turn the ac off on mine, it seem to work pretty good.

I also hate the shiny look, I use Lexol and it works very well.

Now, that said, I have uncoated leather. Lexol will not absorb into coated leather, Lexus vehicles (except the Coach editions) all had coated leather until 2001-2002. All the leather on the newer cars is uncoated.

One good way to mute the shine of things like Poorboys Natural look is to cut it 50/50 with water.

thank you, well it sounds like I may have uncoated leather (06 IS350) so I think I may give Lexol a try. thank you once more everyone for your suggestions and tips. sorry If I ask too many questions.