Matthew_McNally

Steve, I have spoken directly to the managing director of a company in the UK who offer a similar product. The teflon is not used as a coating on the metal - that indeed is a ludicrous suggestion - but as a catalyst between some of the chemicals used in the product.

have a look here mate - Lexus Owners Club Stickers

beautiful Mike - very jealous. Mind you - I live in the UK - so that would be something I could use 2 days a year :cries:

Superb piece Steve - well done and thanks. If you don't mind - I'll add the details here of how to buy some of these products from autopia detailing store - Autopia Car Care That link carries a 10% discount too!!! pretty much a one stop shop for those people looking to fully details their Lexus, and make it look it's best ;)

this would be doable - but to be completely honest, not something I would be prepared to offer, either for free or at a price. in order for an offline copy to be made available, we would need to give people a copy of the database, which is clearly out of the question, purely from a security point of view. sorry

added them now ;)

EBC Greenstuff pads get very hot - this can lead to warping of the rotors, especially if you have an auto and spend a lot of time with your foot on the brakes. hot pads, on rotors for long times - warping

the angelfire page you are linking the pictures from has been removed for violating their TOS. Upload the pictures to our gallery JPI - you'll have no problems there ;)

excuse the english guys ignorance ( :P ) - but what is 'satelliete' radio? is this a digital radio receiver?

LOC had the TTE IS 430 on its stand at a major UK show last year. Some pics The TTE IS 430 has since been super charged! :o A private project is also underway in New Zealand, and LOC is following its progress carefully

^^ absolutely. not my taste - rims are awful. but you gotta respect the time and effort that guy has invested - thats a lot of work

oh - thats a given mate. ;) if I spend all day making the car looks the mutts nuts - you know I am gonna bore you rigid with pics B) of course - if I it up, and it looks like crap - I'll delete this thread and we'll pretend it never happened - OK <_<

cool - cheers guys. I can 2-3 coats on and still finish in day I reckon

Cheers Steve ;) So my shopping list is clay bar The Perfect Shine Kit Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze I'll probably just use the scratch X from my father. My plan is; 1 -wash and clean thoroughly 2- clay all over 3- use scratch X to try and get rid of swirls (they're not too bad) Then I'll pretty much stick to the recipe in The Perfect Shine Guide - except for using the Klasse Sealant Glaze before the wax. sounds like a hard, but (hopefully) rewarding days work. B) One more question - the description of the Klasse Sealant Glaze David mentions people applying 20 - 40 coats of this and having amazing results. Don't think I want to spend a week getting 40 coats of this stuff on! How many do you think I could get on in a day- and still finish waxing etc?

don't know about the gearing - but the limited top speed is probably correct. In Europe, to prevent competition between brands resulting in absurd top speeds, there is a 'gentlemans' agreement that vehicles will be limited to 155mph. This is still much too fast for public roads - but still a better situation than manufacturers ever increasingly upping each new models top speed.

yeah - nothing major, but still a few swirls. what would you recommend for these Steve? Menzerna Intensive Polish 1Z Metallic Polish (although actuall - I am sure my father has a tube of Scratch X - might just use that). bear in mind I will be doing it by hand - and this is my first go at doing this - so something that requires special techniques is prolly not a good idea. By Klasse SG do you mean Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze mate? or is it another acronym?

not saying theres anything wrong with megiars - its just on the UK forums there are a bunch of people who already use them, and I want to try other stuff - so 'we', as a community, get the experience of a larger range. I also really want to use the P21S Carnuba Wax - I have heard this stuff described as legendary by one guy over here ;)

its still exactly where it used to be? link is top left hand corner - by the flag. any specific problem with the garage?

Hey guys, looking for some advice. been working solidly for quite a while, and planning time off now! one of things is a damn good polish up of the car - it gets cleaned around twice a month at a car wash (hand washed - no brushes or bristles) - but now I'm thinking I should give it the works. My car is an IS, in Strathcaron Blue - image below for an indication of the colour I am thinking of getting; clay bar The Perfect Shine Kit what do you reckon? is there enough here for me to give the car the full works? am I missing anything? I know I am based in the UK - but the guys on the UK forums can't see any further that Megiuars three stage products - I want to use something different!

wow. gotta give AJ some respect - excellent write up and 187 pictures. good work fella!

certainly is denny - check out www.toyotaownersclub.com mate - our sister Toyota club nice busy set of forums ;)

great write up AJ - sounds like a real good time bud

this is true. I have these on my IS -put them on about 5 months ago. excellent tyres

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you can use our gallery for this you know? Or even put your car in our Members Garage ;)