OFFICIAL Yaris SEDAN thread

[1.5]

Flint mica sedans repping ^^

Here's mine

[808Yaris07]

yes...loving that color.

[matthewai]

i re painted the hub caps and i had to take the front tints off im really bummed about it but oh well. now i dont know if i should take the backs off too cuz it looks a little unfinished kinda. feel free to chime in on the tints i wanna know what people think.

[1.5]

I would say retint the fronts instead. I hate clear windows but I also live in FL. I had a window busted when my car was broken into so I am stuck riding around with one clear window too.

The grey hubcaps look reall good btw.

[matthewai]

Originally Posted by 1.5

I would say retint the fronts instead. I hate clear windows but I also live in FL. I had a window busted when my car was broken into so I am stuck riding around with one clear window too.

The grey hubcaps look reall good btw.

thanks man at first i thought they might look to dark but after a few days i knew they were fine. as for the tints i know what you mean by u hate clear windows. the main reason i had them was cuz sometimes i leave things in the car but i guess if someone wanted to break in the tints arent gonna stop them anyway

[1.5]

Not like an alarm would

[Flipper_1938]

I picked up a set of trim rings at a car show. I had to try them out in the parking lot.

Before:


After:


I need to come up with a center cap now.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

If you don't want someone breaking into your car, do NOT leave anything in plain view.

[1.5]

Beautiful as always! Your paint looks flawless.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by 1.5

Beautiful as always! Your paint looks flawless.

Thanks

I try to keep the paint looking as new as possible. It's actually in better condition than from when I bought her new from the showroom floor minus the rock chips and a couple of (touched up) scratches from @$$hats. Aside from those, no swirl marks or anything like that.

[1.5]

What do you do that makes the paint in better condition? Is it from claybarring? I am trying to perfect my detailing skills, I used to be infamous on the local Honda forums for having swirl marks and shotty carwashes.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by 1.5

What do you do that makes the paint in better condition? Is it from claybarring? I am trying to perfect my detailing skills, I used to be infamous on the local Honda forums for having swirl marks and shotty carwashes.

So, my usual routine goes something like this:

-Thoroughly rinse the car off with a jet stream of water, including rims
-soap one panel at a time (one side of the wash mitt using no additional pressure, then flip over and apply pressure, all in linear movements, NEVER circular)
-rinse off the mitt
-move onto the next panel
-rinse off the mitt
-after two or three panels, go back and rewipe the previous panels with fresh soap to prevent any water spots or soap spots
-after the whole car is soaped, rinse thoroughly with jet stream of water
-remove hose head, and turn water to half power at most, and go over entire car to "water dry"
-spray Quik Detail spray on one panel and dry (I use an Absorber), then repeat for other panels (wring out the Absorber after every panel)
-change hose head to shower, and re-rinse the wheels
-soap the wheels (I use a different wash mitt designated solely for wheel duty)
-rinse the wheels with shower setting
-spray Quik Detail on rims and dry (using a different Absorber designated solely for wheel duty)

I don't even wanna list out what I do for a full detail job, but for waxing, it's apply wax section by section in the shade, and again, in linear motions, not circular. Conduct swipe tests to see when the wax is ready to be buffed off. For me, that's usually when I'm done applying wax to the entire car.

Buff off in the same linear movement or perpendicular, your chioce, just not in circular motions.

Once all the wax has been buffed off, turn water to half power (no hose head), and go over car to depolarize the surface.

Then repeat the drying process with the Quik Detail. lol


Wash once at least once a week, wax at least once a month, and a full detail at least once a year.


Full detail includes wash, claybar, polish, and wax for me (I see no point in sealing the paint when there's a clear coat over it). Polish is about the same steps as waxing, but you don't wait for it to fully dry before buffing off.



If you don't want to marr the paint and create swirl marks, never do anything in a circular motion, always in linear movements. You can try to correct swirl marks by using Swirl-X, and for heavily oxidized areas, Ultimate Compound. If you, or anyone has any questions about detailing, let me know.

[david_827]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

So, my usual routine goes something like this:

-Thoroughly rinse the car off with a jet stream of water, including rims
-soap one panel at a time (one side of the wash mitt using no additional pressure, then flip over and apply pressure, all in linear movements, NEVER circular)
-rinse off the mitt
-move onto the next panel
-rinse off the mitt
-after two or three panels, go back and rewipe the previous panels with fresh soap to prevent any water spots or soap spots
-after the whole car is soaped, rinse thoroughly with jet stream of water
-remove hose head, and turn water to half power at most, and go over entire car to "water dry"
-spray Quik Detail spray on one panel and dry (I use an Absorber), then repeat for other panels (wring out the Absorber after every panel)
-change hose head to shower, and re-rinse the wheels
-soap the wheels (I use a different wash mitt designated solely for wheel duty)
-rinse the wheels with shower setting
-spray Quik Detail on rims and dry (using a different Absorber designated solely for wheel duty)

I don't even wanna list out what I do for a full detail job, but for waxing, it's apply wax section by section in the shade, and again, in linear motions, not circular. Conduct swipe tests to see when the wax is ready to be buffed off. For me, that's usually when I'm done applying wax to the entire car.

Buff off in the same linear movement or perpendicular, your chioce, just not in circular motions.

Once all the wax has been buffed off, turn water to half power (no hose head), and go over car to depolarize the surface.

Then repeat the drying process with the Quik Detail. lol


Wash once at least once a week, wax at least once a month, and a full detail at least once a year.


Full detail includes wash, claybar, polish, and wax for me (I see no point in sealing the paint when there's a clear coat over it). Polish is about the same steps as waxing, but you don't wait for it to fully dry before buffing off.



If you don't want to marr the paint and create swirl marks, never do anything in a circular motion, always in linear movements. You can try to correct swirl marks by using Swirl-X, and for heavily oxidized areas, Ultimate Compound. If you, or anyone has any questions about detailing, let me know.

def just bookmarked this post, thanks for the tips

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by david_827

def just bookmarked this post, thanks for the tips

lol, no problem

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Clay barring preps the surface for polishing and waxing. Polish is what makes the paint pop/more vibrant. For metallic and mica paints, I noticed that synthetic wax mutes the paint (makes it look like a fake mirror shine and prevents the flakes from really popping). I prefer regular carnauba wax (Gold Class) for the summer, and switch to synthetic wax (NXT) for the winter (synthetic protection lasts much longer than carnauba).

[b20vteg]

omg those rims are SEX

[1.5]

Thanks for sharing your secret, I am excited to try these steps on my next wash. Do you have any recommendation for products?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by 1.5

Thanks for sharing your secret, I am excited to try these steps on my next wash. Do you have any recommendation for products?

No problem. 99% of my stuff are Meguiar's. I'd go with those. For a wash mitt, make sure it's long haired and not short.