What's the best way to restore your paint job?

[AndYouKnowTHIS]

I bought my 1st car some time ago, a 1998 Lexus es300. Besides wishing it was faster, I love the thing. The body honestly ain't in bad shape, maybe a ding or 2 and a lil rust, but that's about it. It's got 257k miles, but whatever, I'm fine putting a lil money into it.


Anyway, I want my shyt looking like this







I also wanna get it stanced, how would I go about doing that?

 

[King Sun]

Seek out a, professional detailer. They will be able to paint correct as much as possible

 

[AndYouKnowTHIS]

Seek out a, professional detailer. They will be able to paint correct as much as possible

What are some things I could do myself that could make it look close to new?

And how much would a professional detailer cost?

 

[Sleepy Walker]

Wash it, cut it and polish it. You'll need a variable speed polisher, not a orbital buffet. I use Dawn to take all wax, oil and dirt off the paint. Turtle Wax cutting compound and Zymol to buff.

 

[King Jove]

those cars are probably repainted.

and if you want your car "stanced" you need to find the right wheel size / width / offset / tire size combo and coilovers and rear upper control arms.

 

[Arithmetic]

How do you fix peeling clear coat

 

[King Sun]

To get it to showroom? Probably 400-500 bucks