richy
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This car was brought back to me by a repeat customer after I did an extensive job on it for him last year after he had purchased it.
2006 BMW 530i - Live2Detail
This time he agreed to have it protected with Opti Guard and just clean up the interior. There were 2 little marks he needed out of the leather and that was about it. This owner is meticulous and would fit right in amongst us crazies..
Anyway, I was just going to compound, polish and seal the paint and glass. The wheels he did not want me to pull and seal which was a shame b/c they are gorgeous and would have benefited from it...maybe next time?
Here is the condition in which it arrived:
Interior Marks:
THE PROCESS:
First up as always was the wheels, wells and tires.
The tires were cleaned with Zep Purple.
The wells were cleaned with Zep Citrus.
The wheels were cleaned with Iron X. They looked pretty clean, but a lot of brake dust still came off of them! The owner had put wheel wax on them. The IX killed that! I would take care of that later..
Next up was the foam and wash.
The car was foamed with Dawn and then washed with a mix of DG 901 and Dawn.
The car was then brought inside where it was clayed with yellow Riccardo that was first softened in the microwave.
COMPOUND/POLISH:
My awesome combo of M105/205 did very well on this car. The paint is hard and I used a yellow B & S pad for most of it but some scratches and whatnot needed the black Tufbuff wool.
Here is a neat trick I read somewhere to protect your wheels while working in the area: take a large plastic garbage bag and rip it on one side and slip it around the tire and wheel. Great protection; cheap price!
This car also got quite a bit of attention for chips and scratches. The ones on the plastic I had to tread very lightly with as I don't know how much paint I'm working with unlike the metal surfaces. Some fill-ins were leveled with wet sanding and some with Langka.
As far as the tires and wells go, I used my mini spray gun with Opti Bond for a second time. I absolutely adore this method! I am still playing with the settings on the gun to get it dialed in right, but this is by far the best method. The look is so uniform and it gets into every single crevice. Now, the purchase of my mini spray gun was inexpensive. Princess Auto here in Canada had them on for 1/2 off and I picked it up for about $12. Here is the link for it. You should be able to buy something of similar quality and price at Harbor Freight I would think or online somewhere:
Touch-Up Spray Gun | Princess Auto
Here are a few pics of the spray gun with the adapter for my air compressor:
2006 BMW 530i - Live2Detail
This time he agreed to have it protected with Opti Guard and just clean up the interior. There were 2 little marks he needed out of the leather and that was about it. This owner is meticulous and would fit right in amongst us crazies..
Anyway, I was just going to compound, polish and seal the paint and glass. The wheels he did not want me to pull and seal which was a shame b/c they are gorgeous and would have benefited from it...maybe next time?
Here is the condition in which it arrived:
Interior Marks:
THE PROCESS:
First up as always was the wheels, wells and tires.
The tires were cleaned with Zep Purple.
The wells were cleaned with Zep Citrus.
The wheels were cleaned with Iron X. They looked pretty clean, but a lot of brake dust still came off of them! The owner had put wheel wax on them. The IX killed that! I would take care of that later..
Next up was the foam and wash.
The car was foamed with Dawn and then washed with a mix of DG 901 and Dawn.
The car was then brought inside where it was clayed with yellow Riccardo that was first softened in the microwave.
COMPOUND/POLISH:
My awesome combo of M105/205 did very well on this car. The paint is hard and I used a yellow B & S pad for most of it but some scratches and whatnot needed the black Tufbuff wool.
Here is a neat trick I read somewhere to protect your wheels while working in the area: take a large plastic garbage bag and rip it on one side and slip it around the tire and wheel. Great protection; cheap price!
This car also got quite a bit of attention for chips and scratches. The ones on the plastic I had to tread very lightly with as I don't know how much paint I'm working with unlike the metal surfaces. Some fill-ins were leveled with wet sanding and some with Langka.
As far as the tires and wells go, I used my mini spray gun with Opti Bond for a second time. I absolutely adore this method! I am still playing with the settings on the gun to get it dialed in right, but this is by far the best method. The look is so uniform and it gets into every single crevice. Now, the purchase of my mini spray gun was inexpensive. Princess Auto here in Canada had them on for 1/2 off and I picked it up for about $12. Here is the link for it. You should be able to buy something of similar quality and price at Harbor Freight I would think or online somewhere:
Touch-Up Spray Gun | Princess Auto
Here are a few pics of the spray gun with the adapter for my air compressor:
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