2012 BMW 328i (the "sister's" car)

WOW!! Richy, you need to send the 11th 'after' pic to BMW. If that isn't a perfect brochure picture, I don't know what is!!
Very well done! I bet she didn't look that nice leaving the showroom.

1st sister isn't jealous, is she??
 
I meant how did you get so much shine out of the car
 
rockinrandall said:
WOW!! Richy, you need to send the 11th 'after' pic to BMW. If that isn't a perfect brochure picture, I don't know what is!!
Very well done! I bet she didn't look that nice leaving the showroom.

1st sister isn't jealous, is she??
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Thank you very much. I always tell people that my goal is "the car looks as good, if not better, than the day it was delivered brand new". The silver 3 series belongs to her brother. It would be hard not to be jealous seeing the mile-deep reflection. Silver is a much lower maintenance colour, so I guess it comes down to priorities. <shrug>


Bill1234 said:
I meant how did you get so much shine out of the car
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Just by the compounding and polishing steps. It sure helped to have a bright, sunny day to capture the glow, or otherwise it would not have looked as good. In fact, if you look at the sister car in silver that I referenced at the beginning of the thread, you can see it was quite overcast that day. In person, the silver glowed although it was hard to capture that with the camera. The owner said it looked like liquid silver!
 
Richy - I've enjoyed reading your write-ups and the photos of your results are absolutely stunning. Hopefully it is not in poor taste, but could you help me (kind of a product newbie) with a few of your abbreviations? Specifically, B/S pads=?, and UWW=?

Also, after the Opti Coat what is your experience with follow-up and maintenance? Do you just wash or do you re-polish (if needed) and seal/wax? I guess I just don't know enough about those products. Sorry for the ignorance and hopefully you do not find it in poor taste to ask. Nothing but high praises for your work and write ups.
 
bwatereagleman said:
Richy - I've enjoyed reading your write-ups and the photos of your results are absolutely stunning. Hopefully it is not in poor taste, but could you help me (kind of a product newbie) with a few of your abbreviations? Specifically, B/S pads=?, and UWW=?

Also, after the Opti Coat what is your experience with follow-up and maintenance? Do you just wash or do you re-polish (if needed) and seal/wax? I guess I just don't know enough about those products. Sorry for the ignorance and hopefully you do not find it in poor taste to ask. Nothing but high praises for your work and write ups.
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Never apologize for asking a question man!! That's what we're here for. B/S stands for Buff & Shine pads. They're all i use now; i love them. They're not available here. I get them in a 6 pack for a good price. PM me for more info if interested. UWW stands for Ultima Waterless Wash. The coatings are not super slick to the touch and people expect it. We had a big discussion at L2D about whether slickness equates to quality of finish. It's a personal thing, but the customers just love the super slick feeling UWW gives...and it does! It's very cost effective too: just 1/2 ounce in 22 oz of water!
As far as upkeep, that's the beauty of the coatings. They stay cleaner longer and clean up easier. I pretty much just do ONR (Optimum No Rinse) washes in the summer. I follow that with UWW for the added slickness (I like it too, LOL). You will not need to re-polish for years if you're careful washing. Oh, and L2D is Live2Detail.com which is a forum that I am on the Board of Directors for.


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Great work as always Richy!!

On another subject...you've used Aquapel haven't you?
 
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