Recent content by ch35iM

Not with the car right now no more pics. The stain area is just as smooth as the rest of the paint i.e. no chipping or peeling, "its under the paint"

Took my wheels off the other day to give them a good clean/polish/seal as well as to clean the undercarriage and wheel wells. While I had them off I noticed these stains (pic), similar on all 4 wheels. It didn't budge with Klasse or megs ultimate compound with a light cutting pad on a DA... so...

Yes $1000 difference, I paid ~500 for the non blend job which is 95% there, to me I couldn't justify $1500 for a 12 inch long key scratch. I asked some of my colleagues from work/friends that did not know which panel was damaged to tell me which panel was repainted and not one was able to guess...

What are you saying, so the color of the new paint will or will not change as it cures?

It was a certified bmw shop

2013 X3 Not familiar with these products what are they? What is CC? Sounds like it ain't gonna be perfect in 100 days...

Just got my car back from the body shop after the left rear door was repainted because someone keyed it. I chose not to go through insurance and the shop told me they could get 99% match with the bmw alpine white without needing to blend into the adjacent panels which saved me $1000. In most...

any suggestions on the best cleaner for spraying underneath and power washing off? Diluted simple green has been doing okay but it's leaving residue and isn't that great on greasy stuff.

I'm not a fan of that look, plus its a pita for maintenance Hah.

pulled the wheels off my car for the first time yesterday to paint the brake calipers and also thoroughly cleaned behind the wheels and followed up with klasse AIO and SG via a spray bottle and some thick microfiber gloves. Turned out really well, forgot to take pictures... Looks brand new and...

Meguiars ultimate compound with a megs DA cutting pad on obviously a DA. Unless your finish is really bad this is excellent and easy to use on any car. Follow up with ultimate polish and a Meg's polishing pad for added gloss (UC never leaves any marring behind unless you practice bad technique).

was wondering if anyone had opinions on which one is better and more durable. I use 476 now and love it but something about paste wax annoys me. I picked up some klasse AIO and sg mainly for wheels and undercarriage bits but after seeing how it works wonders on oxidation I think I will have to...

Collinite 476s all the way

very much so thank you!

Are the yellow megs polishing pads the same as the lake country white foam (flat) pads? I have both and the seem similar but I just want to double check before I buff out a whole car with the wrong pad